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 ...

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...

Vertigo is a condition that many people are familiar with, but not everyone understands its complexities or underlying causes. If you’ve ever felt like you or your surroundings were spinning ...

After 50, your likelihood of developing a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) increases. This condition is known to cause lightheadedness, nausea, and “the spins" — which is ...

Vertigo might seem simple, but it is far more complicated than many think. Michelle DuPree Zumbro, physical therapist and one of the practice owners at Bodies in Balance Physical Therapy in Wilmington ...

If someone suffers from bilateral vestibular hypofunction, it means that their inner ear doesn't maintain their sense balance properly. As a result, the person gets dizzy very easily. A new implant, ...

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...

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 ...

Vertigo, that unpleasant spinning sensation or dizziness, can transform a smooth flight into a disorienting ordeal. While turbulence might be the first culprit we point fingers at; air travel disrupts ...