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  2. Otolith - Wikipedia

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    Otoliths (sagittae) are bilaterally symmetrical, with each fish having one right and one left. Separating recovered otoliths into right and left, therefore, allows one to infer a minimum number of prey individuals ingested for a given fish species. Otolith size is also proportional to the length and weight of a fish.

  3. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Within the labyrinth of the inner ear lie collections of calcium crystals known as otoconia or otoliths. In people with BPPV, the otoconia are dislodged from their usual position within the utricle, and over time, migrate into one of the three semicircular canals (the posterior canal is most commonly affected due to its anatomical position).

  4. Vestibular system - Wikipedia

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    It is probably caused when pieces that have broken off otoliths have slipped into one of the semicircular canals. In most cases, it is the posterior canal that is affected. In certain head positions, these particles shift and create a fluid wave which displaces the cupula of the canal affected, which leads to dizziness, vertigo and nystagmus.

  5. What's the most effective way to treat shingles? Can it be ...

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    Feeling pain in the early stages of a shingles infection. A weak immune system. Other long-term difficulties that can develop include the following: Vertigo. Problems with eyesight. Hepatitis.

  6. FDA approves new pain medication as an alternative to ... - AOL

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    Acute pain is something more than 80 million Americans fill prescriptions to treat each year, according to Vertex. As opposed to chronic pain, which can last well after an injury or illness has ...

  7. Why breakup anxiety hits hard and how to get back on your feet

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    Heart pain: Broken hearts are real. Broken heart syndrome can happen after a loss like a breakup. It involves sudden, intense chest pain, similar to how a heart attack feels.

  8. Congenital insensitivity to pain - Wikipedia

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    A patient and doctor discuss congenital insensitivity to pain. For people with this disorder, cognition and sensation are otherwise normal; for instance, patients can still feel discriminative touch (though not always temperature [3]), and there are generally no detectable physical abnormalities.

  9. Statoliths - Wikipedia

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