Diseases that cause vertigo

BPPV : Our famous video

Learn how to use a home exercise to stop positional vertigo

BPPV : Basic information

What is positional vertigo? How to recognize the most common cause of vertigo.

Sleepy all the time?  Snoring can make you dizzy

Explore the link between snoring and vertigo

What kinds of dizziness are caused by sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea can cause damaging dizziness. Learn how to recognize this problem.

What causes sudden inner ear damage?

The many causes of this syndrome are discussed in this post.

Vestibular neuritis: Viruses that damage balance

Inner ear virus infections are serious causes of prolonged vertigo.

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Shingles in the ear

If you’ve had chickenpox, you might get this infection of the inner ear.

What is PPPD?

Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness is a popular diagnosis. What is it?

Ask the Doctor: Stress and vertigo

Stress is bad enough. Does it cause your vertigo, or is there more to consider?

When the inner ear leaks, sound causes vertigo

Semicircular canal dehiscence is a rare cause of vertigo.

SSCD:  Vertigo from sound and pulsing vertigo  

More symptoms of semicircular canal dehiscence are discussed in this post.

SSCD: Fixing the problem 

Treatment options for SSCD

Chiari malformations

Brain & skull malformations can be a setup for vertigo.

When the brain generates vertigo…

Central vertigo disorders cause unusual forms of dizziness.

Something rare: Wallenberg syndrome 

Strokes in the brainstem cause both imbalance and dizziness.

Your vertigo probably isn’t MS

Multiple sclerosis causes dizziness, but most dizziness is due to other factors.

Vertigo and ion channels

Disorders of brain chemistry can cause both imbalance and vertigo.

Cerebellar strokes: a dangerous form of vertigo

Strokes in the balance center of the brain make people dizzy. How to make sure you don’t miss this symptom.

The inner ear can be malformed

A malformed ear is vulnerable to trauma. We review the signs of this syndrome in this post.

A common malformation: Enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome (EVAS)

This is one of the more common inner ear malformations that cause vertigo.

Vertigo from head turning: can you kink off blood flow to your brain?

Is your vertigo due to poor blood flow? What would this look like?

Something rare: Behçet’s Syndrome

Immune disorders can set off dizziness. This is one of many types.

The problem of falling

Why do people fall so often?

How are imbalance and dizziness connected?

Vertigo increases your risk of falling. Why is this?