VNG Testing: Vestibular Assessment for Dizziness
Last Updated: February 2026 | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, Hardoi VNG Testing: Complete Vestibular Assessment for Complex Dizziness When bedside tests like the Dix-Hallpike and Supine Roll aren’t giving us clear answers—or when your dizziness seems more complex than simple BPPV—VNG testing (Videonystagmography) provides the […]
What is BPPV? Types, Symptoms & Best Treatments
Last Updated: February 2026 | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, Hardoi You wake up at 3 AM. Your bedroom begins spinning violently—like the world has become a carnival ride you never boarded. You reach for the bedside lamp but stop yourself. Any movement makes it worse. […]
Stop Calling Everything ‘Chakkar’: BPPV vs Vestibular Neuritis
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo): Seconds-long spinning triggered by specific head movements, caused by loose crystals in the inner ear. Treatable with Epley Maneuver (success rate 80-90%).
Vestibular Neuritis: Viral inflammation of the balance nerve causing persistent dizziness lasting hours to days. Self-limiting; recovery occurs with central compensation.
Posterior Circulation Stroke: Dangerous condition mimicking vestibular neuritis but identified by failing the HINTS exam (Head Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew). Requires immediate emergency intervention.
Vertigo or Stroke? The 60-Second HINTS Test
What is Vertigo?
By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 International Award Recipient What is Vertigo? Understanding the Spinning Sensation Every week, I see patients in my Hardoi clinic who walk in looking genuinely scared convinced they’re either having a stroke or “going mad.” One […]
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
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
By Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient 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 explain what they’re experiencing, and we […]
Latest Research on Vertigo (2025-2026)
By Dr. And Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, HardoiLast Updated: February 2026 | VAI Budapest 2025 Award Recipient The field of vertigo management is advancing remarkably. New diagnostic technologies, refined medications, improved rehabilitation protocolsmy patients benefit from research that simply wasn’t available five years ago. The pace of advancement has […]