BPPV is the most common inner ear disorder, accounting for 20 percent of cases of those evaluated for dizziness. It can affect people of any age, though it is rare in children and most common in ...

It’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday morning and I’m wobbling across my bedroom like a tentative toddler. The floor dips beneath ...

Doing vertigo exercises can help calm your symptoms like the sensation of spinning. These four exercises are simple and can ...

Dizziness is a common problem experienced by most people at some point during their lifetime. It can be described as lightheadedness, a feeling of imbalance or a false sensation of movement (vertigo).

Dear Dr. Donohue: Will you write about dizziness? What causes it? What can be done for it? — M.H. Answer: Dizziness — vertigo — is a sensation that you or the world around you is whirling like a merry ...

Dizzy spells are often harmless and can fade quickly, but if your disorientation exceeds mere dizziness, you may have vertigo, which often manifests as the illusion of the room spinning around you.

Q: I have recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid pressing against my eardrum, which happened after a sinus infection. What was going on? How can I avoid a repeat? A: What you’re describing ...

Ears are complicated devices indeed. Not only do they allow us to hear, a special structure inside the ear is also largely responsible for our sense of balance. And sometimes, both hearing and balance ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I was struck with a case of dizziness that was unbelievable. I had to stay in bed for two days because I was so unsteady that I knew I would fall if I tried to walk. I am now in my ...

The most common cause of intermittent dizziness has a long name: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV. Recent statistics show that about 10 percent of people older than 65 who are having ...