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Inner ear diagram showing loose otoconia in a semicircular canal and a recurrence cycle

Patient Education 26 Feb

BPPV Recurrence: Why It Comes Back and When to Recheck

BPPV can return after symptoms settle, but a new dizzy episode still needs the current side, canal and diagnosis checked. Learn the evidence, warning…

7 min read

Lecture slide 12 from the vestibular rehabilitation series — balance retraining exercises and clinical outcomes data

Vertigo 25 Feb

योग और चक्कर, कौन से आसन फायदेमंद हैं और कौन से खतरनाक

नमस्ते, मैं डॉ. प्रतीक पोरवाल हूँ। Prime ENT Center में मैंने देखा है कि बहुत सारे लोग चक्कर के इलाज के लिए योग करना…

3 min read

BBQ roll maneuver horizontal canal BPPV step-by-step patient guide

Patient Education 13 Feb

Barbecue Roll Maneuver for Horizontal Canal BPPV

Barbecue or BBQ roll maneuver for horizontal-canal BPPV: purpose, testing, safety limits, red flags and why the correct side and canal must be assessed.

3 min read

Epley and Semont maneuvers for BPPV treatment comparison

Vertigo 13 Feb

Semont Maneuver for BPPV: When It Helps and Safety

Semont maneuver for BPPV: when it helps, how it differs from Epley, safety limits, and when clinician-guided treatment is safer.

4 min read

Abnormal VNG test results for vertigo evaluation

Vertigo 13 Feb

Abnormal VNG Test Results: What They Mean for Vertigo

Abnormal VNG test results explained: what VNG can show in vertigo, how reports are interpreted, and when follow-up testing is useful.

9 min read

Supine roll test positions for horizontal canal BPPV diagnosis

Vertigo 13 Feb

Supine Roll Test for Horizontal Canal BPPV: What It Shows

Supine roll test (McClure–Pagnini) explained: when it is used, what geotropic or apogeotropic nystagmus may mean, and why side diagnosis needs expert review.

5 min read

Room spinning when lying down — Dix-Hallpike positional test diagram showing how BPPV is diagnosed, by Dr. Prateek Porwal

Vertigo 13 Feb

Dix-Hallpike Test BPPV Diagnosis: What It Shows

Dix-Hallpike test BPPV diagnosis explained: what the test shows, why nystagmus matters, and when vertigo needs safer review.

5 min read

Ramsay Hunt syndrome patient guide image for Dr Prateek Porwal

Symptoms & Diagnosis 7 Feb

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Ear Pain, Facial Weakness and Vertigo

Ramsay Hunt syndrome may cause severe ear pain, blisters, facial weakness, hearing changes or vertigo. Learn warning signs and when urgent assessment is needed.

8 min read

Vestibular migraine causes patient guide image for dizziness and triggers

Vertigo 30 Jan

Vestibular Migraine: A Simple Guide to Migraine-Related Dizziness

Vestibular migraine causes dizziness, vertigo, imbalance and motion sensitivity. Learn triggers, diagnosis, treatment options, diet links and red flags.

11 min read

BPPV treatment and canalolithiasis patient education image

Vertigo 23 Jan

BPPV Treatment: Symptoms, Tests and Maneuvers

BPPV treatment guide: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment options, canalolithiasis, Dix-Hallpike test, Epley maneuver, recurrence and red flags.

3 min read

Cervical vertigo misdiagnosis and neck X-ray limits patient education image

Vertigo 21 Jan

Cervical Vertigo Misdiagnosis: Neck X-Ray Limits

Cervical vertigo misdiagnosis guide: why neck X-ray alone can miss BPPV, migraine, vestibular and red-flag causes of dizziness.

8 min read

Vertigo 11 Jan

Can Stress Cause Vertigo? Anxiety, Dizziness and PPPD

Can stress cause vertigo? Stress and anxiety can cause or worsen dizziness, and PPPD is a recognised cause of chronic visual-motion dizziness. Learn symptoms,…

6 min read

Written by Dr. Prateek Porwal

ENT and vestibular clinician at Prime ENT Center, Hardoi, with a clinical focus on vertigo, BPPV, balance disorders, hearing and general ENT care.

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