My latest paper with co-author Olivia Kalmanson just came out and can be read here. It’s about an ongoing confusion regarding how BPPV (positional vertigo) causes its symptoms. This confusion has been going on for over 50 years now. This kind of problem is very common in science. It begins when a prominent researcher publishesContinue reading “Our latest BPPV paper”
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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”
BPPV treatment: Turning 45 degrees?
A positional vertigo patient struggles to understand how to do the maneuver for the right ear: TURN HEAD TOWARDS ELBOW? Which part of head, the chin or the back of the head? Picture shows back of head towards rt elbow. I don’t see any 45 degree angle; the head looks almost in same plane asContinue reading “BPPV treatment: Turning 45 degrees?”
Ending Vertigo Today 