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Are you feeling dizzy, disoriented, lightheaded and/or anxious? On the next Mayo Clinic Radio Show, Saturday, August 2 at 9 a.m. CT, we'll discuss one of the most common reasons people visit a physician — dizziness. Chair of the Division of Audiology at Mayo Clinic and the Dizziness and Balance Disorders Program, Neil Shepard, Ph.D., will join us. Dr. Shepard will describe the different types of dizziness, plus the symptoms, causes, diagnoses and treatment. Tune in this Saturday! Myth or Matter of Fact: Dizziness is just something that happens as we age. Follow #MayoClinicRadio and tweet your questions. To listen to the program on Saturday, click here. Mayo Clinic Radio is available on iHeart Radio. Listen to this week’s Medical News Headlines: News Segment August 2, 2014 (right click MP3)
Miss the show? Here is the podcast! Mayo Clinic Radio Full Show 8-2-2014 44min mp3 Are you feeling dizzy, disoriented, lightheaded and/or anxious? On [...]
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.
