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Dizziness and Vertigo |
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV); BPPV; Vertigo |
Neurological dizziness is not due to spinning around, standing upside-down or motion sickness. It is a light-headed sensation in which there is a head-ache and reduced consciousness. This can be accompanied by seeing stars, blacking out, convulsions, fainting, paralysis and other neurological symptoms. Take note that the dizziness caused by fainting is different from that of dizziness caused by spinning too fast. It is a different sensation. The stars (white spots that appear to move infron ...
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Resources
- Aging Vestibular System (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- American Hearing Research Foundation
- Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Balance Disorders (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Balance Problems [NIHSeniorHealth] (National Institute on Aging)
- Balance, Dizziness, and You (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Barotrauma (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (MayoClinic)
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Cleveland Clinic)
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Bilateral Vestibulopathy (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Cervical Vertigo (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Dining Out (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Directory of Organizations (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - lists organizations that focus on health issues relating to hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language
- Dizziness (MayoClinic)
- Dizziness and Motion Sickness (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Dizziness and Vertigo (National Institutes of Health)
- Dizziness and Vertigo (Medline Plus)
- Endolymphatic Hydrops (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Epileptic Vertigo (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Equilibrio, mareos y usted (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- General Hydrops and Meniere's Diet Suggestions (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Human Balance System (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Life, Spinning Out of Balance (Cleveland Clinic)
- Mal de Debarquement (MDD) (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Migraine and Vertigo (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- NIDCD Directory of Organizations (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- NIDCD Glossary (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Ototoxicity (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Peripheral Vestibular System (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Possible Symptoms of Vestibular Disorders (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Post-Traumatic Vertigo (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Preventing Balance and Hearing Problems (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Resource Lists by Geographic Region (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Specific Dietary Concerns (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Surgical Treatments of Vertigo (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Trouble Getting a Diagnosis? (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Vertigo (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Vestibular Disorders in Children (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Vestibular Disorders: An Overview (Vestibular Disorders Association)
- Vestibular Neuritis and Labyrinthitis (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- Vestibular Testing (American Hearing Research Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about Balance and Falls (American Physical Therapy Association)
- What You Should Know About Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Cleveland Clinic)
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