Did you know that some vertigo is caused by small stones in the ears?

    The human inner ear has a small stone that acts like a buoy and provides information to the brain about body parts as the head moves. It is through the ear stones that we feel the acceleration and deceleration of a car and the elevator lift. When there is trauma to the head, surgery, lack of blood supply to the brain, and for some currently unknown reason, the otolith can loosen and fall out, and when the head position changes, a, brief rotational vertigo episode (often lasting less than 1 minute) occurs. Otoliths are a very common disorder. One out of every three patients with vertigo has otolithiasis.  The disease is characterized by brief episodes of vertigo that last less than a minute when the patient gets up and down, turns over in bed, or even looks down and raises his head. The disease is very common, especially in older people around 60 years of age.  A vestibular function test in otolaryngology can identify which side of which hemithorax is affected by otolithiasis, which is then treated with a repositioning technique. By changing the head position, the otolith is absorbed by gravity into an area (vestibule) where it is less likely to slide. In many patients, immediate results can be achieved with one treatment, and most patients can also have their vertigo relieved or even completely relieved with three treatments.