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Benign Positional Vertigo

Anyone ever gone through this.
Had it happen to me this morning , other than no pain in the chest I thought I might have been having a hear attack.
Was instantly super dizzy and dripping sweat head to toe and felt really sick to my stomach.
I could barely make it to my bedroom to lay down but when I did it got even worse so had to make that 911 call.
paramedics hook me up and determined my heart signs were ok but one looked at the other and said he is going and off to the hospital I went.

Doctor performed some test and when he got me to lay my head back ,turn my head to one side HOLY.... everything started spinning again, then 15 min of pukin.

Doctor came back later and told me It looked like I have Benign Positional Vertigo, not that serious,no medication nessesary .
something to do with what he called stones in the ear canal that get stuck and one has to try to dislodge them by laying down and turning head side to side slowly ,repeat as long as you can stand it or until symptoms go away.Not that easy I have found.
Back at home now and have been reading on the internet but thought I would post to some of my fellow Porsche owners /doctors.
just curious what I am up against if anything.
Who else has gone through this ? does it come back?
thanks guys
Bruce
Old 02-17-2009, 07:34 PM
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