Your doctor may use tests like the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, the head impulse test, the Romberg test, or the Fukuda-Unterberger ...

Vertigo is a form of severe dizziness that can result in a loss of balance, a feeling of falling, trouble walking or standing, or nausea. There is more than one type of vertigo, each with a different ...

A novel video-goggle recording device that patients wore at home helped identify the etiology of acute vertigo episodes, a proof-of-concept study showed. With video oculography goggles, patients were ...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is characterized by recurrence, which exposes patients to repeated vertigo attacks. Vitamin D deficiency has been found to be a risk factor in benign paroxysmal ...

The song “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” is not about benign positional vertigo (BPV). It’s not about an actual record either. But the song’s title could in some ways describe the symptoms that ...

Vertigo is a sensation of spinning or movement of the surroundings, even when they are not actually moving. While it may not be a disease, it may be a sign of a problem of the inner ear or the brain.

This week we are going to discuss a condition which causes dizziness and the treatments which can help alleviate it. BPPV or benign positional paroxysmal vertigo is a condition of the inner ear which ...