The word 'allergic' is often used loosely and has become almost a part of our general conversation. In a way it has become synonymous with 'dislike'. Many ailments which cannot be immediately diagnosed are incorrectly attributed to allergy. Infact, allergy is an unusu...

Vertigo, or dizziness, is a symptom, not a disease. Vertigo is one of the most common health problems in adults. It is a major symptom of a balance disorder. It is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is stationary with respect to the earth or surroundi...

Drugs Used in Symptomatic Treatment A single or a few doses of phenothiazines and other drugs can be used for symptomatic treatment of nausea and vomiting. Phenothiazines and Other Dopamine Agonists Prochlorperazine (Stemetil). Triflupromazine (Siquil...

Meniere's disease is a condition characterized by sudden, sometimes severe attacks of vertigo, which is the sudden and unsteady sensation that you or your surroundings are moving or spinning. A Ménière's episode generally involves severe vertigo (spinning), imbalanc...

This article is written from a layman's' perspective. Always check with your doctor with any vertigo symptoms (dizziness). The first time I experienced Vertigo symptoms was right after I had a nasty bout with bronchitis. I had already missed one week of work because ...

Unfortunately, these words are heard by far too many people. Although this may be true in that the problem really is in your head, (anatomically), one would anticipate that with the myriad of information on brain based disorders available today, that a far more specif...

Perhaps you know someone who's been injured, disabled or even killed by a fall. Or maybe you've taken a spill yourself and are afraid the next one could be worse. As we age, time takes its toll on the bodily systems that keep us balanced and standing upright. For exam...

Athletes and other very fit people may feel dizzy when they rise from lying to standing because of their slow pulse rates. Exercise makes your heart stronger so it can pump more blood with each beat and it doesn't have to beat as often. A slow pulse rate can be good. ...

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Truths about vertigo & balance disorders.23 things you might not know about vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders· In 1994, 11 million physician visits for dizziness were recorded.· In 1988, Dysequilibrium was the second most common diagnosis for a Me...

With complaints of dizziness, vertigo or disequilibrium, symptoms can be the result of vestibular, neurologic, vascular, psychologic and even orthopedic pathology. As such, it is not always clear which specialty is appropriate for referral. In this age of cost awarene...

Many people with balance disorders confuse the symptoms that they are experiencing, which can have harmful consequences when presenting to your doctor, who will often medicate you based upon your complaint. First off, vertigo is a symptom, not a diagnosis.It is a symp...

Meniere's disease is a condition characterized by sudden, sometimes severe attacks of vertigo, which is the sudden and unsteady sensation that you or your surroundings are moving or spinning. A Ménière's episode generally involves severe vertigo (spinning), imbalance,...

Antarctica is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on earth so if you are lucky enough to be one the few who get to pay a visit there your packing list is going to have some special requirements.The elements are particularly unforgiving at the bottom of...

This article is written from a layman’s' perspective. Always check with your doctor with any vertigo symptoms (dizziness).The first time I experienced Vertigo symptoms was right after I had a nasty bout with bronchitis. I had already missed one week of work because of...

AbstractVertigo is a sensation of movement when no movement is actually occurring. It is often accompanied by visceral autonomic symptoms including pallor, diaphoresis, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness in that both may be caused by vestib...

Unlike all other installments of VESTIBULOLOGY CLINIC in this series, this one features no electronystagmography electronystagmography /elec·tro·nys·tag·mog·ra·phy/ (-nis?tag-mog´rah-fe) electroencephalographic recordings of eye movements that provide obj...

A 13-year-old boy was brought to the office with a 4month history of dizziness 1. a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium. 2. erroneous synonym for vertigo. diz...

A 62-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of dizziness. The dizziness had begun 2 months earlier, when she was awakened at 2 a.m. "with everything spinning." The spinning feeling intensified when she turned onto her right side. This initial episode la...

A 29-year-old man had a 2-year history of dizziness 1. a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium. 2. erroneous synonym for vertigo. diz·zi·ness (d. It bega...

A 24-year-old man came to the office with a 2-month history of dizziness 1. a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium. 2. erroneous synonym for vertigo. diz·zi·...

A 27-year-old woman came to the office with a 3-month history of dizziness 1. a disturbed sense of relationship to space; a sensation of unsteadiness and a feeling of movement within the head; lightheadedness; dysequilibrium. 2. erroneous synonym for vertigo. diz·zi...

Are you all right?" The noise on this Cathay Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong at first drowns out the flight attendant's question. We're flying with the entire U.S. soccer team, their beer bust is drowning out the movie. All she needs is me, this crazy ...

Byline: Jeremy Bagott Latitude 34 Sherman Oaks boater Chris Morton recalls a psychology professor he had in college. The man loved sailing but always spent the first day seasick, so he sailed on three-day weekends. Once ``he lashed a movie camera to the bow of his ...

A 51-year-old man reported that 6 months earlier he had experienced a feeling of uneasiness when his eyes were closed while showering. Two months later, on the morning following an airplane flight, he experienced 5 minutes of rotary vertigo upon awakening. Therea...

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An algorithm for the suggested evaluation and management of women with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is provided in Figure 1. ...

Pharmacological Treatment of Vertigo. Hain TC, Uddin M. CMS Drugs. 2003;17(2):85-100. ...

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