Dr. Neil Shepard

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: ¿Cuál es la causa del vértigo postural paroxístico benigno y existe tratamiento? RESPUESTA: El vértigo postural paroxístico benigno, [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes BPPV, and is there a treatment for it? ANSWER: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is one [...]

It's a disease that can set your world spinning.  In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Neil Shepard has more on

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: ¿Cuál es la causa del vértigo? Después de que ocurre una vez, ¿significa eso que hay más probabilidad de tenerlo nuevamente? RESPUESTA: El vértigo es una sensación de movimiento rotatorio del propio cuerpo o del entorno circundante, cuando en realidad nada gira. Algunas personas confunden el vértigo con el mareo, aunque sean diferentes. El mareo suele ser una sensación de vahído, o una pérdida del equilibrio que desestabiliza a la persona, que normalmente no implica la sensación de movimiento personal o del entorno. Varios trastornos pueden provocar vértigo, pero el más común es una afección llamada vértigo postural paroxístico benigno, o VPPB. Si bien aumenta el riesgo de volver a presentar vértigo después de experimentarlo una vez, muchos casos pueden tratarse con éxito. En muchos adultos, la causa subyacente del problema es el vértigo postural paroxístico benigno, que se presenta ante determinados movimientos. Sentarse, voltear la cabeza o recostarse, por ejemplo, pueden provocar vértigo en quien padece VPPB.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes vertigo? Does having it one time mean I’m more likely to experience it again? ANSWER: Vertigo is a sensation that either you or your surroundings, or both, are spinning or moving when they are not. Some people confuse vertigo with dizziness, but there is a difference. Dizziness typically is a feeling of being lightheaded, or it may be a loss of balance that makes you unsteady on your feet. Dizziness usually does not involve the feeling that either you or something in your environment is moving. A number of disorders can trigger vertigo. The most common is a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV. If you have BPPV once, you are at an increased risk of getting it again. In many cases, BPPV can be successfully treated. For many adults, BPPV is the underlying source of vertigo. With BPPV, vertigo happens when you move a certain way. Sitting up, tilting your head or lying down may all trigger vertigo if you have BPPV.

The Major League baseball season is about to begin, and for many of us, it signals the start of outdoor fitness activities. To [...]

The Major League baseball season is about to begin and, for many of us, it signals the start of outdoor

The Major League baseball season is about to begin, and for many of us it signals the start of outdoor fitness activities. To avoid [...]