Many times, people use dizziness and vertigo interchangeably, but there is a difference. While they are both balance problems, dizziness is an overall feeling of being unbalanced. With vertigo, there ...

The most reliable treatment for BPPV is a fairly simple, non-surgical procedure called canalith repositioning, according to an article written by Dr. Huai Cheng of the Division of Geriatric Medicine ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

Alexandria, VA - The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue a comprehensive clinical guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and treat ...

Dizziness is one of the most common medical complaints affecting older adults, with10-20 percent of such complaints resulting from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Many research studies ...

Therapist-led assessment and treatment are efficacious for resolving benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) due to acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). Repositioning manoeuvres are more ...

Vadodara: The insurance claim of a senior citizen, who underwent treatment for vertigo, was rejected by his insurer, citing ...

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For those who may have been feeling a bit dizzy when standing up quickly or even when changing positions while sleeping – a simple maneuver to reset a few things may help. The ...

Vertigo, or dizziness, can last for hours or even weeks and can be debilitating. Treatment use to involve drugs, even surgery, but new guidelines recommend a much easier fix. Last year Melvin ...

Your ear is a complex organ made up of three parts: Otoconia, or ear stones, are small crystals of calcium carbonate found in two organs of your vestibular system called the saccule and utricle.