Dizziness, or vertigo, is a surprisingly common problem that can throw our lives off balance as we get older. This sensation of moving or spinning is more common in women than men, and often seem to ...
The most common cause of intermittent dizziness has a long name: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV. Recent statistics show that about 10 percent of people older than 65 who are having ...
Dizziness can result from many conditions: low blood pressure, migraines, ear infections, and Meniere's disease, in which fluid buildup in the inner ear triggers a false sense of motion. But the ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a terrible case of vertigo. I'm not sure what causes it or what I can do to prevent it from happening to me again. I was given two medications, promethazine for nausea and ...
Vertigo is a condition that many people are familiar with, but not everyone understands its complexities or underlying causes. If you’ve ever felt like you or your surroundings were spinning ...
More than five million people in the U.S. head to the doctor each year complaining about dizziness. Now the American Academy of Otolaryngology is updating recommendations on how to diagnose and treat ...