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”

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”

Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?

I have been experiencing vertigo for about twenty years- the first of which was during finals week in grad school. I used to get an episode once a year but now it’s more like every 3 months lasting about 2-3 hours and having a foggy head and slight nausea for 2 days after. The halfContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?”