Your doctor may use tests like the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, the head impulse test, the Romberg test, or the Fukuda-Unterberger ...
More online at www.VirginiaHearingAids.com. Individuals with vertigo mistakenly perceive motion (commonly a rotating motion) in their surroundings. The feelings of vertigo occasionally include ...
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 ...
May 30, 2008 — The American Academy of Neurology's Quality Standards Subcommittee has released a new practice parameter to guide the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). After ...
Dizziness, or vertigo, is a surprisingly common problem that can throw our lives off balance as we get older. This sensation of moving or spinning is more common in women than men, and often seem to ...
New recommendations provide guidance to healthcare providers to aid in diagnostic planning and increase implementation of therapeutic positioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal ...
Every year, millions of people in the United States develop vertigo, a spinning sensation in your head that can be very disturbing. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most ...
How can a Normal understand what it feels like to turn my head and suddenly feel like the floor has smashed violently into my face?
What caused acute vertigo in two healthy women? That's the diagnostic challenge described by David Elisha, BS, of Tel Aviv University School of Medicine in Israel, and Ronen Nazarian, MD, of ...
FARGO -- A shampoo with a scalp massage at the hair salon does wonders for stress relief, but the feeling is quickly spoiled when the person sits up and the room starts spinning. This happened to me ...
The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus.