by Christian Goodman | Oct 17, 2018
We normally think of vertigo as something that has serious consequences for our ability to walk, run, turn, accurately grab objects, and other motor skills. But a new study in the latest Journal of Hearing Science revealed that vertigo also has serious consequences...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 3, 2018
You probably don’t experience vertigo all the time. It normally hits you suddenly, and you begin to feel dizzy, with the room beginning to spin. Then after anything from minutes to hours, you get better. This leads to the big question: What triggers your vertigo? And...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 27, 2018
Do you experience dizziness when you hear a certain sound? Or perhaps when you hear the old test tone on a television, a mosquito’s buzz, a trumpet, construction machinery, or a baby’s incessant crying? The sounds may actually be so subtle that you never...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 9, 2018
It wouldn’t be too bad to heal your vertigo and have fun playing a virtual computer game at the same time, right? Well, as long as it works! A team of Italian researchers has now published a study in the Journal Clinical Rehabilitation that showed how this...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 17, 2018
If you suffer from vertigo, be very careful when accepting any drugs. This is as many of them cause or worsen vertigo as a side effect. Ironically, a new German study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety revealed that one of the leading drug...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 21, 2018
Vertigo is one of the most common, if not the most common, complaint patients report to emergency rooms and clinics. A 2008 study in the Journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that 4% of emergency room and 5% of clinic visitors complain of dizziness. Why has the...