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  2. Vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Vertigo. Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. [ 1] Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. [ 1][ 2] It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspiration, or difficulties walking. [ 2] It is typically worse when the head is ...

  3. Dizziness - Wikipedia

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    Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. [ 1] It can also refer to disequilibrium [ 2] or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. [ 3] Dizziness is a common medical complaint, affecting 20–30% of persons. [ 4] Dizziness is broken down into four main ...

  4. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo ( BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem in the inner ear. [ 3] Symptoms are repeated, brief periods of vertigo with movement, characterized by a spinning sensation upon changes in the position of the head. [ 1] This can occur with turning in bed or changing position. [ 3]

  5. Dizziness vs. vertigo: What the difference is and why it matters

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    Peripheral vertigo is caused by a problem in the part of the inner ear that controls balance. (This is the nerve between the inner ear and the brain stem.) (This is the nerve between the inner ear ...

  6. Vestibular system - Wikipedia

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    The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea, a part of the auditory system, it constitutes the labyrinth of the inner ear in most mammals . As movements consist of rotations and translations ...

  7. Electronystagmography - Wikipedia

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    Electronystagmography. Electronystagmography ( ENG) is a diagnostic test to record involuntary movements of the eye caused by a condition known as nystagmus. It can also be used to diagnose the cause of vertigo, dizziness or balance dysfunction by testing the vestibular system. [ 1] Electronystagmography is used to assess voluntary and ...

  8. Balance disorder - Wikipedia

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    Balance disorder. A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by feelings of giddiness, or wooziness, or having a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of several body systems working together: the visual system (eyes ...

  9. Motion sickness - Wikipedia

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    Seasickness. Seasickness is a form of terrestrial motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea and, in extreme cases, vertigo experienced after spending time on a boat. [ 12] It is essentially the same as carsickness, though the motion of a watercraft tends to be more regular.