Which ear, which vertigo diagnosis?

It can be hard to figure out which ear is the source of the vertigo you are experiencing.   It’s possible to do this if your vertigo has one of these characteristics: If you can set off the vertigo with movement, you can use the movement as a clue.  If the vertigo comes on when lyingContinue reading “Which ear, which vertigo diagnosis?”

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”

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?