Q: I am a 67-year-old male in excellent physical health. The only issue I have is occasional bouts of vertigo. These episodes started when I was about 44 years old. My symptoms are varying degrees of ...

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 ...

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What causes BPPV, and is there a treatment for it? A: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is one of the most common causes of vertigo (dizziness). BPPV is characterized by sudden bursts of ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. As far back as a teenager, Dorothy de Souza Guedes remembers dealing with vertigo. “Most kids enjoyed ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old female. A month ago, I woke up with ...

We’ve all experienced dizziness after riding a rollercoaster or spinning around in circles with the grandkids. That off-balance feeling can be fun in small doses, but if it occurs randomly, it may ...

She felt "room-spinning" dizziness. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Air bubbles trapped in a woman's inner ear caused her to ...

Dr. Frederick S. Lorenz, an ear, nose and throat specialist for Aurora Healthcare's Burlington clinic said true vertigo is uncommon. It's not just a lightheadedness or dizziness, but a true loss of ...

Vertigo, or dizziness, can last for hours or even weeks and can be debilitating. Treatment use to involve drugs, even surgery, but new guidelines recommend a much easier fix. Last year Melvin ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 83-year-old female. A month ago, I woke up with vertigo, thought it was caused by a plugged ear, and went to the doctor with this complaint. He cleaned my ear and told me to ...