The spinning sensation and dizziness you get from vertigo can limit your activities and make you feel sick. Depending on the cause, though, some simple maneuvers you can do at home might bring relief.

The Semont maneuver helps treat dizziness and vertigo from BPPV by repositioning calcium crystals in the inner ear. During the Semont maneuver, the physical therapist will lie you on your side to move ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Participants received three physician-administered SemontPlus or Epley maneuvers, then performed a series of ...

Q: I had such a bad attack of vertigo that my boyfriend drove me to urgent care. The doctor got it to go away by having me lie down and then moving my head around. Why did I have that episode of ...

Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways BPPV is often caused by loose calcium crystals in the inner ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Vertigo is an intense ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 83-year-old female. A month ago, I woke up with vertigo, thought it was caused by a plugged ear, and went to the doctor with this complaint. He cleaned my ear and told me to ...

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Although not physically risky, the maneuver can briefly intensify the symptoms of vertigo, and it can cause nausea or even vomiting. In most cases, the Epley maneuver resolves positional vertigo. If ...