Giorgia Meloni jokes live on stage in Pescara, where she concluded the Fratelli d'Italia event and talks about the otoliths, which had already forced her to take a rest period a few months ago. «I'm doing my best but I feel like I'm on a roller coaster, I'm here trying to stay still but if you see me swaying, don't worry, I can handle it». So the Prime Minister from the stage of Pescara of FdI referring to the problem with the otoliths, «you know this thing that happens to my ears, that makes me dizzy».
What are Otoliths
Sometimes a “little stone” is enough to disrupt them and cause annoying dizziness. This is the case with otoliths. What are they and what are the remedies? To understand this - they inform from Niguarda Hospital - a “small journey” beyond our eardrum, into the inner ear, is necessary. This is indeed the location of our balance sensors. These structures are contained in ampullae carved in the bone and are filled with a fluid, the endolymph. Inside, the balance sensory cells are positioned, equipped with vertical cilia, on which rests a layer of countless crystals called otoliths, which act like tiny pebbles. With every movement of the head, the otoliths, being heavier than the lymph, cause a deflection of the cilia of the sensory cells. This stimulation sends a signal to the brain informing it about the changes in our head's position in space.
But every time we lie down or get up, the otoliths move inside the ampulla causing a violent impulse to the sensors, which in turn send a sudden rotation signal to the brain. This causes annoying dizziness, which is especially manifested by dizziness in bed. The scientific name of the disorder is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and the episodes repeat every time the head changes position, especially when lying down or turning on one's side, especially at night. While standing, during the day, only a vague sense of instability persists, without dizziness.
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