paroxysmal

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Their movement then sends false signals to the brain that the head is spinning, causing the sudden dizziness and spinning sensation, sometimes accompanied by nausea, known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Sliding this new series into the paroxysmal dialogue over immigration and diversity would seem easy enough, except for the fact that Vijal Patel didn’t create the show as a clapback to current events.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

Even the risk of a specific subset of tachycardias, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardiaswas elevated up to 6 months after the infection and was five times greater in the first month.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

A nurse practitioner thought she might have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo caused by an inner ear imbalance or labyrinthitis, an infection of the inner ear.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021

It is apt to be frequent and distressing—sometimes paroxysmal from the beginning of the sickness, almost always so at some period of its course.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various