Vertigone

Help! I fell after bending over

I’ve had plenty of vertigo in the past, but I wasn’t dizzy at all when I fell. I just bent over to pick up a heavy pot, and tipped right over. Sometimes when hiking on hills I’ll lose my balance, and I’ve fallen a couple of times. I’m in my 70’s, is this normal? FallingContinue reading “Help! I fell after bending over”

Our latest BPPV paper

My latest paper with co-author Olivia Kalmanson just came out and can be read here. It’s about an ongoing confusion regarding how BPPV (positional vertigo) causes its symptoms. This confusion has been going on for over 50 years now. This kind of problem is very common in science. It begins when a prominent researcher publishesContinue reading “Our latest BPPV paper”

Aural vertigo comes in two flavors

By far the most common cause of inner-ear-related vertigo is BPPV, with brief spins brought on by lying down or rolling over in bed. However, there are many other causes of vertigo, and it can be very confusing to figure out which one is the problem if you have something more complicated than BPPV. OneContinue reading “Aural vertigo comes in two flavors”