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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Dizziness Symptom

Osteoporosis may raise the risk of vertigo

March 25, 2009
Patients who have osteoporosis are more likely to experience vertigo than their healthy peers, researchers say. In a study of over 400 men and women, scientists found that people with osteoporosis were three times more likely to have vertigo, while those with osteopenia were twice as likely to experience the inner-ear disorder. Experts say that the dizziness of vertigo is believed to be caused by loose calcium carbonate crystals in the sensing tubes of the inner ear. The study's authors say the ... Read more »

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Vertigo and Migraine
By Dr. Seth Haplea , Health Expert

Vertigo (dizziness) is a frequent symptom that accompanies migraine headache. Vertigo can occur... Read more »

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Vertigo and Eye Movements in Multiple Sclerosis
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...induced vertigo or observing something in motion caused dizziness in the viewer? Eye movements... Read more »

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It's Not Hitchcock's Vertigo - Vertigo Symptoms and Treatment
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...His fear of heights manifests itself in the form of dizziness and he collapses in a near-faint.... Read more »

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What Causes Dizziness? Is it My Heart?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...RD #16: If an individual experiences significant dizziness and/or lightheadedness, that requires... Read more »

Health Guide

Balance Problems
...spinning, is also a common symptom. Experts believe that more than 40 percent of Americans will experience dizziness that is serious enough to go to a doctor.Balance disorders are one reason older... Read more »
Labyrinthitis
...Alternative Names Bacterial labyrinthitis; Serous labyrinthitis Symptoms Dizziness Abnormal sensation of movement (vertigo), possibly severe, with nausea... Read more »
Causes and Prevention
...labyrinth becomes infected or swollen, often through an ear infection such as otitis media, it can cause dizziness and loss of balance. This condition is called labyrinthitis.Upper respiratory... Read more »
Treatment and Research
...gentamicin, also are used to treat Ménière's disease. Although these antibiotics can help reduce the dizziness that occurs with Ménière's disease, they can also result in permanent hearing... Read more »
Cholesteatoma
...surgery may be needed if the cholesteatoma recurs. Complications Deafness in one ear Dizziness (vertigo) Persistent ear drainage Erosion into the facial nerve... Read more »

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