30-minute Vertigo fix stuns researchers

30-minute Vertigo fix stuns researchers

A study in Frontiers in Neurology shows that virtual reality (VR) could become one of the most powerful tools to treat vertigo safely from home. Traditionally, vertigo patients are prescribed vestibular rehabilitation exercises like turning your head quickly or...
Stubborn Vertigo? Here’s how to beat it

Stubborn Vertigo? Here’s how to beat it

One frustrating problem with vertigo is that even if you receive “successful” treatment, mild dizziness and balance problems may linger for months or years after the main spinning has stopped. Luckily, a new study published in Acta Oto-Laryngologica found that a...
Stubborn Vertigo Uprooted with Customization

Stubborn Vertigo Uprooted with Customization

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is the most common cause of vertigo and usually goes away with simple head movements done by doctors or physical therapists. But sometimes, it’s stubborn and doesn’t leave. What’s to do then? A simple customization, says...
Vertigo Caused By This Vitamin Deficiency

Vertigo Caused By This Vitamin Deficiency

If you are prone to vertigo, with this condition occurring every few months, then a study in the journal Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology may have the answer. Apparently, if you lack one common type of vitamin, your risk of chronic vertigo increases by...
Suffer stubborn Vertigo? Here’s Why

Suffer stubborn Vertigo? Here’s Why

You get treatment for your vertigo, thinking it’s finally gone for good. But weeks later, you still feel off-balance, lightheaded, or just… weird. What’s going on? A new study in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal reveals why vertigo can linger long after treatment —...