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Rocking vertigo and PMDD

A reader writes: I have a general sensation that I am on a boat. It is the worst in the morning and I am finding that I have difficulty walking straight and really have to concentrate on keeping my balance during the first hour of the day. Rocking vertigo is a feeling of continuous up-and-down,Continue reading “Rocking vertigo and PMDD”

Is my vertigo Meniere’s?

(My doctor) says I have beginning of Meniere’s but I truly don’t believe so. I only have one symptom, vertigo, no loss of hearing or ringing at time of the episode. My vertigo comes on when my left ear is plugged and feels full of fluid due to allergies, (which I always have). Usually itContinue reading “Is my vertigo Meniere’s?”

Drop Attacks in Vertigo Patients

If you have vertigo, you will have noticed that your balance can be so impaired that you may fall. There are lots of other reasons for falls (fainting, for example), but if the fall is due to the inner ear there is one important characteristic: you don’t lose consciousness before the fall. In fact, unlessContinue reading “Drop Attacks in Vertigo Patients”