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Vertigo & Dizziness — the full library.

Articles on vertigo & dizziness — written for patients and for other clinicians.

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Pathophysiology diagram showing why Meniere's disease attacks occur — endolymphatic pressure buildup, membrane rupture, and potassium flooding of the perilymph
Patient Education

Intratympanic Steroids for Meniere Disease: When Are They Used?

Intratympanic steroids for Meniere disease guide by Dr. Porwal: indications, limits, hearing safety and escalation pathway.

5 min read
Diagram of inner ear anatomy in Meniere's disease showing endolymphatic hydrops — abnormal distension of the endolymphatic space in the cochlea and labyrinth
Patient Education

Meniere Low Salt Diet and Diuretics: What Patients Should Know

Meniere low salt diet and diuretics guide by Dr. Porwal: patient-safe expectations, monitoring, triggers and when medicines are considered.

5 min read
BPPV vs Meniere disease symptom comparison patient education image
Patient Education

BPPV vs Meniere Disease: Key Differences for Patients

BPPV vs Meniere disease: compare positional vertigo, hearing symptoms, tinnitus, attack duration, tests, red flags and care pathway.

8 min read
Diagram explaining skew deviation — vertical misalignment of the eyes — as a central sign in the HINTS exam for differentiating stroke from vestibular neuritis
Patient Education

Skew Deviation: Vertical Eye Misalignment in Vertigo

Skew deviation guide by Dr. Porwal: vertical eye misalignment, HINTS test, stroke warning signs and limits of interpretation.

4 min read
Educational diagram on stroke and TIA as life-threatening causes of acute vertigo — HINTS exam abnormalities and urgent imaging indications
Patient Education

Upbeat Nystagmus: What This Vertical Pattern Can Mean

Upbeat nystagmus guide by Dr. Porwal: central causes, Wernicke/stroke red flags, testing and vertigo workup.

4 min read
हरदोई में कैलोरिक टेस्ट - Dr. Prateek Porwal ENT and vertigo guide
Patient Education

Caloric Test Vertigo: Why Warm and Cool Ear Irrigation Is Used

Caloric test vertigo guide by Dr. Porwal: warm/cool ear irrigation, canal weakness, VNG interpretation and when the test helps.

4 min read
Educational slide on SVV (Subjective Visual Vertical) and DVA (Dynamic Visual Acuity) tests for diagnosing vestibular disorders — by Dr. Prateek Porwal
Patient Education

Dynamic Visual Acuity Test Vertigo: Why Vision Blurs While Walking

Dynamic visual acuity test vertigo guide by Dr. Porwal: oscillopsia, VOR function, walking blur, bilateral vestibular loss and rehab planning.

4 min read
Educational diagram explaining how vestibular nerve function is tested — caloric testing, vHIT, and electrophysiological assessments of inner ear nerve integrity
Patient Education

VEMP Test Vertigo: cVEMP, oVEMP and Inner-Ear Nerve Pathways

VEMP test vertigo guide by Dr. Porwal: cVEMP, oVEMP, saccule, utricle, superior canal dehiscence and test safety.

4 min read
Educational slide explaining vHIT (Video Head Impulse Test) for assessing the vestibulo-ocular reflex in vertigo patients — Vestibular Diagnostic Arsenal series
Patient Education

vHIT Video Head Impulse Test: What It Shows in Vertigo

vHIT video head impulse test guide by Dr. Porwal: VOR gain, catch-up saccades, vertigo diagnosis, limits and when it helps.

4 min read
Medical concept representing orthostatic hypotension — a common cause of dizziness when standing up, often confused with vertigo in elderly patients
Patient Education

Tilt Table Test Syncope: What It Shows and When It Helps

Tilt table test syncope guide by Dr. Porwal: what the test shows, when it helps fainting, and how it differs from VNG vertigo testing.

4 min read
Difference between syncope and vertigo blackout vs spinning patient education image
Patient Education

Difference Between Syncope and Vertigo: Red Flags

Difference between syncope and vertigo explained: blackout vs spinning, presyncope clues, red flags and when ENT, emergency or cardiology care is needed.

8 min read
తల తిరగడం Telugu vertigo articles patient education image
Patient Education

తల తిరగడం Telugu Vertigo Articles

తల తిరగడం Telugu vertigo articles: BPPV, ear balance, VNG test, Epley maneuver, warning signs and doctor visit guide in Telugu.

1 min read

Written by Dr. Prateek Porwal

ENT surgeon and vestibular specialist. MBBS (GSVM Kanpur), DNB ENT (Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur), CAMVD (Yenepoya University, Mangalore). Developer of the Bangalore manoeuvre for anterior canal BPPV.

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