Ask The Doctor: Nausea and Vertigo

Thank you, thank you Dr Foster, for making this video!! I had terrible vertigo for days and it was so intense one morning that I vomited.  I tried the Epley maneuver and it was only marginally effective. I had to do the half somersault a few times to completely resolve the vertigo, but it didContinue reading “Ask The Doctor: Nausea and Vertigo”

Ask the Doctor: Stress and vertigo

When I first started having these periods of dizziness, I was told it was stress. It seems that stress gets blamed for a lot of vertigo. Is that true? Mine still keeps coming back but I am about to use your method. Thank you so much. Stress seems to make every symptom worse.  It’s rareContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Stress and vertigo”

BPPV: The 15 minute Wait

After doing the half somersault, the Epley maneuver, or any of the other maneuvers for BPPV on yourself, I recommend that you wait 15 minutes before doing another maneuver.  Providers generally don’t wait long between maneuvers, so why should you do this, and what do you do while you’re waiting?