A common issue that lands people in the medical office is that of dizziness.
Not to be confused with feeling lightheaded, dizziness feels like you are on a fun park merry go round.
People can experience dizziness when lying down and it will feel like the whole room is turning around them.
Medically dizziness is called vertigo.
For those with dizziness when lying down there is a simple, easy and effective solution.
One of the most frequent causes of dizziness when lying down is called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo also known as BPPV.
This type of dizziness is specifically triggered by movements or positions of the head.
Lying down is a typical trigger.
Other common triggers can include rolling over in bed, looking upwards and bending over.
There are many different causes of vertigo and the cause of this one is benign, meaning that there is not an underlying life threatening process going on.
But you can still injure yourself during a dizziness attack.
And while it is not life threatening, many people find it annoying, debilitating and scary to have dizziness when lying down.
With dizziness when lying down caused by BPPV it is not regarded as medically important and therefore often given little medical attention and inadequate treatment.
Patients are either sent on their way told 'it's nothing serious' and just to get one with it or they are prescribed drugs.
Using drugs for this condition is not a wise choice.
All the drugs do is address the symptoms of dizziness and associated nausea.
This is done by decreasing the sensitivity of your nervous system so you feel less.
Although you may feel better, nothing has been done to correct the cause of the problem.
For people with BPPV causing dizziness when lying down there is a safe and natural option that is cheap and drug-free.
The cause of this type of vertigo is well known and by addressing the cause we get a real cure.
Our balance organs are found in the inner ear and are fluid filled canals.
In the canals are balance receptors that are activated when we move our head and they communicate the message to our brains so we know when we move.
In BPPV there are some small loose particles in the fluid that activated the balance receptors and results in incorrect signaling to the brain.
This is triggered by certain head positions and is why dizziness when lying down is felt.
For nearly three decades a select few practitioners have been curing dizziness when lying down.
The technique they use was discovered by a medical doctor and has been proven by research.
However, many doctors still remain ignorant of it or simply do not know how to do it correctly.
The choice of putting pen to pad and writing a script seems easier for some.
It is quick and easy and most people feel improvements within one day.
The only thing you have to lose is your dizziness, so why don't you give it a go!