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
Roughly 3% of adults are also affected by vestibular migraine, a condition where migraine causes dizziness or vertigo even without a headache.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Emergency-room visits for vertigo commonly result in unnecessary diagnostic tests and sedative medications, potentially worsening patient outcomes.
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
That same feeling of vertigo was in full force two days later as she dangled in a climbing harness from the ceiling of the soundstage.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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