What is BPPV? Types, Symptoms & Best Treatments
Last Updated: February 2026 | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Prateek Porwal, ENT & Vertigo Specialist | Prime ENT Center, Hardoi This post covers benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in detail. 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 […]
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 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)
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
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 […]