Category: Symptoms & Diagnosis

Symptoms & Diagnosis

Vertigo and Travel

Person travelling representing the challenges of managing vertigo and dizziness while travelling — advice for vestibular disorder patients

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Vertigo and travel — this is something my patients ask about constantly. Traveling with vertigo is challenging but not impossible with proper planning and understanding. Many of my patients ask: “Can I travel? […]

Vertigo Statistics

Growth chart with upward trend representing the rising prevalence of vertigo and balance disorders worldwide

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Vertigo Statistics: How Common Is This Condition Really? These vertigo statistics show the condition is far more common than most people realize. When I review the latest epidemiological data in my clinic at […]

Vertigo and the Inner Ear

Detailed anatomical model of the human inner ear held in hand — showing the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular structures that are the source of vertigo

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Inner ear vertigo is the most common type I see in my clinic. Understanding why you get it requires understanding the inner earone of the most remarkable organs in your body. It’s the […]

Common Symptoms of Vertigo

Medical dictionary with the word 'Symptom' highlighted in pink — representing clinical symptom assessment in vertigo diagnosis

By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient Patients come to me describing a bewildering array of sensations related to their balance disorder: spinning, swaying, floating, nausea, blurred vision, ear symptoms, anxiety. Not all of these are “vertigo” technically, though patients […]

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 […]