vertigo
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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
But ER visits for vertigo commonly result in unnecessary diagnostic tests, adding to costs with limited added benefit, according to the Northwestern study, with 28% of patients receiving a CT scan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Person says he experienced chronic headaches, migraines, fogginess, vertigo and blackouts during his career.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Her recovery took time and she had days where she would have sickness and vertigo.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Some days, when she walked, she would feel tipsy, swaying side to side, needing to rest against walls as if struck by vertigo.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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