My Vertigo is Back (Day 3401 - 3/18/19)

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The vlog starts out with Stephen turning off the lights in the house and filming a bird outside eating from the bird feeder. He then films Kepler and asks him if he was happy after getting some food. Stephen then talks about how he is awake earlier than usual. He says that they usually wake up between 10:00-10:30 A.M. and around 8:30 A.M. when they have Breakfast Stream. Stephen then suddenly receives a phone call from "Scam Likely". He then mentions that he woke up at 9:00 A.M. since his alarm went off, but he is going to let Mallory sleep in a little more. Stephen says he just checked his phone and noticed that the podcast he filmed with Dan and William was released.

The video then transitions to a short clip of Sagan and Kepler while Stephen is driving the car and explaining that they were going to get groceries since they couldn't yesterday. He said that they were probably going to get lunch first before grocery shopping. Stephen then mentions how much pollen there is on the front windshield of the car. Mal says that their car is tan, but it still looks pretty yellow from the pollen. Stephen says that their car is the perfect color for pollen season since the pollen just blends in with the color of the car. He said that you can see more clearly how much pollen there is by looking at other cars though.

Stephen and Mal then go into BBQ House to have lunch. Stephen asks Mal what she is drawing. She says that she is drawing her LED lights with the barn doors and the diffusion material for the lights. She says that she drew 4 layers to represent the 4 layers of diffusion material for each light. Mal said that she thought of an idea of how to secure the material to the light so that it doesn't fray and fall apart. She also said that she had an idea about how they can secure the material in way that allows them to change the number of layers based on necessity.

Stephen and Mal return home. Stephen announces that his vertigo has come back. He says that ever since the dizziness started in late January he has had a dull headache. However, over time the dizziness went away but today he had severe vertigo. Stephen said that he thought it might have been just a one time thing and didn't worry about it, but the dizziness has been an ongoing thing today. He says that the ENT told him that vertigo would be a life-long thing so it wasn't unlikely that the vertigo would come back. Stephen mentions that he had stopped doing the "flop" exercises since he had gotten better. He also mentions that someone on Discord suggested an exercise that was created by Dr. Carol Foster which is supposed to be an alternative to the Epley maneuver. Stephen said the exercise looks kind of strange, but the Youtube video has about 3 millions views and a lot of positive comments about how it worked.

Stephen tries the exercise since he was feeling dizzy even though he was just sitting still in his chair. He starts by getting in a kneeling position and looking up while counting to 30 in order to try and induce the vertigo. Then, he puts his head upside down while tucking his chin in. Next, he looks in the direction of the ear that is causing issues. Then, he brings his head up so that it is level with his back. Finally, he return to the kneeling position. Stephen said that the exercise might require multiple repetitions in order for the vertigo to go away. He says that the doctor in the video suggested to space them out 15 minutes apart if you were doing multiple repetitions. He also mentions that for some people in the comments the exercise worked the first time, while for other people they had to do it a few times in order for the vertigo to go away. Stephen says he is skeptical about this exercise working, but a lot of people in the comments were saying it worked which was encouraging.

The video then transitions to Mal cooking dinner. Stephen then asks Mal if she had dropped a mushroom while cooking since there was a mushroom on the floor. They had dijon mustard salmon with mushrooms for dinner. Stephen says that Mal was in process of washing the sheets, the towels, and the furniture covers that come off. So, they didn't have a place to sit since they both usually sit on the couch for dinner. Stephen says that they moved 2 of the kitchen dining table chairs into the living room instead so they could watch TV. He said that they could have had dinner at the regular dining table, but Dan just finished editing the new episode of GTA Online and he wanted to watch it on the TV. There is then a brief preview clip of the new GTA Online episode.

Kit Kat Flavor Tried: Cookies & Cream Kit Kat

Stephen says that this Kit Kat is from Europe and that it was really strange that the label on the tin foil wrapper was wrapped horizontally. Stephen said that it was delicious and one of the best Kit Kats that he has ever had. Mal said that it wasn't the flavor she was expecting, but it was really good. Stephen said that it was basically the Original Kit Kat combined with the White Chocolate Kit Kat.