Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a type of vertigo caused by calcium crystals in the inner ear. These crystals are usually located in two parts of the ear called the utricle and saccule.

What caused acute vertigo in two healthy women? That's the diagnostic challenge described by David Elisha, BS, of Tel Aviv University School of Medicine in Israel, and Ronen Nazarian, MD, of ...

The clinical interplay between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and vitamin D deficiency has gained substantial attention in recent years. BPPV, characterised by brief, recurrent episodes ...

Dear Savvy Senior, What can cause dizziness in older adults? I have dizzy spells from time to time, but I’m not sure what causes it or what I should do about it. –Dizzy Donna Dear Donna,Whether it’s a ...

SAVVY SENIOR: As many as 30 percent of people older than 60 experience dizziness at some point, about 50 percent after age 85 ...

FARGO -- A shampoo with a scalp massage at the hair salon does wonders for stress relief, but the feeling is quickly spoiled when the person sits up and the room starts spinning. This happened to me ...

A novel video-goggle recording device that patients wore at home helped identify the etiology of acute vertigo episodes, a proof-of-concept study showed. With video oculography goggles, patients were ...

The emotional, functional and physical effects of vertigo on patients with vestibular migraine were shown to be more significant compared with the experiences of patients with benign paroxysmal ...

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 ...