The American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery foundation has released a clinical practice guideline for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The revised guideline, an update ...

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

The song “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” is not about benign positional vertigo (BPV). It’s not about an actual record either. But the song’s title could in some ways describe the symptoms that ...

A common type of dizziness can be treated with a simple head maneuver. By Richard Klasco, M.D. Q. Please explain positional vertigo. Two of my siblings have woken up in the morning with it. What do ...

Sudden dizzy spells, also known as vertigo, are incredibly jarring. And that’s only exacerbated by the fact that, if you didn’t just hit the booze, the episodes can be extremely difficult to ...

Vertigo is the sudden sensation of losing balance, associated particularly with the feeling of looking down from a great height. It can also feel like you are spinning or the room around you is ...

A pivotal observational study provides compelling evidence linking vestibular dysfunction to cognitive decline in the elderly, suggesting that impaired balance and spatial orientation may serve as an ...

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.