Many times, people use dizziness and vertigo interchangeably, but there is a difference. While they are both balance problems, dizziness is an overall feeling of being unbalanced. With vertigo, there ...

A web-based system can help patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) diagnose and treat a recurrent bout of dizziness on their own, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

Occupational exposure to noise and/or vibrations is associated with the presence of vertigo, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. A history of gout is ...

After 50, your likelihood of developing a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) increases. This condition is known to cause lightheadedness, nausea, and “the spins" — which is ...

What caused acute vertigo in two healthy women? That's the diagnostic challenge described by David Elisha, BS, of Tel Aviv University School of Medicine in Israel, and Ronen Nazarian, MD, of ...

Nearly 40% of U.S. adults will experience vertigo – the false sensation that you or your surroundings are moving – at least once during their lives. Dizziness, including vertigo, is one of the most ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Key Takeaways The Semont maneuver helps treat dizziness and vertigo from BPPV by repositioning calcium crystals in the inner ear. During the Semont ...

The first step in treating vertigo is understanding its cause. Many conditions can trigger vertigo an expert says. Middle ear fluid, dislodged crystals in the inner ear, Meniere's disease, vestibular ...

Vertigo is the sudden sensation of losing balance, associated particularly with the feeling of looking down from a great height. It can also feel like you are spinning or the room around you is ...

The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus.