Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Most vertigo episodes last from a few seconds to a few hours, but severe cases can persist for months.Peripheral vertigo is mainly caused by ...

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 ...

In a first-of-its-kind study published in the March 1, 2017 edition of Molecular Therapy, researchers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and Johns ...

Dear Dr. Roach: After many years of various treatments, including allergy shots, food studies and an ear tube, I was recently diagnosed with "semicircular canal dehiscence." Can you explain what this ...

She felt "room-spinning" dizziness. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Air bubbles trapped in a woman's inner ear caused her to ...

Vertigo, or dizziness, can last for hours or even weeks and can be debilitating. Treatment use to involve drugs, even surgery, but new guidelines recommend a much easier fix. Last year Melvin ...

A common type of dizziness can be treated with a simple head maneuver. By Richard Klasco, M.D. Q. Please explain positional vertigo. Two of my siblings have woken up in the morning with it. What do ...

A labyrinthectomy is a surgery to remove the labyrinth in the ear. The labyrinth is a structure that usually helps with balance. A doctor may recommend a labyrinthectomy if an issue with the labyrinth ...

Most people have felt woozy or lightheaded at least once in their lives. But feeling dizzy several times a month is much more common in people over age 65 — and it’s a big reason for seeing the doctor ...

Many times, people use dizziness and vertigo interchangeably, but there is a difference. While they are both balance problems, dizziness is an overall feeling of being unbalanced. With vertigo, there ...