good to know

apparently the last four days of dizziness were not just me being crazy, but real and true vertigo.  and my pulse is crazy fast, who knew?

here's my version of what the doctor said and hence what vertigo is:
inside your ear there's this area, which he represented by making a rounded triangle kinda shape over his fist.  in it is thick liquid, i think, and maybe some thinner liquid?  anyhow, somewhere in there is some calcium, too.  the liquid is what tells your brain where you are in space.  if the calcium things are in the wrong place, the liquid bit can't tell where you are, and you feel motion sickness effects any time you move your head.

now i'm going to look up vertigo online and tell you what really is going on, and we can see how well i pay attention.
"Vertigo is a symptom, not a disease. The term vertigo refers to the sensation of spinning or whirling that occurs as a result of a disturbance in balance (equilibrium). It also may be used to describe feelings of dizziness, lightheadedness, faintness, and unsteadiness. The sensation of movement is called subjective vertigo and the perception of movement in surrounding objects is called objective vertigo.

Vertigo usually occurs as a result of a disorder in the vestibular system (i.e., structures of the inner ear, the vestibular nerve, brainstem, and cerebellum). The vestibular system is responsible for integrating sensory stimuli and movement and for keeping objects in visual focus as the body moves.

When the head moves, signals are transmitted to the labyrinth, which is an apparatus in the inner ear that is made up of three semicircular canals surrounded by fluid. The labyrinth then transmits movement information to the vestibular nerve and the vestibular nerve carries the information to the brainstem and cerebellum (areas of the brain that control coordination, balance, movement, blood pressure, and consciousness)."

ok, not bad for not so fully listening...  my ears are still bugging me, but at least now i can FUNCTION!