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vertigo

[vur-ti-goh] / ˈvɜr tɪˌgoʊ /


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Plus, how boomers want to change old age and what new research says about managing vertigo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

According to research at Northwestern University, vertigo and dizziness account for about one in 30 emergency-room visits, and the average patient is just over 50 years old.

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

The view induces the opposite of vertigo, a lurching feeling inspired not by gravity’s pull to earth, but by the infinite reaches of heaven.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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