an easy aid to mitigate vertigo

ANNALS COMMENTARY an easy aid to mitigate vertigo I am Professor & Head of the Department of Physiology of a medical college in Dehradun. A few years back, my second daughter was born and it was a difficult pregnancy experience since I had to undergo premature labour due to my problem of 'pregnancy induced hyper-tension'. While I was recovering from my problem, I attended an evening outdoor party. Perhaps the cold evening was a little too cold for my feeble body so later I had an attack of labyrinthitis induced vertigo. The feeling was awful, my surroundings were whirling and I was badly diplopic. Even a slight lift from my bed made me feel nauseating and I had constant bout of vomitings. My husband is an Ophthalmologist, he really comforted me and told that diplopia is temporary and is soon going to regress. Immediately, I was given medication – cinnarizine. However, I continued to feel very sick and unwell. I was lying down and went into slumber. Suddenly, I imagined or dreamt of a wall clock with its both arms at 12 o'clock, I wondered! as suddenly the nauseating feeling disappeared. Thus, whenever problem recurs, I use this method of visualization and focus on this image of clock with both arms at 12 o'clock to alleviate these symptoms. Although I have not researched effect of this manoeuvre on the patients suffering from vertigo, however, I have helped many of my acquaintances using this method and it has worked really well.