Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with BPPV Occurrence and Recurrence

There is increasing evidence that Vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for BPPV as well as its recurrences. BPPV is a condition whereby a person may suffer from brief but severe vertiginous attacks with head position changes that occur due to displaced otoliths (calcium crystals) within the inner ear. Although easy to treat with precisely defined head position maneuvers (, i.e. Epley maneuver for posterior canal BPPV ), its occurrence let alone recurrence can be alarming for patients.…

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Chronic Hives Due to Vitamin D Deficiency

It seems that there is more and more research being published indicating that vitamin D deficiency leads to allergy exacerbation (and by supplementation, the severity can be reduced). Particularly problematic given so many people are vitamin D deficient as a possible byproduct of working indoors for so many of us (including physicians). The most recent research out of Nebraska suggests that chronic urticaria in adults may be due to reduced vitamin D levels. In the small study, researchers…

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Even in Hawaii, People Have Vitamin D Deficiency!

Ever since I've come across reports that Vitamin D supplementation is helpful to decrease allergy symptoms , I've encountered other interesting factoids including this one... Even in Hawaii where one would expect it's population to get plenty of sunshine, 51% ended up STILL having low vitamin D levels in a study population consisted of 93 adults (30 women and 63 men) with a mean age of 24!!! Read the study here . (For those not in the know, our bodies make vitamin D only with su…

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Vitamin D May Treat Or Prevent Allergies!

Vitamin D is being blamed for a great many deal of human illnesses including rickets, depression, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, autoimmune disease, certain cancers, osteoporosis, heart disease, etc. We might as well add allergies  to the list... Researchers have found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergies! Low vitamin D levels was found to heighten Th2 reactivity which drives allergy response. The evidence is compelling enough that it would …

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