Central vertigo is a less common type of vertigo often associated with stroke, brain tumors, or other central nervous system conditions. A prompt diagnosis is important so you can get the right ...

Vertigo—that feeling of the room spinning around you when you're stationary—is a relatively common occurrence, but it can certainly feel alarming. About 40% of U.S. adults experience vertigo at some ...

It can feel as if you are spinning out of control in a Tilt-A-Whirl ride at an amusement park. But there is nothing amusing about a sudden bout of vertigo and dizziness. Of the many age-related ...

If you have had vertigo, you’re familiar with the sensation that you are swirling, swaying or tilting when, in actuality, you’re not moving at all. Unlike dizziness — which causes lightheadedness or ...

A new long-term study, published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, reveals that benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of vertigo, continues to affect patients ...

Air pressure changes during flight, inner ear disorders, and factors like dehydration can all contribute to vertigo. Vertigo is the false sensation that you or the things around you are moving. People ...

Jason Day was once the top-ranked golfer in the world and a PGA Championship winner at age 27, but the sport has a way of humbling even the best players. In Day's case, his body humbled him more than ...