Todd,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

Dizziness can be caused by the crystals in the inner ear getting dislodged and ending up in the wrong part of the ear. There is a therapy called the Epley Maneuver that can be helpful.

Your return of symptoms could be from your own quick movements of your head. This could further disrupt these crystals or it could be a series of sub-concussive impacts that are cumulatively traumatizing your brain.

Unfortunately, the only way to determine which is by process of elimination. If the Epley Maneuver works, it would appear to be the crystals issue. If it does not help after a few attempts, it is something else.

If it is more pronounced when you get up and change the orientation of your head as in going from lying down to standing or sitting up-right, the crystals may be the issue.

There are a few diagnostic techniques that can be used, such as a tilt table.

You may want to try moving slowly and limiting how fast you turn your head and see if it helps. Again, process of elimination.

It could go away spontaneously, too. Then you will be left wondering what it was and if it will happen again.

Having these kinds of episodes is a good way to find out the health of the rest of your body.

Did they do a two position EKG by checking your heart rate and pulse laying down then sitting up on the side of the bed?

Just don't stress out about this. In time, it will either go away or they will/may figure out what is happening. The various things that happen when the head is jerked around can be very confusing.

Just beware that the brain can be challenged by quick movements, especially if it has had a number of body checks that have caused a movement sensitivity.

My best to you.