Vertigo in Medical News

Canadian Medical Device Set to Speed Treatment and Cut Health Care Costs for Common Cause of Vertigo

... they confuse the balance organ, leading to vertigo and the accompanying debilitating dizziness. ... back to their proper place. Traditionally, vertigo treatment using Epley Maneuver required a visit ... of their lives through a simple, self-directed vertigo treatment. It guides patients through the Epley ...

ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks

... man with slurred speech, a facial droop and vertigo was diagnosed with peripheral vertigo during his emergency room visit. In fact, each ... "The truth is, distinguishing symptoms such as vertigo or inner ear disorders and [stroke] is pretty ...

Clearwater's Canadian at-Home Dizziness Treatment Device Cleared by FDA

... has cleared DizzyFIX, an at-home treatment for vertigo and dizziness which helps guide patients through ... MD, PhD. "Benign Paroxysmal Positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the leading causes of dizziness. ... disability. "Patients who suffer from vertigo now have an alternative to simply masking the ...

Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One

... May 27 (HealthDay News) -- The best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one, according to a ... says many cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo -- an inner ear disorder that's a common cause of ... treatment. "The good news is that this type of vertigo is easily treated. Instead of telling patients to ...

All Star Sales Introduces DizzyFIX a New Treatment for Vertigo and Dizziness

... device called DizzyFIX, patients with vertigo can now treat themselves. Studies at the ... the patent-pending product. Symptoms of vertigo and dizziness are now becoming extremely common ... to the ear is called Benign Paroxysmal Positional vertigo (BPPV). It is characterized by a ...

-Contrave(R) Obesity Research Phase 3 Program Meets Co-Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints; Exceeds FDA Efficacy Benchmark for Obesity Treatments-

... related to Contrave treatment. These include cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) (2), seizure (2), palpitations (1), paresthesia (1) and vertigo (1). The most frequently observed treatment-emergent adverse events were nausea, constipation and headache. Nausea was the leading adverse event ...

Video: New Biological Therapy Ilaris(R) Approved in US to Treat Children and Adults with CAPS, a Serious Life-Long Auto-Inflammatory Disease

... Patients should receive all recommended vaccinations prior to initiation of treatment and live vaccines should not be used in treated patients. vertigo has been reported in patients treated with Ilaris. The most common side effects are inflammation of the upper airways, diarrhea, flu-like symptoms, ...

ENT doctors release national guideline on treatment for common cause of dizziness

... will issue a comprehensive clinical guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and treat patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), one of the most common underlying conditions that cause dizziness. The guideline emphasizes evidence-based recommendations on managing BPPV, ...

Microsoft Announces 2008 Partner of the Year Awards Finalists and Winners

... Kingdom -- Finalist: SourceCode -- K2.net Workflow, United States Custom Development Solutions, Web Development Partner of the Year -- Winner: vertigo Software, United States -- Finalist: TI-M Monterrey, Mexico -- Finalist: Infusion Development, United States Data Management Solutions, ...

World's most powerful MRI ready to scan human brain

... in the cognitive testing of volunteers following mock vs. real scanning. The most frequently reported discomfort was lightheadedness or vertigo when being moved into the magnetic field. A few subjects reported a metallic taste, nausea, or a visual effect of seeing sparks. The sensations went ...

Simple Exercises Might Help Vertigo

... The inner-ear form of vertigo affects about 64 people in every 100,000. It is ... performed at home may help patients with vertigo find relief, say researchers according to a new ... studied 70 patients who had a form of vertigo caused by loose particles floating in the inner ...

Genetic Disease Causes hearing loss

... that surrounds the inner ear mechanism and develops into bony tissue] by tumor, intralabyrinthine hemorrhage, and endolymphatic hydrops [recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears and deafness]. Since significant audiovestibular dysfunction, including deafness, can occur suddenly in ...

Dizziness Linked To Anxiety Disorders

... anxiety disorders like migraine or a serious brain injury and irregularities related to involuntary action. Chronic dizziness is different from vertigo which is chiefly due to problems related to inner ear. But people who suffer from dizziness are generally sensitive to a few motions like driving in ...

Clinical Factors of Tinnitus Influence Perceived Loudness and Annoyance

... since onset, sensitivity to loud external noise, continuous tinnitus (as opposed to intermittent tinnitus) and the coexistence of hearing loss, vertigo and hyperacusis [abnormal sensitivity to sounds],” the authors note. However, other factors had an inconsistent influence on loudness and annoyance. ...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

... in treating Meniere's disease. Meniere's disease is a condition of the middle ear, affecting the hearing apparatus. A build up of pressure causes vertigo and nausea which can be very disabling. Generally Meniere's disease leads to hearing loss in the affected ear, and the disease may also spread to the ...