Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35319541-20180528033905/@comment-33002749-20180530171340

Hi Lola, I hope you are feeling a bit better today. My head is killing me so I thought maybe I could bare the burden a bit today. Anyway, I just remembered something my neuro told me to do when my dizziness and vertigo gets really bad. It does usually give me some relief for a bit, at least enough to fall asleep for a bit.

Anyway, it is simple, and something everyone has probably done at sometime. You know when you fly or go up a tall mountain and your ears seem to close up or pop or whatever you call it, they just feel funny? Hold your nose closed tightly with your thumb on one side and the rest of your fingers on the other side. Take a deep breath and with your lips closed blow short bursts several times making sure to keep all the air in. You should feel the air flowing through your ears. I usually do about 5 or 6 quick bursts. You may need to do it a few times. I'm not sure why this works, but I can usually get between 20 minutes to an hour of relief each time I do it. Diane