Dizziness, or vertigo, is a surprisingly common problem that can throw our lives off balance as we get older. This sensation of moving or spinning is more common in women than men, and often seem to ...
Eye exercises can help alleviate vertigo. Examples include gaze stablization, or keeping the gaze fixed while moving the head, and pursuit, where the eyes move but the head stays still. Vertigo is not ...
Excessive dizziness, nausea and an unsteady gait are just some of the symptoms of a vertigo attack. With possibly no apparent triggers, an attack can come at any time, forcing you to stall your life ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had open heart surgery and has a pacemaker. He fell while getting out of the car, and his cardiologist recommended that he see an ENT doctor, who said he has the worst case ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a terrible case of vertigo. I'm not sure what causes it or what I can do to prevent it from happening to me again. I was given two medications, promethazine for nausea and ...
DEAR DOCTOR K: I suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. I’ve heard that something called the Epley maneuver may help. Could you explain what this is? DEAR READER: Vertigo is the sensation ...
Vertigo. For most people, the word summons images of Jimmy Stewart dangling from high places in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller by the same name. It means something else, however, to hundreds of ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I have a terrible case of vertigo. I’m not sure what causes it or what I can do to prevent it from happening to ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had open heart surgery and has a pacemaker. He fell while getting out of the car, and his cardiologist recommended that he see an ENT doctor, who said he has the worst case ...