Patient Education
Panic Attacks and Dizziness: Fear, Faintness or Vertigo
Panic attacks can cause lightheadedness and imbalance, while vertigo may also trigger anxiety. Learn distinguishing clues, urgent warning signs and when assessment is needed.
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Vertigo and ENT patient guides
Browse patient education articles by Dr. Prateek Porwal on dizziness, balance, inner-ear and ENT concerns. Search the library or choose a topic below. Each article shows its own publication and update information.
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Patient Education
Visual Vertigo: Screen, Traffic and Supermarket Dizziness
Visual vertigo can worsen around screens, traffic or busy shops. Learn common patterns, practical coping steps and when vestibular assessment may help.
Patient Education
PPPD Criteria: Persistent Dizziness and Visual Triggers
PPPD causes persistent dizziness or unsteadiness, often worsened by movement or complex visual settings. Learn diagnostic criteria and treatment approaches.
Meniere Disease
Bilateral Meniere Disease: When Both Ears Are Involved
Bilateral Meniere disease can affect hearing and balance in both ears. Learn symptom monitoring, testing considerations and why follow-up should be individualized.
Meniere Disease
Tumarkin Drop Attacks in Meniere Disease: Safety Guide
Tumarkin drop attacks can cause sudden falls without warning in some people with Meniere disease. Learn injury precautions and why prompt specialist assessment matters.
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.
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.
Meniere Disease
Meniere vs Vestibular Migraine: Hearing and Attack Pattern
Meniere disease and vestibular migraine can both cause vertigo, but hearing changes and migraine features differ. Learn why examination and follow-up matter.
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.
Meniere Disease
Meniere Disease Stages: Hearing, Vertigo and Follow-Up
Meniere disease may change over time, affecting vertigo, hearing, tinnitus and balance differently. Learn why staging and regular hearing follow-up matter.
Patient Education
Oscillopsia Causes: Why Vision Seems to Bounce or Shake
Oscillopsia causes include vestibular, eye movement and neurological patterns. Learn bouncing vision symptoms, red flags and when specialist review helps.
Diagnostic Tests
Central Positional Nystagmus vs BPPV: Patient Warning Signs
Central positional nystagmus can resemble BPPV but may have different eye-movement clues. Learn warning signs and why expert examination matters.