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[the_rck]

Something weird is going on. I'm having vertigo whenever I go from sitting/standing to lying down or lying down to sitting/standing. Rolling over in bed can provoke it too, sometimes. Things spin for a few seconds before settling. I've gotten hints of it when tilting my head back in the shower, too. It's not quite to the point of needing to go to the doctor. At least, I don't think so. Of course, if it gets worse, happening when I walk around, my ability to get to the doctor would be limited. Still, Delia's off of school this week. I don't want to drag her out to the doctor (plus we have plans for her friends to come over today and Friday. That limits when we could go).

My assumption is that I've got some sort of inner ear or sinus trouble with no other symptoms. It wasn't as bad yesterday as the day before, and it didn't really bother me much on getting up this morning, so I'm hoping that whatever it is has passed.

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[branchandroot]

If there's no ear or sinus symptoms, it might actually be your neck. The SCM tendons are threaded with the nerves that go to the inner ear, and if they get really tight then either tipping your head back or turning it can result in "clutch the bed until things stop spinning". Anything that causes your neck to tense to support the weight of your head, especially if it's tense-and-turning at the same time. Really very unnerving. Lying down quietly for a day or so can fix it, if it's a passing problem. Putting a lightly warmed thermal pack against your neck or taking a hot bath up to your chin can help, too, if that's what it is. If it's the neck, and it persists, then a decent massage therapist can usually help get the tendons loosened. I hope it's just passing!

[the_rck]

That's interesting. It might very well be what's going on. I'll bear your remedies in mind (probably, I'll try the warm pack tonight, assuming I can find my rice pack). A massage sounds really nice.

On the plus side, it does seem better today. I've gotten it on lying down but not so much on getting up.

[faibhile.livejournal.com]

Totally random passerby here, but it sounds familar to a problem I have. Does the vertigo feeling sometimes starts to grey out your vision? If so, when was the last time you checked your blood pressure? Low blood pressure causes the blood in your head to rush to your lower body when you stand up, which can lead to those symptons. You don't know anyone who could check your blood pressure? Mine is usually at the lower heathly limit, and sometimes it drops beyond, if I'm not looking after myself. It leads to feelings of diziness, and almost-faint after getting up from a chair or bed.

[the_rck]

I've had the graying out on occasion in the past. That's quite different from what's happening now. I mean, with the graying out, I get dizzy and can't see for a few moments. In this case, things simply spin, and I can't tell which way is down for a few seconds. It's a feeling of spatial disorientation that reminds me of being on a rollercoaster, just without the changes in direction of gravity.

My blood pressure, too, is usually on the low end of normal, so the first time this happened, I assumed it was blood pressure and was surprised because I haven't had any of that sort of trouble for a couple of years. Having it happen when lying down, though, made me think it was something entirely different.

Oh, and welcome! I don't mind random passersby.

[bewsbud.livejournal.com]

I know many things can cause vertigo, but the first thing I thought of when I read your description was BPPV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo

[the_rck]

That sounds like a match to me.

If it gets any worse, I'll see my doctor. Right now, it's minor.