Author Archives: Vertigone

Nausea and vomiting commonly accompany vertigo.  People vary in how sensitive they are to motion.  Some vomit with even mild dizziness, and others can experience violent vertigo with only mild nausea.  If you can see the environment spinning, and it continues for more than a few minutes, nausea will usually begin to build.   Vomiting canContinue reading “Why does vertigo make me sick?”

Falling  can occur due to vestibular disease, but also happens in normal people.  Humans stand on two feet, which is much less stable than the four-footed mobility of most animals.  To master this, we had to develop a tight system of reflexes and feedback to our balance system.   There are three critical areas: 1) TheContinue reading “The problem of falling”

When a person has a dizziness disorder, they will often feel off balance when on their feet.  Imbalance  or unsteadiness can be as simple as  just feeling “off”, or slightly uncertain of your balance.  As imbalance worsens, you might begin to fear that you will fall, and you may bump into doorways or have toContinue reading “How are imbalance and dizziness connected?”