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

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 ...

Dizziness and giddiness may happen for various reasons. Sometimes, an underlying cause is the trigger for these symptoms, and treating the associated condition can help relieve them. Dizziness and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old female. A month ago, I woke up with vertigo, thought it was caused by a plugged ear, and went to the doctor with this complaint. He cleaned my ear and told me to ...

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 ...

Most people have felt woozy or lightheaded at least once in their lives. But feeling dizzy several times a month is much more common in people over age 65 — and it’s a big reason for seeing the doctor ...

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 ...

Millions of Britons suffer from dizziness that lasts months or even years — with many of them struggling to obtain a correct diagnosis or access treatment which could quell the disorientating ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

For up to 10 percent of the population—and close to half of people over the age of 40—vertigo is more than just an Alfred Hitchcock movie. A leading Westchester authority, Dr. Stephen Marks, attending ...

Alcohol can worsen vertigo symptoms. Individuals who drink excess alcohol may also experience vertigo and spatial disorientation. Vertigo is a sensation of dizziness that causes people to feel that ...