The Crystal People are in my Head!

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:02 pm

I've had several bouts of BPPV -- BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO -- in the past few months. The "doctor" explained that it's when the calcium CRYSTALS in your ear canal shake loose and bump against your nerves, but I know what's really going on.

Why, WHY, are the Chrystal People doing this to me???@#%$%^$%^%^&%^*&^* (*)*#########$%^%^&*^&*&*(E$%!$#%

Boo

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:46 pm

Well, I don't know! It don't sound too fun though. Maybe you should go see a doctor instead of a "doctor"

. Seriously, I'm sure that someone who knows more about the Crystal People than I do will be along shortly to answer your question.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:58 pm

Hey!

I've got rocks in my head, too. (If I remember properly, they're called otoliths.) And, yes, I really do.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:37 pm

Well, anything is better than nuttin'

innit?

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:55 pm

Rocks in your head, give me a break. I studied geology for seven years, and I never heard of such a thing. rocks

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:00 am

You sure your doctor wasn't one of them?

Did he look like this?

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:29 am

[quote="Tyler Morris"]You sure your doctor wasn't one of them?

OMG! My doctor WAS that guy from House. How did you know?

Jerry, is that a diagnosis? Otoliths = Ought To Live

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:43 am

Although some controversy exists regarding the 2 pathophysiologic mechanisms, canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis, agreement is growing that the entities actually coexist and account for different subspecies of BPPV. Canalithiasis (literally, "canal rocks") is defined as the condition of particles residing in the canal portion of the SCCs (in contradistinction to the ampullary portion). These densities are considered to be free floating and mobile, causing vertigo by exerting a force. Conversely, cupulolithiasis (literally, "cupula rocks") refers to densities adhered to the cupula of the crista ampullaris. Cupulolith particles reside in the ampulla of the SCCs and are not free floating.

Apparently, otoliths are normal. The rocksinthehead that cause trouble are called "canaliths" or "cupuloliths." In any case, all such granules are calcium carbonate -- limestone.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Rod Sprague · Post by **Rod Sprague** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:00 am

http://www.fusor.net/board/view.php?bn= ... 1158713588

Daniel_Bingamon · Post by **Daniel_Bingamon** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:54 pm

An ultra soprano tiny-high-A whistle should dissolve the crystals, if they don't destroy the ear first.

High whistles for ear surgery, low whistles for tectonic plate disruption.