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How to Dissolve Crystals in the Inner Ear and Get Rid of Vertigo

May 7, 2024

04:52

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Learn how to dissolve calcium crystals in the inner ear to tackle vertigo. Discover the impact of excess calcium on vertigo and the role of vitamin D in managing it effectively. Recommendations on vitamin D dosages are provided to alleviate vertigo symptoms.

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Vertigo can be caused by misplaced calcium crystals in the inner ear, disrupting communication and balance.

Vitamin D supplementation, along with vitamin K2 and magnesium, can aid in resolving vertigo symptoms.

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Causes of Vertigo and Calcium Crystals

Vertigo is often caused by calcium crystals in the inner ear disrupting communication between hairs, nerves, and the brain. These crystals, which are meant to add mass to gel in the ear, can lead to balance issues when dislodged. Factors such as head trauma, infections, medications, and aging can contribute to these crystals moving to incorrect locations, affecting the ability to reabsorb calcium and potentially leading to vertigo.

Understanding and Managing Vertigo Due to Inner Ear Crystals

2min

Resolving Vertigo by Addressing Calcium Crystal Displacement in the Inner Ear

3min

In this podcast, I’m going to share a natural remedy for vertigo. Surgery, along with vertigo exercises, are sometimes suggested as treatment for vertigo, but this doesn’t address the root cause.

Vertigo is typically caused by calcium crystals in the wrong part of the ear. These inner ear crystals interrupt communication between the hairs and nerves in the ear and the brain. This can drastically affect balance.

It’s normal to have inner ear crystals, but if they’re in the wrong place, they can cause vertigo. In the first compartment of the inner ear, calcium crystals are situated on top of the otolithic membrane. Underneath are hairs connected to nerves that go to your brain. Calcium crystals add weight to this “gel” membrane to help you easily navigate the world around you.

Most people have around 1000 calcium crystals per ear. These inner ear crystals are only problematic when they become dislodged and go deeper into the ear. This can be caused by head trauma, infections, certain medications, and aging.

People with vertigo have higher calcium concentrations in the lymph, so they may have more trouble dissolving it. There’s a high association of people with osteoporosis and vertigo. People with osteoporosis have excess calcium in the soft tissues.

Vitamin D may help with vertigo by helping your body remove excess calcium and putting it where it belongs.

Consider taking between 10,000 and 20,000 IU of vitamin D3. Make sure to take it with vitamin K2 and magnesium. Magnesium naturally counters calcium buildup.

DATA:

https://www.nutritionalphysicaltherap...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9652482/