cycling into old age

[531colin]

Just dug out something I printed off at the time...
"Brandt-Daroff exercises to treat BPPV" from NHS university hospital southampton.
this is a recommended DIY treatment for the condition.
There is another one called Epley manoeuvre (or close to that) which professionals use....i think I tried it, and it involved lying on my back on the bed, which made the room spin!

Following Jonathan, its always worth looking at NICE guidelines for BPPV

[ANTONISH]

ANTONISH…..take a deep breath.

Basically, you turned (your head/body) lost your balance and fell….?
That’s a red flag to me.
The organs of balance are the semi circular canals in the inner ear; 3 in each ear in different planes, to detect movement in any plane. The canals contain liquid, and hair cells in the walls detect relative movement between the liquid and the canal so you can maintain both balance and a sense of where you are in 3 dimensional space. This is a sensitive system, it can go wrong.
I have had an unpleasant condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, where this system goes temporarily wrong. (BPPV for short)
I twice fell off the toilet, as well as sundry falling over in fields, etc .

If it was me, I would (first) be trying to reproduce the symptoms, ie standing somewhere i had hold of a support, and turning my head/body to see if I could trigger a dizzy spell, and (second) thinking about how much trouble I really needed on a foreign holiday. For example, I couldn't drive due to unpredictable dizzy spells, but my wife could drive.

Deep breath taken.
Yes turned my head and fell - not sure why - no dizziness.
I've never experienced dizziness in the normal run of things so I'm not generally prone to falling over.

I did a balance test at Kings College about two years ago and that was good - (I've been taking part in King's healthy aging study for some years and sometimes there are requests for volunteers for other studies)

What I have developed (in 2024 ) is pulsatile tinnitus (a ticking sound ) which may indicate something or not.
I've recently had an MRI scan to investigate this and am awaiting an appointment to discuss the results.
What with an appointment to deal with my developing cataracts I seem to be hogging an increasing amount of NHS resources.
I've just read your most recent post - to be investigated - thank you for your advice.