If you frequently experience dizziness or lightheadedness when you stand up from sitting or lying down, you might have a condition known as postural hypotension, also known as orthostatic hypotension, or OH #1. In this condition, a lag in communication between the...
Also known as “sick headache”, vestibular migraine – named for the part of the inner ear that contains the sensory nerves for balance – incapacitates its victims with vertigo, dizziness and nausea. Between 30 to 50% of migraine sufferers experience vestibular symptoms...
An infection that invades the part of the inner ear chamber known as the vestibule can cause inflammation of the nerves that carry sound and balance information to the brain. As a result, one of two potential conditions can develop. In one condition known, as...
One of the most common inner ear conditions that causes vertigo and dizziness occurs when the body’s ability to regulate the production of fluid in the inner ear canals becomes impaired, leading to excess fluid accumulation. Known as Meniere’s disease,...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is the most common cause of vertigo – a kind of dizziness that involves a sensation of spinning or swaying, and affects about 2.4% of people2. It’s a mouthful to say, but what is it, really? Benign, means that it is not,...
