Sjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 2 months agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1331arrow-down13
arrow-up1328arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square@_bcron_linkEnglish13•2 months agoCaloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
minus-square@JumpingspidermanlinkEnglish7•2 months agoYes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.
Caloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
Oh fuck that sounds awful.
Yes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.