Vertigo
Rolling over to get up of bed - you've done it countless times. Only this time, as you plant your feet on the floor and stand up, it feels like the world is spinning tipped on its side.
You call it dizziness, that sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving. Your doctor calls it vertigo, which is the medical term to describe an illusion of movement - often rotating - of the person or the person's surroundings. And after you answer a few questions, your doctor suspects you may be encountering one of the most common forms of vertigo, called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The good news is BPPV is generally treatable with a simple in-office procedure.
You call it dizziness, that sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving. Your doctor calls it vertigo, which is the medical term to describe an illusion of movement - often rotating - of the person or the person's surroundings. And after you answer a few questions, your doctor suspects you may be encountering one of the most common forms of vertigo, called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The good news is BPPV is generally treatable with a simple in-office procedure.
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