dizzy when laying down with eyes are closed

[olivia224]

when i was laying in bed this morning...i started to feel like i was spinning kinda slowly...and then i felt like my eyes were gunna start to shake...but like when i opened my eyes everythin was fine?? i started t get really worried about it soo i had to get up??

has anyone ever experienced this??

please someone help me!!!!

[olivia224]

thanks for repsonding..however I dont think it is bppv b/c when i opened my eyes it wasnt spinning and when i move my head all around nothing happens...and last night there was no spinning when i rolled over or moved my head or anything?? soo id think it is that? what do u think?? what else could it be??

[Bridget A. Hewitt, RN]

HI and thanks for using the forum.

Generally speaking, you should see a doctor if you experience periods of unexplained dizzyness or vertigo for more than a week.

What you have described sounds like BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo).  BPPV is characterized by a brief episode of mild to moderate dizzyness and is usually triggered by a change in position (such as lying down).  BPPV is usually not serious, except that it increase the chance for falls.  Treatment includes a series of head movements that can help alleviate the symptoms.  

I hope this information is helpful.  Good luck.

Bridget  

[allmymarbles]

Thank you for explaining anatomy form me. That's right, the head bone is connected to the neck bone. I have to tell my doctor about that.

[olivia224]

well ur head is attached to ur neck...soo he prob. adjusted ur neck...thnaks for ur help...sorry it was such a difficult thing for you to do.....JEESH!!

[allmymarbles]

No, it was not a mind thing. HE ADJUSTED MY HEAD. You know, with his hands. Jeesh!

[olivia224]

oo ok...soo was it more of a mind thing...i just want to no so i can ask my doc about it...interesting...soo he didnt think it was ur ear or anything that was effecting it??

[allmymarbles]

I don't remember exactly what his manipulations were (it was a few years ago), but it definitely was my head and not my neck that he adjusted. It worked for my and you have nothing to lose by trying it.

[olivia224]

how did he adjust ur head? sorry to keep asking u but im very curious?? do u think this is what I have?? possiably

[allmymarbles]

He didn't adjust my neck. He adjusted my head.

[olivia224]

last night there was no spinning or anything...and nothing happened when i closed my eyes?? so idk what it is now?? like why it only happens sometimes...soo id think its vertigo or bppv b/c it isnt constant??

[olivia224]

rreally so it was a neck problem?? I was wondering that bc my neck has been hurting!!

i just hope it isnt an ear related problem/...which i dont think it is cause it only happens like once in a while and im not dizzy when i open my eyes?? was this like what u had??
were ur sypmtoms like mine??

wat did ur doc do??

[allmymarbles]

Yes. I told my doctor about it and he adjusted my head (something I did not know was possible). Then I was fine. (My MD also has training as a chiropractor.)