The most common cause of intermittent dizziness has a long name: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV. Recent statistics show that about 10 percent of people older than 65 who are having ...

We’ve all experienced dizziness after riding a rollercoaster or spinning around in circles with the grandkids. That off-balance feeling can be fun in small doses, but if it occurs randomly, it may ...

Alfred Hitchcock called his frightening movie “Vertigo” for a reason. While the 1958 film noir directed by Hitchcock is classified as a psychological thriller, the real, everyday variety of vertigo is ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. As far back as a teenager, Dorothy de Souza Guedes remembers dealing with vertigo. “Most kids enjoyed ...

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 ...

A: Chances are the answer is “neither.” What you are describing sounds like benign paroxysmal positional vertigo — although when it strikes, it hardly feels benign. In addition to dizziness that can ...

You know that feeling after you’ve been on a boat, when your feet finally touch dry land again, but you still feeling like you’re riding the waves? That’s the sensation someone with vertigo ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science.View full profile Beccy holds a PhD in ...

Vertigo and dizziness are two troublesome topics that affect many people. Vertigo and dizziness are a symptom, not a diagnosis, and can sometimes signal a bigger problem. Read on to discover the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your dizziness means you experience light-headedness or feel faint, it may be due to cardiovascular problems It’s eight o’clock ...

But two months ago, when the 50-year-old Phoenix man woke up one Saturday reeling from vertigo, he had no idea what to do. “I felt like I was drunk,” he said. “I couldn’t stand up. I kept falling over ...