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    The Rocks in our Heads

    We all have "rocks" in our heads. They are in our inner ear and help our bodies determine which way is up. They are essential for balance.

    Sometime after age 40 those "rocks" begin to fall apart. It is a slow process and we barely notice. But eventually, sometime in our 60s, 70s, or 80s, we begin to lose our balance for no good reason. We fall in the shower, or worse, fall down stairs. We fall down trying to enter Air Force One.

    My youngest brother falls down all the time and needs help to get back up. One time he fell down when he got up to let his cats go outside. He stayed on the floor for several hours until someone came home and helped him up. He is not quite 60.

    A few minutes ago, I got up to get another cup of coffee. I didn't get up quickly, there was nothing unusual about getting up this time. But I had the most peculiar sensation of stumbling or falling. I didn't. But I could have.

    I addressed this in one of the medical books I wrote a few years ago while having never experienced it myself. From my research people with this issue tend to self-isolate for fear of falling down in public.

    It is one more thing to be mindful of.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    That is also a sign in some nutritional / hormonal deficiencies.
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    I have intermittent peripheral neuropathy in my feet, which also causes balance issues.

    An ENT took xrays, poked about in my ears, and ran a number of hearing tests, and while I have lost some hearing in my right ear, no mention was made of my 'stones dissolving'. I've even had a MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma.

    I'll have to look into this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    That is also a sign in some nutritional / hormonal deficiencies.
    I didn't see that in my research. It would not surprise me, however.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
    I have intermittent peripheral neuropathy in my feet, which also causes balance issues.

    An ENT took xrays, poked about in my ears, and ran a number of hearing tests, and while I have lost some hearing in my right ear, no mention was made of my 'stones dissolving'. I've even had a MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma.

    I'll have to look into this.
    The rocks are tiny. :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    The rocks are tiny. :-)
    So, pebbles? That may account for some of the 'thunk' noises I hear at night....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
    So, pebbles? That may account for some of the 'thunk' noises I hear at night....
    When a tiny piece separates and migrates to the wrong part of our ears it causes vertigo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
    I have intermittent peripheral neuropathy in my feet, which also causes balance issues.

    An ENT took xrays, poked about in my ears, and ran a number of hearing tests, and while I have lost some hearing in my right ear, no mention was made of my 'stones dissolving'. I've even had a MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma.

    I'll have to look into this.
    Too much wine can cause balance issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    Too much wine can cause balance issues.
    True. But that is entirely a different problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    We all have "rocks" in our heads. They are in our inner ear and help our bodies determine which way is up. They are essential for balance.

    Sometime after age 40 those "rocks" begin to fall apart. It is a slow process and we barely notice. But eventually, sometime in our 60s, 70s, or 80s, we begin to lose our balance for no good reason. We fall in the shower, or worse, fall down stairs. We fall down trying to enter Air Force One.

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    I addressed this in one of the medical books I wrote a few years ago while having never experienced it myself. From my research people with this issue tend to self-isolate for fear of falling down in public.

    It is one more thing to be mindful of.
    Interesting because my mother had a type of vertigo her doctor called "rocks in your head". They put her in some special chair . raised her up and "drooped" the chair quickly for treatment. That was 30 years ago of course. I never knew the medical name for her type of vertigo but it was not as serious as your brother's

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