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: Long-lasting vertigo
“My vertigo episode started with a bad spinning sensation and vomiting and I had to go to the hospital. The next day I was allowed home after tests for a stroke which were all clear. I was given a steroid injection, and an Epley Maneuver was also performed in hospital on the second day. IContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Long-lasting vertigo”
Ask the Doctor: Half Somersault tip
When using the Half Somersault maneuver for BPPV, do you keep your eyes open like you do during the Epley maneuver? Both of these maneuvers are used to treat BPPV, the form of vertigo that lasts for several seconds and is set off by rolling over in bed or arising quickly. When health care providersContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Half Somersault tip”
