Recurring BPPV roughly once a month for past 9 months
I am in my 50’s and had not had a bad BPPV episode for about 6 years but woke up with a bad one about nine months ago. Now it seems like I am getting one every 3-4 weeks which always happens right after waking up from sleeping flat/on side. I do the maneuvers (Epley, Semont) which seems to give some relief at least stops the spinning but because they keep reoccurring, maybe my brain never has time to fully recalibrate to ever get to 100%? I always feel slightly dizzy and “off”. Sometimes when I roll to sleeping on my side I feel a drop or tilt feeling in my head like something has shifted. Does this happen to you? Super frustrated and just want to feel like myself again. I have seen vestibular PT, and two ENTs who said tests look normal. When will these episodes stop and this PPPD go away? I also grind my teeth at night, have mild C5/C6 degenerative disc in neck, and EDS. Are all of these related? Does anyone feel a slight vibration/quivering in their ears when they turn their head at night? Feel a “tilt” sensation in your head with certain movements? Is this part of PPPD? Has anyone had the surgery to keep the crystals in place? I also do West Coast Swing dancing , which I love, but it has been making in debilitating to do this at times. My vestibular PT says keep doing the things that make me dizzy to get over it but that hasn’t fixed it. Often it makes it worse. Any advice? Seeing my naturopath this week and just want answers… thanks in advance.