To help your body regulate calcium and prevent it from “clumping” in the wrong places (like your ear canals), these three nutrients are essential:
- Vitamin D3: Acts as the key that allows your body to absorb calcium. In chronic cases, high-dose therapy (10,000 to 20,000 IU) is sometimes used under strict medical supervision to reset the system.
- Vitamin K2: This is the “traffic cop.” It ensures that the calcium you absorb goes into your bones and teeth rather than accumulating in soft tissues or the inner ear.
- Magnesium: Required for the activation of Vitamin D. Without magnesium, Vitamin D remains stored and inactive.
Physical Relief: Repositioning the Crystals
Nutrients help with long-term prevention, but physical maneuvers provide immediate relief by “dumping” the crystals back into the part of the ear where they belong (the utricle).
The Epley Maneuver
This is the most common exercise for BPPV. It involves a series of specific head tilts:
- Sit on the edge of your bed and turn your head 45 degrees toward the side causing vertigo.
- Quickly lie back with your head still turned, letting your head hang slightly off the edge of the bed. Stay for 30 seconds.
- Turn your head 90 degrees to the opposite side without lifting it. Stay for 30 seconds.
- Roll your body onto your side so you are looking at the floor. Stay for 30 seconds.
- Sit up slowly.
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