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What Could It Be If Having Shock In Body, Heaviness In Eyes And Head When Rolling Over During Sleep?
sir i have cervical problem. For the last 4 to 5 days while sleeping in the night whenever i change the direction i feel like little shock in my body and heavyness in eyes and head. and my for a short while the roof of my house looks like moving. Please advise is this because of cervical problem
Mon, 19 Aug 2019
Hello,
It sounds like you are vertiginous and that this is triggered by changes in your head position from one side to another while asleep.
This description is most consistent with an entity called BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO (BPPV) and is very common.
This is NOT from a cervical problem but rather from otoliths (small calcifications) that break away inside the INNER EAR and cause irritation when they fall through the endolymph and unnecessarily stimulate the membrane of the cochlea which is what triggers your sensation of movement and other concerns.
Treatment of this condition is best done conservatively doing the BRANDT-DAROFF EXERCISES which can be shown by any neurologist, neuro-otologist, or ENT specialist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
It sounds like you are vertiginous and that this is triggered by changes in your head position from one side to another while asleep.
This description is most consistent with an entity called BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO (BPPV) and is very common.
This is NOT from a cervical problem but rather from otoliths (small calcifications) that break away inside the INNER EAR and cause irritation when they fall through the endolymph and unnecessarily stimulate the membrane of the cochlea which is what triggers your sensation of movement and other concerns.
Treatment of this condition is best done conservatively doing the BRANDT-DAROFF EXERCISES which can be shown by any neurologist, neuro-otologist, or ENT specialist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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