Mostly only older men & women are effected by BPPV
but, they have to go to the doctors and do special movements
The main strategy used to move the rocks out of the canal is
called the Epley maneuver. It was first introduced in the late
1980s, and has since been adopted by many ear specialists,
neurologists, physical therapists and audiologists.
Otoconia: Inner Ear Crystals
Where are they located
& What are they for?
Within the inner ear, there's a little pouch called the utricle that contains about 1,000 little pebbles made of calcium carbonate.
The tiny rocks serve an important purpose: They stimulate nerve cells when we move our heads — and send signals to our brain that guide our sense of up and down.
Importance
These little "crystals" Keep you balnced. With out them
In the gel You would get an extreme case of motion sickness
and you would either passs out or Vomit.
Crystalline particles of calcium carbonate and a protein adhering to the gelatinous membrane of the maculae of the utricle and saccule.
What do you do if your crystals get knocked out of place?
Sometimes this can make people really dizzy!
What makes people dizzy is when rocks get knocked loose, by either
hitting your head, virus, or just old age. This is called as benign paroxysma positional vertigo or BPPV.
Top left (h), a normal ear cavity houses two crystals below the ear's semicircular canals. Center (i–m), the cavity grows malformed around abnormal crystals, which are misshapen or located in the wrong place. Bottom left (n), close-up of a normal ear crystal. Bottom right (o–p), the crystals grown in irregular shapes or fuse together.