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Sometimes at night as i am falling to sleep, i get a really fast spinning sensation. i cannot open my eyes to stop it and i feel paralysed ?

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Dr. Kang Zhang answered

BPV: This sounds like it could be benign positional vertigo. However, it would be difficult to diagnose with certainty without a full exam and evaluation. If it is bpv, when you are examined by a physician, there is a very easy maneuver that would be able to relieve and resolve these symptoms for you.

Answered 8/14/2013

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A member asked:

Sometimes at night as i am falling to sleep, i get a really fast spinning sensation. i cannot open my eyes to stop it and i feel paralysed ?

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