Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways BPPV is often caused by loose calcium crystals in the inner ...

Your doctor may use tests like the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, the head impulse test, the Romberg test, or the Fukuda-Unterberger ...

Stephen Colbert has become a bit off-balance in the last month. The host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was diagnosed with benign positional vertigo — a common but irritating condition that ...

Content by Big Sky Audiology. Don’t spend the winter feeling dizzy, unsteady or unsure of your footing.

Vertigo is a sudden feeling of unsteadiness, often described as the sensation that your surroundings are spinning. I’ve experienced this myself — it’s disorienting and can make you reach for ...

It's fair to say 2020 has had some kind of impact on everyone. For late night host Stephen Colbert, the year has led to serious balance problems. "I go to stand up, and then I just fall down," Colbert ...

Vertigo affects millions of people worldwide, creating a disorienting sensation where the world seems to spin uncontrollably around them. This debilitating condition goes far beyond simple dizziness, ...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is characterized by recurrence, which exposes patients to repeated vertigo attacks. Vitamin D deficiency has been found to be a risk factor in benign paroxysmal ...

If you’ve ever suffered from an episode of vertigo, then you already know how debilitating it can be, and you never want it to happen again. Vertigo is a sensation where the environment around you ...

Occupational exposure to noise and/or vibrations is associated with the presence of vertigo, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. A history of gout is ...

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.