{"id":19432,"date":"2026-10-02T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=19432"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:53:13","slug":"what-are-actually-crystals-in-the-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/patientenblog\/was-sind-eigentlich-kristalle-im-ohr\/","title":{"rendered":"What are \u201ecrystals in the ear\u201c?\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever wondered why your brain immediately knows when you\u2019re going up in an elevator or accelerating in a car?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsible for this are the so-called otoliths (ear stones) on the utricle in our inner ear. These tiny calcium carbonate crystals are slightly heavier and help our brain perfectly coordinate gravity and linear accelerations in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this video, we take a look at the fascinating anatomy of your balance organ and see what the actual function of these bones is in a healthy state!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Would you like to know what happens when these crystals dissolve and how specific <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-medical-professionals\/bppv-exercises-epley-semont\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repositioning maneuvers <\/a>at <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo-bppv\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positional vertigo <\/a>help? Take a look at our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo-bppv\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5936\">Patient information <\/a>or that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m_bkHsZ7H1I\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m_bkHsZ7H1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main video on YouTube<\/a> Go ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Are you looking for qualified therapists near you who specialize in dizziness? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapist-search\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapist search<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hast du dich schon mal gefragt, warum dein Gehirn sofort wei\u00df, wenn du im Fahrstuhl nach oben f\u00e4hrst oder im Auto beschleunigst? Verantwortlich daf\u00fcr sind die sogenannten Otolithen (Ohr-Steine) auf dem Utrikulus in unserem Innenohr. Diese winzigen Calcium-Karbonat-Kristalle sind etwas schwerer und helfen unserem Gehirn dabei, Schwerkraft und lineare Beschleunigungen im Alltag perfekt einzuordnen. In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_jf_save_progress":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patientenblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19434,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19432\/revisions\/19434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19432"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}