Hi T.,
I had permanent tubes put in my ears about 5 years ago (I had tubes when I was three too...I always had problems with my ears and when we would fly I would get fluid behind my eardrums and would have to get a perscription as soon as we got home...I would even lose hearing)
Anyway, for a while sometime after I had my tubes put in I felt dizzy and off balance.
My ENT Doctor gave me some exercises to try at home to see if they could help me.
Here's what the pamphlet says:
POSITIONING EXERCISES
A SPECIFIC TYPE OF DIZZINESS, CALLED POSITIONAL VERTIGO, CAN BE HELPED OR EVEN CURED BY THESE EXERCISES. THESE SHOULD BE DONE TWICE DAILY: ONCE ON GETTING UP IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT. PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN DURING THESE EXERCISES AND FOCUS ON A FIXE OBJECT WHENEVER YOU FEEL DIZZY.
**While sitting on the side of the bed with your feet on the floor, lie flat on your back and turn your head to the right. Keep your eyes open and wait until the dizziness stops. Then sit up and look straight ahead. When you feel stable, lie back again on the bed turning your head to the right, keeping your eyes open until the dizziness stops. Repeat this exercise five times turning your head to the right.
**Repeat the same exercixe, turning your head to the left when you lie back. Sit up after the dizziness stops and look straight ahead. Then lie back, again turning your head to the left and keeping your eyes open. Repeat this exercise of turning your head to the left.
**This exercise will make you dizzy at first, but the spinning feeling will get less as you continue to do the repetitions. In time the amount of dizziness will decrease or may even suddenly stop. You will be asked to continue doing these until seen back in the office for a repeat examination.
If your daughter continues to have the spells, take her to a doctor and see what is going on with her body. It could be nothing...you never know...don't risk it.
There are also exercises on this paper to improve your balance but it is longer...if you're interested in them too just send me an e-mail.
I hope the POSITIONING EXERCISES help!!!
Good luck!