BPPV maneuvers got rid of my wife’s room spinning vertigo, but immediately after she now has vague non positional dizziness while standing and walking. From what I read, it could be something called residual dizziness caused by the brain changing how it interpreted signals from the affected ear. Supposedly some exercises with head and eyeContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Vague dizziness after maneuvers”
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Ask the Doctor: Vertigo with nausea
I’ve had several spells of nausea and vertigo. It seemed to come and go, but there was always at least some degree of background nausea. At the worst point I was unable to keep down water and eventually went to the ER and got an IV and some anti-nausea meds. During the worst episode, IContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Vertigo with nausea”
What is PPPD?
One of the many rhyming acronyms in vestibular disorders is PPPD, or Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness. Because the diagnosis is based on symptoms only, with no objective signs, it has become overused, and the diagnosis can be given to almost anyone who has anxiety combined with dizziness. Dizziness causes anxiety, so it’s extremely easy toContinue reading “What is PPPD?”
Ending Vertigo Today 