Category: Patient Education

Patient Education

6 Myths and Facts About Vertigo

Chalkboard showing 'FACTS' written over crossed-out 'MYTHS' — representing common misconceptions about vertigo and BPPV being corrected with evidence

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient There are many vertigo myths and facts that get mixed up online. Let me set the record straight. Vertigo—the sudden sensation that the room is spinning around youis one of the most disorienting […]

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)

Patient performing vestibular rehabilitation exercises — balance training for vertigo recovery and dizziness management

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient If I had to pick one single intervention that helps the most vertigo patients recover, it’s vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT). Not medication. Not fancy imaging. Simple, targeted exercises that teach your brain to […]

Vertigo in Children

Child concept image representing vertigo and dizziness in children — paediatric vestibular disorders including benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Vertigo in children scares parents — when a parent brings me a dizzy child, I see fear in their eyes. Vertigo in children frightens parents more than in adults because children can’t always […]

Latest Research on Vertigo (2025-2026)

Medical research concept image representing ongoing research into vertigo, BPPV, and vestibular disorders

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiYour Expert Guide to the Latest Research on Vertigo | Last Updated: March 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient The field of vertigo management is advancing at an extraordinary pace. From wearable balance technology and advanced posturography platforms to refined diagnostic protocols […]

Vertigo in the Elderly

Elderly woman struggling to get up from the floor after falling due to vertigo or balance disorder — illustrating the serious fall risk of dizziness in older adults

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Vertigo in elderly patients is remarkably common—approximately 30% of people over age 60 experience it at some point. But it’s also profoundly misunderstood. Often it’s dismissed as “just old age” or attributed to […]