Wow! This is a gift. I have had vertigo for six months, went to the doctor at least every 4 weeks in California, had all the high tech diagnostic tests to no avail. Finally was seen by a French specialist in Tahiti. He worked miracles in just one treatment. 5 days in the hospital (due to two nasty falls and lots of stitches) and $20,000 later I am almost cured. Worth every penny. Boy, I was ready to jump! This Video affirms my good health. Thanks for posting.
Thats what happened to me, just before Covid I had vertigo and got betahistine, I don't know if it helped or not, but the exercises did. Two nights ago, and ever since, I woke up and as soon as I moved, even in the dark, the room spun! It hasn't stopped. I was vomiting to start with but its really terrifying as you feel sure something has happened in your brain. Anyhoo, I got my GP and she prescribed cyclizine which addressed the nausea and now I'm working on the dizzyness. I really think this is the cause of many accidents in the elderly. Its so frightening and so debilitating!
Just got diagnosed with BPPV primarily on my right side. These exercises did help in relieving some of the imbalance I was experiencing. Thank you doctor!
I just got this feeling like 1 week ago for the first time and it's scary laying down to my right side cause everything starts spinning like 0 to 100mph
@@wetwilly88 I know the feeling. It was really scary for me too since it was the first time I experienced it. Just do the exercises and hopefully within 2 days the symptoms will go away.
Having Fibromyalgia and BPV ,I have had Vertigo for over 30+ years. I was looking for a video to post to my Fibro groups to help many others who also suffer the same. Yours is the chosen one! Thank you for taking time out your busy schedule help others!
You are very welcome and hopefully helps some people. Let me know if you'd like me to make video on fibromyalgia and if you guys have any questions/themes to cover. :)
Thanks for creating this video. I had an emerg visit last night after having woken up at 12:30 am, I simply changed my head position and felt like I was on a tilt-a-whirl. This happened every time I turned my head left. I ended up projectile vomiting in bed and later in my living room after discovering that looking down did the same thing. Fun times. The doc gave me this diagnosis which frankly is a relief because I worried it was a stroke. I’m even more relieved that there’s exercises to help. I haven’t done them yet but once I have the courage (and a friend over) I will. Thanks again. 😊
This is an amazing exercise, I came upon a lite bout of BPPV - my entire world wasn't spinning non-stop but it was noticeable enough that I missed some work - my doctor suggested that I try this and after ONE DAY I've noticed a major improvement. I was skeptical but now I'm amazed. This is truly magical stuff.
@@doctorkhalid This is Sofia again and I would like to follow up. I've had no problem with dizziness or inner ear problems for 11 months but now I am having fullness and pain in my ears and hearing loss. I've been to 3 ENT doctors here in NYC who all minimize this and put me on decongestants and antihistamines. I have finally found a doctor who hopes that he can help me through surgery because my Eustachian tubes are not working properly. This all started a year ago after I took a flight. I just want to add that the only relief I have now until I have surgery are the Brandt Daroff Exercises which I started up again. It seems that this moves the fluid inside my ears that gives me temporary relief. Thank you again.
Great video. Dr. only handed a sheet with this on and medication to help the dizziness and feeling sick. This is well explained and I'll be trying this later.
Thank you for giving such a detailed explanation. I can't wait to move to the UK. America does not care about our health here. I would have spent tens of thousands in the U.S. when I can just have a simple London doctor explain with such a gentle voice and care for people. Thank you!
Thank you Dr Khalid for your video and explanation of BPPV i was diagnosed 3 weeks ago in Ed very severe iwill try these exercises as the medication is only helping a bit thank you
This exercise really helps. Do it for at least a couple of weeks. It solved my vertigo problem. However, I had to go to the doctor for the initial maneuvers which were different than this. This is more for rehabilitation purposes, but they can also resolve the vertigo for many people without going to a doctor.
Thank you so much for this video I ended up going to the E.R a few months ago because out of nowhere i felt super dizzy like I was falling forward even though i wasn’t scared the hell out of me and it went on for hours they diagnosed me with this And today I had my second episode or I should say I’m having my second episode. I say thank you because I’m going to try this now
This has been crazy! No ear ache or anything ? I was feeling great, overdoing it as always, under stress, as my mother past away! Working with estate paperwork daily, Her passing has been over two weeks ago. I went to bed normal. Woke up with the whole room moving almost spinning.I tried to get up and couldn’t balance myself ! I just put my head back down and just thinking what the heck? Stubborn me I get up again to go to the bathroom with in a few steps I was flying I tried to grab the bedspread and flew up hard against a marble dresser! I thought I broke my arm in two places! As most moms know if you can move your wrist and bend your arm …You are just banged up! I have been doing the exercises and I do feel better, however after three days I still can’t do much, the room as stopped spinning but I still feel ‘’out of sorts’ if I look down I feel wobbly again! I hope this vertigo leaves soon I understand some people have had Vertigo up to seven days? I have stuff to do ( always running) I need to get going! 😊Just wanted to explain my story, if anyone has more tips ? I am open to hear all! Thanks for caring, Jewel
Heck that's exactly what happened to me, I woke up 1 week ago and everything was spinning and I thought I was gonna pass out. I've been trying to do this but when I lay down on my right side my head starts spinning really fast and I sit back up.. It's a scary feeling..
Very very similar for me - stress stress stress. I was listening to music with my headphones and suddenly it felt like I was upside down. Thought it may have been labrynthitis or sinusitis but dr has just said its bPpv. Awful
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I’ve been suffering with severe vertigo for one month now as well as a fungus infection in my right ear my Dr is using Canesten cream for treatment which is helping Very Slowly, i here that this can be a lifetime condition, is this true, im also takeing Stemetil tablets which is not helping me much at all! 😔
Glad I found this video. Think I’ve got an ear infection right now, and taking antibiotics. Hoping they will resolve the issue, as I was diagnosed with BPPV in 2005. Occasionally it flares up, and I’m having a really bad time right now. Going to try these along with other exercises I was given by an ENT specialist after diagnosis.
Just got one a week ago, OMG I thought I had a Stroke, I was terrifying, and everything was spinning make me throw up, can't walk, thanks God my Dr diagnosed me right away, one pills of Meclizine and Epley Maneuver, I was back to normal the next day 🙏
Did the meclizine work good? My dr just prescribed it and Zofran for me to take before I do this again. I tried it twice and was so sick ans dizzy for hours and hours and then had a major headache and felt completely off for the next 2 or 4 days. It was awful and I don't think it's even fixed it ugh. I dread having to do it again and am praying the meds help me be able to do it.
@@mirandab0807 Did you get treatment that worked? I'm dealing with it now for 4 weeks and nothing is fixing it. Diagnosed and PT but it was doing very little help. Did something help for you finally?
@@lesliefirebaugh185 you’ve seen someone who really knows it well? You absolutely should go to a place where they put goggles on you and watch your eyes while putting you in different positions. That lets them see what canal is affected. Promethazine pills are the only thing that helps the nausea. Take about an hour before the maneuvers.
@@mirandab0807 you’ve seen someone who really knows it well? You absolutely should go to a place where they put goggles on you and watch your eyes while putting you in different positions. That lets them see what canal is affected. Promethazine pills are the only thing that helps the nausea. Take about an hour before the maneuvers.
I developed these symptoms after a car accident. I don't think they were that bad, just had difficulty standing up and walking for a couple of hours. Saw my GP thought it likely BPVV so been doing these exercises for 3 days and symptoms practically gone. I didn't feel at all dizzy though when I lay on my side, in fact, as long as my head was stationary, then I had no dizziness. If I moved my head side to side it was OK, but up and down was crazy. Head stopped but the room carries on for a few milliseconds. Pretty unpleasant experience, Lord knows how some folk with severe prolonged symptoms.
Thanks for this video. I was advised to do these exercises by my doctor yesterday but the description on the NHS leaflet wasn't the clearest. It makes more sense actually seeing it performed. Haha. I've got vertigo as a result of long Covid so fingers crossed this helps me.
I have just been diagnosed with BPPV - i did my bp in the drs surgery and it was 149/100 i was so panicked. My dr recommended your video and ive just done my first Excercise for this evening. This really is a horrible thing though. Why can the crystals not be dissolved?
I had this I woke up in the middle of the night to get a drink and as I was standing in front of the cabinet I was slammed with dizziness and fell back hard and hit my head I had to sit up slowly and crawl to my bed I kept getting dizzy went to ENT he did this exercise it worked.
Threw up at 5 AM today, so here I am, back at the single best video on the interweb. This guy deserves a knighthood. For me, the only thing that's missing is something saying your BPPV probably isn't going to disappear forever after two weeks. For the past five years, I've had it return about every six months. But to be clear: these exercise do work.
Spoke to GP yesterday who suggested these exercises as she believes I have BPPV. Came across your video - brilliant clear and concise. When laying on the right and tilting head everything spins as you explained but when laying on the left No spinning though slight vertigo when I sit up. Should I have the vertigo feeling on both sides?? Thank you.
I did this for a couple days and it didn't work, 5 sets each time 2-3 times a day. Then I found the Epley Maneuver, did it once now the vertigo is gone. I did the one with my head slightly off the bed.
Unfortunately I was recently diagnosed with this while working in a call center setting from home and it kicked in around 2100 and by 2200, the screen was waving by in a rough pattern to my right and the world was spinning. I would compare to the feel of riding a carnival attraction shaped like a ufo that would spin, except add the feeing of sitting up while spinning. That over powering sense of nausea and spinning was something new to me outside of riding some specific rides. It was an overpowering feeling that led to (urgent care was closed) an ER visit after 0000 and it’s been 2 days and counting and though the symptoms have improved some, I still can’t look up or left-right without getting nauseous and dizzy, but atleast I can look forward and feel almost normal. I’m hoping that my employer doesn’t terminate me for calling out for this. Also hoping this doesn’t return because they really don’t seem to be very understanding of the condition. I just can’t imagine trying to work while trying to see a screen while the world spins out of control.
Damn bro, similar situation, Call center from home, luckily this only happens when I turn my head in an extreme position. Just started happening 2 days ago. How are you doing so far bro?
@@JackMeyHoffer562 nearly gone. I only notice it when I make a swift and sudden head tilt to my left. I get this feeling like my body is about to roll over, but it immediately passes as soon as I adjust.
i think i have this i got dizzy and thought i was going to fall while shopping so i had to sit down it lasted for about a minute and then cleared and the second time it happened i was already sitting on a bench and it just happened i got dizzy everything span and i felt i was going to fall but i was sitting down. Can this happen while sitting also.
Literally had to go to A and E 2 days ago with this condition. I thought maybe I was having a stroke when I woke at 2am with this happening. Absolutely thought it was Neurological initially as I didnt realise what was happening was Nystagmus it felt like someone was jiggling my brain in my skull and that feeling was terrifying. When I realised looking at the cieling it was Nystagmus I had BPPV in the back of my head as Im a trained nurse. I received the Epley and after a day observation sent home with these exercises. Fingers crossed as I dont wish to experience this again
Absolutely, it can be really scary and you did the right thing to seek medical assistance. The Epley manouver is another treatment method done in places like A&E and at the GP surgery. Hopefully these exercises will help. Fingers crossed for you.
@@doctorkhalid I'm pretty sure it did work no further nystagmus episodes even during these exercises. Plus I've educated myself for my own patients. Great job helping people through this platform 👏
A few questions doc- 1/ do we need to taper it down after 2 weeks, or can we just suddenly stop after 2 weeks? 2/ is it prophylactic? Or can/ should it be done only when going through or having experienced an episode and don’t want a repetition? 3/ if even a boat trip or a trip to hills - basically anything that’s not flat!- triggers imbalance, not vertigo, can it still be done? 4/ I was told when in 45 degrees, I should look up and backwards- like looking at a real tall rain standing behind my head! Not sure after seeing your video. Could you please clarify? 5/ can we fold the arm under the neck for support - for cervical necks?
thanks so much because i learned some exercises about bppv...i experienced that right now...dizzy when i layed in bed, sitting, moving my head even standing...
Hello Dr. Khalid, thank you for this helpful video. My current ENT Dr. advised me to keep doing this exercises for 3 months because my vertigo persist, I wonder if you’ve ever heard of having a patient do this for more than 2 weeks ? I did ECoG/VNG and it was normal. Thank you for any opinion you may have.
Hopefully BPPV is what i have, i was exposed to high polution air in portland wildfires because i had my window over night due to unbearable heat with a box fan blowing at me while i sleep, or also maybe i had too much sodium the day before from costco pizza, while waking up feeling dizzy as if my brain is loose inside my skull, or every time i lay down in a certain way and sitting up, also walking i would get really dizzy. I will surely try this, thank you.
Nice video, wish I was in the UK, you seem to be a great Dr. Will BPPV be a reoccurring issue now that apparently these crystals are in my Cochlea? Also what causes the crystal build up, something in ones diet?
It may flare up at times, but treatment would be the same. Crystals are usually calcium and other compounds. Rarely dietary unless you drink 5L of milk everyday!
Was diagnosed with BBPV a week ago. ENT gave me other excercises to do where you lie 45 degrees then turn to side 90 degrees. Made me dizzy so I stopped doing them. Recommended to do vestibular therapy but it's costly. I got very dizzy last night when I went to bed with ringing in both ears and woke up today with left ear feeling full like something is inside. I ran across your video and will try these.
Same condition may i ask if you are sleeping and then suddenly you move your head and it feels like you are falling and spinning do you have this condition?
when I did this from right to left, I got worse but only if I lay back with my head turned completely to the right. it is very strange. I'd recovered from more severe BPPV episode over christmas and I just didn't feel quite right and a doctor suggest brant daroff exercise. I did it according to the standard NHS video and it's as if it loosened up a crystal from perhaps somewhere it was causing that sustained issue before. because now I no longer feel like I'm walking on a boat, but I'm scared to get in bed and sleep because it suddenly and very briefly triggers off and I get worried the crystal is going to somehow find a more awkward place to end up. waiting on these doctor's appointments are hard, she's recommended me to a vestibular but no message from them yet. I'm not sure what to do next. I get BPPV once a year almost so getting this down, and really getting comfortable with knowing what to do with it is so important to me.
Dr please help me. Im very scarred. I got these symptoms after going out with my nephews and walking them with a baby carriage. I noticed back home that my right side (ear) is affected. At night i couldnt stay with my eyes focused on one point because my eyes were spining to the right side. Very terryfying for me because im an artist and i draw. I dont want this to impact my artistic performance. I also dont sleep with pillows and wake up in weird position because of it. I decide to not use pillows because of my scoliosis. I will go to see the doctor but im certain i have this dignosis. I also have tinitus and sometimes my ears do gather lots of wax even after showering (12-24 hours after) and i also experinece that static temporal signal sound in my ears from time to time. I decided not to use headphones anymore 4 years ago. Thx for listening to me and thx for the great video Doctor.
The feeling I feel is more an unbalance feeling. Been going on for 2 months. My ENT Doctor suggested this exercise. I do it and I feel a little dizzy nothing I can’t handle. Am I supposed to feel very dizzy when doing this exercise?
My problem is that when i lie on my right for these exercises and the vertigo starts, i panic and immediately sit up and i cannot make myself stop doing that. what else can i do because my doctor is angry with me about it.
Thank you so very much. Three weeks ago I was diagnosed with it and was in hospital 5 days. My head is still going in circles. My regular doctor hasn’t dealt with it very often. I am still really nauseous and haven’t done much. I will try the exercises you suggest. Similar to the exercises the hospital pt did but he said to do if it happens again really bad, so I haven’t done anything. I need help
I just got this for the first time 1 week ago and everytime I lay down to my right it goes from 0 to 100 mph with my head spinning.. I got scared and sat up and fell to the ground from my bed lol.. it's scary though..
Hello dear Doctor, thank you so much for your awesome guidelines. But I have a query that, I am facing with vertigo problem for few years. Sometimes I feel a noise in my left ear n then I feel vertigo n then start vomiting n feel imbalanced. But I don't get any proper solution n medication for this disease to doctors in my country. They are calling meniere's disease which will not be cured properly. Just they have given a medicine to cure vertigo problem. Have any solution to you that I can overcome this problem? Please help me 🥺
Does this still have 80% success rate if you have to start and start over during a round? When I get into certain positions, the intensity is a10 out of 10 and so far been impossible for me to hold. I find I can "reset" by sitting up for a few seconds, waiting for it to pass, and going back into position. Is this a waste of time or do I still have a shot of curing this in 2 weeks?
Can this be caused by sleeping in an upright position? I have GIRD and slept in an elevated position on my side and woke up with vertigo. I have had vertigo before but not I a long time. Did the positioning for GIRD cause this? Great video🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had the same episode a month ago because of GERD although it was mainly dizziness and imbalance, no spinning. I was just advised by my PCP to do the exercises. Will try them ASAP.
Hi ... i got this about 10 days ago .... of course i have been taking medications for one week .... and the next day i went to the hopsital for 2 nd treatment for my head ... until now i am feeling mild dizziness do i need to go to the hospital again ?.... it has been 10 days after the treatment ....
I have this feeling body disequilibrium throughout a day from past 2 months i have done MRI and CT spines it was normal ... doctor say I don't have anything related to brain...I don't know what to do
Great vid! Thank you very much...I am experiencing BPPV for the first time...initially I thought Oh No Covid?? But regardless it really is debilitating along with nausea...and I look forward to trying this technique. Do you have any suggestions if we have to modify how to sleep...need to prop up body on pillows etc?
Hi, I was diagnosed yesterday with BPPV, having woke up in a “spin” so to speak. It then kept happening as the day progressed. Extremely unpleasant and somewhat alarming to say the very least. I am in London and would love to make appointment to see you. Is that possible or do you know of an excellent ENT specialist who subscribes fully to these exercises and the Epley Manoeuvre. Great video!👍👏🙌
Since yesterday i had this bppv while sleeping whenever I'm changing my head position my head is spinning so bad I was really scared and went to ent the doc said i had bppv and advised me this exercise and given me vertin 16 mg tablet even though i dont have any inner ear infection or that but I'm really worried that why its happening plz advice me something I'm just 24 yrs
BPPV can happen spontaneously and with no apparent trigger. As explained you can get small debris that is setting off the hair cells in the inner ear. So these exercises help shift them.
Do i wait 30 second period or so I wait until the dizziness subsides and then add 30 seconds after it goes away? So if I'm dizzy for 30 seconds then I lie down for 1 minute total? Thank you for anyone who can help
Hi Doc - can BPPV ever occur with combination with tinnitus and hearing loss? The symptoms that i have for the vertigo are surely of BPPV i.e. only during head or body movements. Till date, no doctor could diagnoseif its Meneires or BPPV? What diagnostic technique is available to differentiate b/w these two. Appreciate your support
Hi. I have been feeling this from 3 months dizzy sometimes but not a strong dizziness. I went to a doctor and he told me i could have meniere disiese. I dont feel a noise in my ear or hearing loss just a itchy right ear sometimes in the past. And sometimes. How do i know is meniere or vppb? And does this workk if its meniere? How do i know is not something in my brain? Thanks
Need to speak to your doctor so they can rule this out. Can't be done over a youtube comment. It takes medical expertise to rule out different causes of vertigo
Ive also been having this weak dizziness for a few days occasionally and I can't seem to figure out the cause, I don't get dizzy when I'm looking at my phone or when I'm focused on something
Hi Doctor, I see many people saying that doctor prescribed them with some medicine that helped them. My question is, do medicine really help with this as it is about moving the crystal out of the canal?
Hey, it depends on the medications but some which are specifically prescribed for this type of vertigo reduce the messages sent from the inner ear to the brain and thus helping reduce the symptoms.
@@doctorkhalid I had a Vertigo attack last Friday, went to see Doc on Saturday who prescribed me with tablets that were going to help me with sickness and dizziness but I did not take them and just followed your instruction and in 3 -4 days my symptoms were almost gone. So thank you for the advice, now I feel 100% ok. I am not a big fan of conventional medication.
I am currently suffering from this type of vertigo and have been for about a little over a week. I have suffered from vertigo on and off for several years. This time is a little more intense now that I'm older. The spinning sensation only happened one time for a couple of seconds last week. I haven't had that any more. But I I am constantly having the off balance sensation which is very annoying and frustrating. I am not having any problems with falling or anything like that but I still have to move my head slower to keep from having the room spinning sensation. I'm honestly nervous to try and attempt these maneuvers shown here because I don't want to get sick. I have not been experiencing any nausea or vomiting during this time which I am glad. But the off balance sensation is very bothersome. I guess I am asking for advice. Should I see my doctor or try and see if this will possibly work itself out? I don't know if the moves shown in this video will work but I'm willing to try if a professional would help me with it.
Hi, I would advise speaking to your family doctor as often vertigo has multiple causes and these exercises can be effective only for people with BPPV. Good luck! :)
BPPV can be terrifying for patients. Very informative explanation of how the exercise work.
Thank you! appreciate it.
Can this effect you when you exercise at a high intensity
Wow! This is a gift. I have had vertigo for six months, went to the doctor at least every 4 weeks in California, had all the high tech diagnostic tests to no avail. Finally was seen by a French specialist in Tahiti. He worked miracles in just one treatment. 5 days in the hospital (due to two nasty falls and lots of stitches) and $20,000 later I am almost cured. Worth every penny. Boy, I was ready to jump!
This Video affirms my good health. Thanks for posting.
Very helpful especially when you have not had a recurrence in a long time and need to learn the maneuver again. Thank you
Thats what happened to me, just before Covid I had vertigo and got betahistine, I don't know if it helped or not, but the exercises did. Two nights ago, and ever since, I woke up and as soon as I moved, even in the dark, the room spun! It hasn't stopped. I was vomiting to start with but its really terrifying as you feel sure something has happened in your brain. Anyhoo, I got my GP and she prescribed cyclizine which addressed the nausea and now I'm working on the dizzyness. I really think this is the cause of many accidents in the elderly. Its so frightening and so debilitating!
These exercises worked 100% for me about 5 years ago, i definitely recommend these exercises don't do them on a full stomach apart from that go for it
Haha yes and always have a bucket ready just Incase 🤢
Just got diagnosed with BPPV primarily on my right side. These exercises did help in relieving some of the imbalance I was experiencing. Thank you doctor!
I just got this feeling like 1 week ago for the first time and it's scary laying down to my right side cause everything starts spinning like 0 to 100mph
@@wetwilly88 I know the feeling. It was really scary for me too since it was the first time I experienced it. Just do the exercises and hopefully within 2 days the symptoms will go away.
Diagnosed with BPPV today and I will be starting these exercises straight away thank you
Great good luck
Been doing the exercises and I believe they have worked
Having Fibromyalgia and BPV ,I have had Vertigo for over 30+ years. I was looking for a video to post to my Fibro groups to help many others who also suffer the same.
Yours is the chosen one!
Thank you for taking time out your busy schedule help others!
You are very welcome and hopefully helps some people. Let me know if you'd like me to make video on fibromyalgia and if you guys have any questions/themes to cover. :)
I'm a physical therapy undergraduate this video was very supportive.Thank you
No worries :)
This exercises is worked 100% for me about four months ago.I recommend these exercises
Glad to hear it :)
Really! My mom is suffering so bad but she gets scared to do these exeecises because of the spinning.
If there is no nystagmus on dix Hall Pike then is it BPPV or something else?
Thanks for creating this video. I had an emerg visit last night after having woken up at 12:30 am, I simply changed my head position and felt like I was on a tilt-a-whirl. This happened every time I turned my head left. I ended up projectile vomiting in bed and later in my living room after discovering that looking down did the same thing. Fun times. The doc gave me this diagnosis which frankly is a relief because I worried it was a stroke. I’m even more relieved that there’s exercises to help. I haven’t done them yet but once I have the courage (and a friend over) I will. Thanks again. 😊
You are most welcome, hope the exercises and the treatment from your doctor has helped. All the best :)
This is an amazing exercise, I came upon a lite bout of BPPV - my entire world wasn't spinning non-stop but it was noticeable enough that I missed some work - my doctor suggested that I try this and after ONE DAY I've noticed a major improvement. I was skeptical but now I'm amazed. This is truly magical stuff.
Great to hear! The magic of medicine and science
This was helpful, thanks a lot, relieved symptoms after 5 days of doing this daily
Glad it's helped :)
A very helpful video. I have BBPV and my Dr told me to do exercises, but after a year I'd forgotten what to do, so this is very informative. Thank you
I was skeptical, but after doing it after about 13 days, I noticed a big improvement and I finished it on 15 days and may do more if I need it.
No harm in doing more, good luck :)
@@doctorkhalid This is Sofia again and I would like to follow up. I've had no problem with dizziness or inner ear problems for 11 months but now I am having fullness and pain in my ears and hearing loss. I've been to 3 ENT doctors here in NYC who all minimize this and put me on decongestants and antihistamines. I have finally found a doctor who hopes that he can help me through surgery because my Eustachian tubes are not working properly. This all started a year ago after I took a flight. I just want to add that the only relief I have now until I have surgery are the Brandt Daroff Exercises which I started up again. It seems that this moves the fluid inside my ears that gives me temporary relief. Thank you again.
Im gonna try these exercises. Thanks. I started suffering from vertigo a day after I got an MRI. Been 4 days now.
Starting the excercises today. Was diagnosed with BPPV yesterday. Thank you!
Best of luck!
Thank you doctor for your explanation of BPPV and showing how to complete the exercise to help rectify it. An excellent video.
Most welcome, glad you found it useful :)
Thank you SO much! I was just diagnosed and have not been doing enough rounds of these. SO uncomfortable :(. I will do more!
Same with me. I was diagnosed 1 week ago and it's hard doing them cause everything spins so fast when I lay down to my right..
Great video. Dr. only handed a sheet with this on and medication to help the dizziness and feeling sick. This is well explained and I'll be trying this later.
Dr. Khalid, thank you for making this simple to follow!
Great information video. I started to do this exercise right away. It's already working.
Muchas gracias!🙏
Wonderful!
Thank you for giving such a detailed explanation. I can't wait to move to the UK. America does not care about our health here. I would have spent tens of thousands in the U.S. when I can just have a simple London doctor explain with such a gentle voice and care for people. Thank you!
Thank you Dr Khalid for your video and explanation of BPPV i was diagnosed 3 weeks ago in Ed very severe iwill try these exercises as the medication is only helping a bit thank you
Excellent explanation of what to do
Thank you
This exercise really helps. Do it for at least a couple of weeks. It solved my vertigo problem. However, I had to go to the doctor for the initial maneuvers which were different than this. This is more for rehabilitation purposes, but they can also resolve the vertigo for many people without going to a doctor.
Thank you so much for this video I ended up going to the E.R a few months ago because out of nowhere i felt super dizzy like I was falling forward even though i wasn’t scared the hell out of me and it went on for hours they diagnosed me with this And today I had my second episode or I should say I’m having my second episode. I say thank you because I’m going to try this now
Hope they help
Are u ok?
Thank you for doing this great service. Well done production too!
Much appreciated!
This has been crazy! No ear ache or anything ? I was feeling great, overdoing it as always, under stress, as my mother past away! Working with estate paperwork daily, Her passing has been over two weeks ago.
I went to bed normal. Woke up with the whole room moving almost spinning.I tried to get up and couldn’t balance myself ! I just put my head back down and just thinking what the heck?
Stubborn me I get up again to go to the bathroom with in a few steps I was flying I tried to grab the bedspread and flew up hard against a marble dresser! I thought I broke my arm in two places! As most moms know if you can move your wrist and bend your arm …You are just banged up!
I have been doing the exercises and I do feel better, however after three days I still can’t do much, the room as stopped spinning but I still feel ‘’out of sorts’ if I look down I feel wobbly again! I hope this vertigo leaves soon I understand some people have had Vertigo up to seven days? I have stuff to do ( always running) I need to get going! 😊Just wanted to explain my story, if anyone has more tips ? I am open to hear all!
Thanks for caring, Jewel
Heck that's exactly what happened to me, I woke up 1 week ago and everything was spinning and I thought I was gonna pass out. I've been trying to do this but when I lay down on my right side my head starts spinning really fast and I sit back up.. It's a scary feeling..
Very very similar for me - stress stress stress. I was listening to music with my headphones and suddenly it felt like I was upside down. Thought it may have been labrynthitis or sinusitis but dr has just said its bPpv. Awful
I’m 2 years late, but wanted to see how you were doing? Did anything help you?
Excellent video, very informative and easy to understand. Thank you for this :)
Thank you, glad you found it helpful. More videos to follow on health topics :)
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0:00 - Intro and disclaimer
0:52 - Key things to know before doing exercises
1:18 - Brandt Daroff Exercises Step by Step
4:01 - What is BPPV? How does Brandt Daroff Exercises help?
6:39 - Important points
I’ve been suffering with severe vertigo for one month now as well as a fungus infection in my right ear my Dr is using Canesten cream for treatment which is helping Very Slowly, i here that this can be a lifetime condition, is this true, im also takeing Stemetil tablets which is not helping me much at all! 😔
Thank you for this video really helpful will try them tomorrow.
Glad I found this video. Think I’ve got an ear infection right now, and taking antibiotics. Hoping they will resolve the issue, as I was diagnosed with BPPV in 2005. Occasionally it flares up, and I’m having a really bad time right now. Going to try these along with other exercises I was given by an ENT specialist after diagnosis.
How r u now
Just got one a week ago, OMG I thought I had a Stroke, I was terrifying, and everything was spinning make me throw up, can't walk, thanks God my Dr diagnosed me right away, one pills of Meclizine and Epley Maneuver, I was back to normal the next day 🙏
Glad to hear it, it can be really scary!
Did the meclizine work good? My dr just prescribed it and Zofran for me to take before I do this again. I tried it twice and was so sick ans dizzy for hours and hours and then had a major headache and felt completely off for the next 2 or 4 days. It was awful and I don't think it's even fixed it ugh. I dread having to do it again and am praying the meds help me be able to do it.
@@mirandab0807 Did you get treatment that worked? I'm dealing with it now for 4 weeks and nothing is fixing it. Diagnosed and PT but it was doing very little help. Did something help for you finally?
@@lesliefirebaugh185 you’ve seen someone who really knows it well?
You absolutely should go to a place where they put goggles on you and watch your eyes while putting you in different positions.
That lets them see what canal is affected.
Promethazine pills are the only thing that helps the nausea. Take about an hour before the maneuvers.
@@mirandab0807 you’ve seen someone who really knows it well?
You absolutely should go to a place where they put goggles on you and watch your eyes while putting you in different positions.
That lets them see what canal is affected.
Promethazine pills are the only thing that helps the nausea. Take about an hour before the maneuvers.
I developed these symptoms after a car accident. I don't think they were that bad, just had difficulty standing up and walking for a couple of hours. Saw my GP thought it likely BPVV so been doing these exercises for 3 days and symptoms practically gone. I didn't feel at all dizzy though when I lay on my side, in fact, as long as my head was stationary, then I had no dizziness. If I moved my head side to side it was OK, but up and down was crazy. Head stopped but the room carries on for a few milliseconds. Pretty unpleasant experience, Lord knows how some folk with severe prolonged symptoms.
Thanks for this video. I was advised to do these exercises by my doctor yesterday but the description on the NHS leaflet wasn't the clearest. It makes more sense actually seeing it performed. Haha. I've got vertigo as a result of long Covid so fingers crossed this helps me.
I have just been diagnosed with BPPV - i did my bp in the drs surgery and it was 149/100 i was so panicked. My dr recommended your video and ive just done my first Excercise for this evening. This really is a horrible thing though. Why can the crystals not be dissolved?
Thank you for you clear explanation
Dr: “this is not a self diagnosis video”
Me: “I probably have BPPV”
Haha
amazing video im going to try this my bppv thank you doctor
No worries, hope it helps
I had this I woke up in the middle of the night to get a drink and as I was standing in front of the cabinet I was slammed with dizziness and fell back hard and hit my head I had to sit up slowly and crawl to my bed I kept getting dizzy went to ENT he did this exercise it worked.
Thank u doctor for ur sharing ds good and effective exercise. I'm watching frm Abu Dhabi UAE 🇦🇪🇦🇪
So nice of you
Threw up at 5 AM today, so here I am, back at the single best video on the interweb. This guy deserves a knighthood. For me, the only thing that's missing is something saying your BPPV probably isn't going to disappear forever after two weeks. For the past five years, I've had it return about every six months. But to be clear: these exercise do work.
Spoke to GP yesterday who suggested these exercises as she believes I have BPPV. Came across your video - brilliant clear and concise. When laying on the right and tilting head everything spins as you explained but when laying on the left No spinning though slight vertigo when I sit up. Should I have the vertigo feeling on both sides?? Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Some symptoms are expected when doing the exercises, and may not always be on both sided.
I did this for a couple days and it didn't work, 5 sets each time 2-3 times a day. Then I found the Epley Maneuver, did it once now the vertigo is gone. I did the one with my head slightly off the bed.
Great video, thank you.
You’re welcome, hope it helped!
Great informational exercise here.
Thank you Sir
Can I do this before going to work ?
Unfortunately I was recently diagnosed with this while working in a call center setting from home and it kicked in around 2100 and by 2200, the screen was waving by in a rough pattern to my right and the world was spinning. I would compare to the feel of riding a carnival attraction shaped like a ufo that would spin, except add the feeing of sitting up while spinning. That over powering sense of nausea and spinning was something new to me outside of riding some specific rides. It was an overpowering feeling that led to (urgent care was closed) an ER visit after 0000 and it’s been 2 days and counting and though the symptoms have improved some, I still can’t look up or left-right without getting nauseous and dizzy, but atleast I can look forward and feel almost normal. I’m hoping that my employer doesn’t terminate me for calling out for this. Also hoping this doesn’t return because they really don’t seem to be very understanding of the condition. I just can’t imagine trying to work while trying to see a screen while the world spins out of control.
Damn bro, similar situation,
Call center from home, luckily this only happens when I turn my head in an extreme position. Just started happening 2 days ago.
How are you doing so far bro?
@@JackMeyHoffer562 nearly gone. I only notice it when I make a swift and sudden head tilt to my left. I get this feeling like my body is about to roll over, but it immediately passes as soon as I adjust.
@@cmjon6380 nice bro, did it go away because of the exercises or just time passing?
@@JackMeyHoffer562 I would say more with time as I had a hard time with time management. I did do the exercises for about 4 days though.
@@cmjon6380 ah ok bro. Ty for the advice and hope it doesn't bother you further. 👍🏽
I practice this exercises în l feel 100% good condition
Thank you Doc. Very informative. I will try iLIked your vid.
i think i have this i got dizzy and thought i was going to fall while shopping so i had to sit down it lasted for about a minute and then cleared and the second time it happened i was already sitting on a bench and it just happened i got dizzy everything span and i felt i was going to fall but i was sitting down. Can this happen while sitting also.
Literally had to go to A and E 2 days ago with this condition. I thought maybe I was having a stroke when I woke at 2am with this happening. Absolutely thought it was Neurological initially as I didnt realise what was happening was Nystagmus it felt like someone was jiggling my brain in my skull and that feeling was terrifying. When I realised looking at the cieling it was Nystagmus I had BPPV in the back of my head as Im a trained nurse. I received the Epley and after a day observation sent home with these exercises. Fingers crossed as I dont wish to experience this again
Absolutely, it can be really scary and you did the right thing to seek medical assistance. The Epley manouver is another treatment method done in places like A&E and at the GP surgery. Hopefully these exercises will help. Fingers crossed for you.
@@doctorkhalid I'm pretty sure it did work no further nystagmus episodes even during these exercises. Plus I've educated myself for my own patients. Great job helping people through this platform 👏
@@siobhanaston9210 Thank you, glad you're feeling better now and at least you'll know what to do if it comes back.
@Swapnil it did twice so far
You mentioned medications to help, what are the names of those?
A few questions doc- 1/ do we need to taper it down after 2 weeks, or can we just suddenly stop after 2 weeks? 2/ is it prophylactic? Or can/ should it be done only when going through or having experienced an episode and don’t want a repetition? 3/ if even a boat trip or a trip to hills - basically anything that’s not flat!- triggers imbalance, not vertigo, can it still be done? 4/ I was told when in 45 degrees, I should look up and backwards- like looking at a real tall rain standing behind my head! Not sure after seeing your video. Could you please clarify? 5/ can we fold the arm under the neck for support - for cervical necks?
thanks so much because i learned some exercises about bppv...i experienced that right now...dizzy when i layed in bed, sitting, moving my head even standing...
Keep it up
Thanks Dr for the video....
I have vertigo.i want to know which side to lie (Right or left)when we have right BPPV..
Hello Dr. Khalid, thank you for this helpful video. My current ENT Dr. advised me to keep doing this exercises for 3 months because my vertigo persist, I wonder if you’ve ever heard of having a patient do this for more than 2 weeks ? I did ECoG/VNG and it was normal. Thank you for any opinion you may have.
I have dizziness and have episodes of being off balance, no spinning. Is that still considered vertigo? Thanks.
Hopefully BPPV is what i have, i was exposed to high polution air in portland wildfires because i had my window over night due to unbearable heat with a box fan blowing at me while i sleep, or also maybe i had too much sodium the day before from costco pizza, while waking up feeling dizzy as if my brain is loose inside my skull, or every time i lay down in a certain way and sitting up, also walking i would get really dizzy. I will surely try this, thank you.
Hope the exercises helped, if not then please speak to you family physician
thanks handsome doc 👼
No worries, glad it helps :)
Nice video, wish I was in the UK, you seem to be a great Dr. Will BPPV be a reoccurring issue now that apparently these crystals are in my Cochlea? Also what causes the crystal build up, something in ones diet?
It may flare up at times, but treatment would be the same. Crystals are usually calcium and other compounds. Rarely dietary unless you drink 5L of milk everyday!
Thank you
You're welcome
Was diagnosed with BBPV a week ago. ENT gave me other excercises to do where you lie 45 degrees then turn to side 90 degrees. Made me dizzy so I stopped doing them. Recommended to do vestibular therapy but it's costly. I got very dizzy last night when I went to bed with ringing in both ears and woke up today with left ear feeling full like something is inside. I ran across your video and will try these.
Same condition may i ask if you are sleeping and then suddenly you move your head and it feels like you are falling and spinning do you have this condition?
@@blinkbevs2184 Yes. I am also not sleeping well since my first attack. I had Covid back in April and I think this has alot to do with it.
My mother having this from past 5 months she used so many medications but no use. What we want to do now sir? Give me a reply.
when I did this from right to left, I got worse but only if I lay back with my head turned completely to the right. it is very strange. I'd recovered from more severe BPPV episode over christmas and I just didn't feel quite right and a doctor suggest brant daroff exercise. I did it according to the standard NHS video and it's as if it loosened up a crystal from perhaps somewhere it was causing that sustained issue before.
because now I no longer feel like I'm walking on a boat, but I'm scared to get in bed and sleep because it suddenly and very briefly triggers off and I get worried the crystal is going to somehow find a more awkward place to end up.
waiting on these doctor's appointments are hard, she's recommended me to a vestibular but no message from them yet. I'm not sure what to do next. I get BPPV once a year almost so getting this down, and really getting comfortable with knowing what to do with it is so important to me.
*IT DOES MATTER WHICH SIDE* After doing this I realised I made it worse by doing it on the wrong side. The issue is most likely in one ear, not both.
Brandt-Daroff is for central vestibular disorders…BPPV is only treated with canal repositioning maneuvers.
Hello Doctor, will this exercise help patients with years of vertigo ?
Dr please help me. Im very scarred. I got these symptoms after going out with my nephews and walking them with a baby carriage. I noticed back home that my right side (ear) is affected. At night i couldnt stay with my eyes focused on one point because my eyes were spining to the right side. Very terryfying for me because im an artist and i draw. I dont want this to impact my artistic performance. I also dont sleep with pillows and wake up in weird position because of it. I decide to not use pillows because of my scoliosis. I will go to see the doctor but im certain i have this dignosis. I also have tinitus and sometimes my ears do gather lots of wax even after showering (12-24 hours after) and i also experinece that static temporal signal sound in my ears from time to time. I decided not to use headphones anymore 4 years ago. Thx for listening to me and thx for the great video Doctor.
The feeling I feel is more an unbalance feeling. Been going on for 2 months. My ENT Doctor suggested this exercise. I do it and I feel a little dizzy nothing I can’t handle. Am I supposed to feel very dizzy when doing this exercise?
Hi Doc, after Epley Maneuver my bppv has gone. i feel better, should i start Brandt Daroff Exercises as well during next two weeks?
My neck was hurting 4 days ago and the next day i got light headed how to stop this dizziness 😭😭😭😭
My problem is that when i lie on my right for these exercises and the vertigo starts, i panic and immediately sit up and i cannot make myself stop doing that. what else can i do because my doctor is angry with me about it.
Mine too and he dnt want to explain more
Hello Dr I'm a patient of Bppv I saw your video about this I never do this before I afraid of this is it a permanent solution of this
great video doc, what are these crystals made of ? calcium ? any diet restrictions ?
yes usually calcium and a few other compounds which build up over time
Thank you so very much. Three weeks ago I was diagnosed with it and was in hospital 5 days. My head is still going in circles. My regular doctor hasn’t dealt with it very often. I am still really nauseous and haven’t done much. I will try the exercises you suggest. Similar to the exercises the hospital pt did but he said to do if it happens again really bad, so I haven’t done anything. I need help
Nancy I am in the same boat. I just tried the half summersault so will wait until tomorrow to see if that helped. :(
@@lesliefirebaugh185 please keep me informed. I was so active and have been so sick now for 3 weeks
@@lesliefirebaugh185 helped?
I just got this for the first time 1 week ago and everytime I lay down to my right it goes from 0 to 100 mph with my head spinning.. I got scared and sat up and fell to the ground from my bed lol.. it's scary though..
Hello dear Doctor, thank you so much for your awesome guidelines. But I have a query that, I am facing with vertigo problem for few years. Sometimes I feel a noise in my left ear n then I feel vertigo n then start vomiting n feel imbalanced. But I don't get any proper solution n medication for this disease to doctors in my country. They are calling meniere's disease which will not be cured properly. Just they have given a medicine to cure vertigo problem. Have any solution to you that I can overcome this problem? Please help me 🥺
Is this exercise for posterior or lateral or anterior
Thank you for this-very helpful. One question- how would you know which side you have BPPV on ? I mean right or left ear- I can't tell.
Dick's halpike manoeuvre it will trigger nystagmus with the left or right ear
Does this still have 80% success rate if you have to start and start over during a round? When I get into certain positions, the intensity is a10 out of 10 and so far been impossible for me to hold. I find I can "reset" by sitting up for a few seconds, waiting for it to pass, and going back into position. Is this a waste of time or do I still have a shot of curing this in 2 weeks?
Can v do Tis exercises after food ?
this is i want to know....the time if how long im going to do an exercise... forgive me in my english im not good in grammar 😌
You hold each position for about 30 seconds. Hope that helps.
Can this be caused by sleeping in an upright position? I have GIRD and slept in an elevated position on my side and woke up with vertigo. I have had vertigo before but not I a long time. Did the positioning for GIRD cause this? Great video🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had the same episode a month ago because of GERD although it was mainly dizziness and imbalance, no spinning. I was just advised by my PCP to do the exercises. Will try them ASAP.
30 seconds left then 30 seconds center plus 30 seconds right then 30 seconds center and that's the 1st cycle?is that how you count Sir?thank you
Hi ... i got this about 10 days ago .... of course i have been taking medications for one week .... and the next day i went to the hopsital for 2 nd treatment for my head ... until now i am feeling mild dizziness do i need to go to the hospital again ?.... it has been 10 days after the treatment ....
Doc m 9 weeks pregnant i am having all of bppv symptoms can i try this exercise in pregnancy?
I have this feeling body disequilibrium throughout a day from past 2 months i have done MRI and CT spines it was normal ... doctor say I don't have anything related to brain...I don't know what to do
Great vid! Thank you very much...I am experiencing BPPV for the first time...initially I thought Oh No Covid?? But regardless it really is debilitating along with nausea...and I look forward to trying this technique. Do you have any suggestions if we have to modify how to sleep...need to prop up body on pillows etc?
Good luck! Generally speakin no changes for sleep recommended
Hi, I was diagnosed yesterday with BPPV, having woke up in a “spin” so to speak. It then kept happening as the day progressed. Extremely unpleasant and somewhat alarming to say the very least. I am in London and would love to make appointment to see you. Is that possible or do you know of an excellent ENT specialist who subscribes fully to these exercises and the Epley Manoeuvre. Great video!👍👏🙌
Thanks for sharing!! :)
People that experience bppv for the first time won't experience it again will they?
Since yesterday i had this bppv while sleeping whenever I'm changing my head position my head is spinning so bad I was really scared and went to ent the doc said i had bppv and advised me this exercise and given me vertin 16 mg tablet even though i dont have any inner ear infection or that but I'm really worried that why its happening plz advice me something I'm just 24 yrs
BPPV can happen spontaneously and with no apparent trigger. As explained you can get small debris that is setting off the hair cells in the inner ear. So these exercises help shift them.
Same condition i am sleeping and suddenly i moved my head and i felt like i am and spinning may i know what did you do and are you okay now?
Can this help with vertigo with heights?
Do i wait 30 second period or so I wait until the dizziness subsides and then add 30 seconds after it goes away? So if I'm dizzy for 30 seconds then I lie down for 1 minute total? Thank you for anyone who can help
When I first had this I though I was going to die. My head become heavy and I see everything spinning.
Hi Doc - can BPPV ever occur with combination with tinnitus and hearing loss? The symptoms that i have for the vertigo are surely of BPPV i.e. only during head or body movements. Till date, no doctor could diagnoseif its Meneires or BPPV? What diagnostic technique is available to differentiate b/w these two. Appreciate your support
For BPPV it is rarely with additional ear symptoms like tinnitus/hearing problems
Hi. I have been feeling this from 3 months dizzy sometimes but not a strong dizziness. I went to a doctor and he told me i could have meniere disiese. I dont feel a noise in my ear or hearing loss just a itchy right ear sometimes in the past. And sometimes. How do i know is meniere or vppb? And does this workk if its meniere? How do i know is not something in my brain? Thanks
Need to speak to your doctor so they can rule this out. Can't be done over a youtube comment. It takes medical expertise to rule out different causes of vertigo
Morgan how are you? Were you able to get this diagnosed and treated?
Ive also been having this weak dizziness for a few days occasionally and I can't seem to figure out the cause, I don't get dizzy when I'm looking at my phone or when I'm focused on something
@@lesliefirebaugh185 can u tell me your case?
Hi Doctor, I see many people saying that doctor prescribed them with some medicine that helped them. My question is, do medicine really help with this as it is about moving the crystal out of the canal?
Hey, it depends on the medications but some which are specifically prescribed for this type of vertigo reduce the messages sent from the inner ear to the brain and thus helping reduce the symptoms.
@@doctorkhalid Thank you
@@sohaimtabassum9452 no probs 😀
@@doctorkhalid I had a Vertigo attack last Friday, went to see Doc on Saturday who prescribed me with tablets that were going to help me with sickness and dizziness but I did not take them and just followed your instruction and in 3 -4 days my symptoms were almost gone. So thank you for the advice, now I feel 100% ok. I am not a big fan of conventional medication.
Only medication that helps me not wanna puke from it is Promethazine 25mg.............takes about an hour to work.
Why do the crystals form in the inner ear? Is it a diet thing? Or genetics?
We dont really know, happens over time with age. More so if you've had infections/trauma/irritation
I am currently suffering from this type of vertigo and have been for about a little over a week. I have suffered from vertigo on and off for several years. This time is a little more intense now that I'm older. The spinning sensation only happened one time for a couple of seconds last week. I haven't had that any more. But I I am constantly having the off balance sensation which is very annoying and frustrating. I am not having any problems with falling or anything like that but I still have to move my head slower to keep from having the room spinning sensation. I'm honestly nervous to try and attempt these maneuvers shown here because I don't want to get sick. I have not been experiencing any nausea or vomiting during this time which I am glad. But the off balance sensation is very bothersome. I guess I am asking for advice. Should I see my doctor or try and see if this will possibly work itself out? I don't know if the moves shown in this video will work but I'm willing to try if a professional would help me with it.
Hi, I would advise speaking to your family doctor as often vertigo has multiple causes and these exercises can be effective only for people with BPPV. Good luck! :)
Hello vernonson how’s your vertigo now? I’m facing the same issue
Curious to know which treatment u opted?
@@doctorkhalid i am really worried that i wont get angel right of head