Drinks:  Coffee, Alcohol and Vertigo

Common dietary advice for vertigo sufferers often calls for restrictions not just for what you eat, but also what you drink.  Alcohol is often singled out as particularly likely to cause dizziness.   Information sources frequently suggest that you should also avoid caffeine if you suffer from dizziness, including coffee, tea, and caffeinated soft drinks.   AsContinue reading “Drinks:  Coffee, Alcohol and Vertigo”

Vitamins, minerals, and vertigo

It has long been known that diet can affect some vertigo disorders. Vitamins and minerals can help in some conditions but may not do much in other dizziness disorders. This article will break down some of the key categories of dizziness and how they respond to dietary treatments. BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is theContinue reading “Vitamins, minerals, and vertigo”

Vertigo, headaches and palpitations

A reader writes in with a group of puzzling symptoms: After a lifetime of excellent balance, she experienced slight dizziness and instability that gradually worsened over a few weeks.  There was also a low, deeply vibratory sound in the right ear.  This was followed by severe vertigo for which weeks were spent in bed.  SheContinue reading “Vertigo, headaches and palpitations”