Understanding the Causes of Vertigo 

I have vertigo too, for many years now, attacks come on and off. I used to have sinusitis too, which probably triggered it. I've read a lot about causes and what triggers these attacks. For me, it was stress, black coffee, lack of adequate drinking water, too much time working in front of a computer. I'd like to share about what is helping me deal with my vertigo attacks: exercises that help, like lying on a bed, and turning your head to the left while your eyes look to the right and vice versa. Avoid getting up suddenly from the bed, after you wake up. Also, make sure you sleep with your head elevated with pillows, but never on a flat bed or surface. Drinking Ginger tea, having Apple cider vinegar with honey in warm water 3 times a week, taking warm showers, avoid having too much coffee, make sure you have the correct posture while sitting before a computer, stay hydrated, have your eyes checked if you have vision problems, and best of all, take time out to relax, go on long walks, bask in warm sunshine, listen to music, indulge in your favorite hobby, stay positive at all times...Unless it's really required, visit your doctor for medication or treatment. Hope these tips help someone atleast 😊 🙏, I understand the fear and anxiety that most people may have when these attacks occur. Stay blessed. Love from India 🇮🇳

I have vertigo, had two major ones. One that lasted all day long. Closing my eyes was the worse for me. I pray all of us who suffer from this gets relief.

I started dealing with vertigo about 1.5 years ago. Once I had an attack that was so bad I thought I was having a stroke and got taken to hospital in an ambulance. When I got back, I was sleeping on an incline to avoid it, and developed terrible TMJ symptoms and tinnitus. It turned out I had BPPV in both ears. But did I???? I was still feeling very “floaty” for a couple months after having the Epley maneuver clear up one side and the Foster method clear the other side…. Then I saw a chiropractor. Years of poor posture (forward head posture, to be specific) and a neck injury I never got fixed caused a herniated disk in my neck, along with associated bone spurs. Every since I’ve been working with a chiropractor regularly, my symptoms have GREATLY IMPROVED. I genuinely hope this helps someone who is a frequent sufferer of vertigo. Don’t count out a cervical spine issue for chronic vertigo. Sending empathy and hugs to everyone suffering from this frightening condition!!!!

I have had Vertigo for ten years or so. I was beat up and had bleeding on the brain. I am forever deaf in my left ear. But, I'm alive, I try to look at the good!!

I had vertigo on and off for a few weeks until it finally went away. All I could do was lay in bed. It’s the worst, I hope everyone who suffers from it finds relief :(

First time experiencing vertigo today, everything's spinning and I didn't know why. This weirdly made me feel a lot safer, thank you

I had my first vertigo attack at 15. I’ll be 18 in January. I’ve had attacks frequently since I first got diagnosed with bpv. It’s horrible and I’m thankful for this video that explains it all so well, my doctors never explained like this. Nothing really helps me when I get my attacks, not even the head movements my physical therapist prescribed me. I’ve been healthy all my life and it saddens me that I’m sicker and kind of weaker compared to my peers. Often stress triggers my attacks, but sometimes they can literally come out of the blue, sitting in my bed BAM, eating at a restaurant BAM, doing absolutely nothing BAM, and the attacks last very long, at least a few hours or days. I really don’t hope bpv follows me through my whole life..

I had extreme vertigo (20ish years ago) and was told by a doctor nothing you can do for it......here is some anti nausea medication. For me personally I worked out what was causing & bringing multiple episodes on a weekly basis. Not to get my ears wet, so no swimming with head under water, in the shower I have to be careful, no motorbike helmets and no head phones or ear muffs, I was living in a very humored climate at the time as well. When I stopped all these my vertigo is soooooo much better probably 95% better......I hope this helps someone :)

Fantastic video! I have recently been diagnosed with ALS, and have been having migraines for approximately 50 years, since childhood. Prior to my ALS diagnosis, for feelings of fullness in my right ear, I had many hearing tests and two brain scans. As a result of my latest MRI prior to diagnosis with ALS, it was found that many of the nerves on the right side of my neck, probably going up into my brain stem have made both my arms so weak that my right arm has become nearly useless and I can no longer even lift a cup of coffee with my right arm. I used to be a classical pianist, and around the time that I began having problems with my ear, I began struggling to play scales and cords or anything complicated with my right hand, so I have now sold my grand piano and stopped playing atogether. I have wonderful doctors and support from the ALS Association, and I’ve been handling things well, and this video is so validating and explains so easily things that seem to be happening inside my head. Vertigo has become a problem for me for the last three years, and this is a wonderful video to help me understand.

i have had two attacks of vertigo in my life and they were both caused by extreme stress...it is cool to see how responsive our body is to what we feed it (literally and energetically), love this video, super helpful

I was just diagnosed with BPPV. I start Epley Maneuvers next week. Dizziness is such a life robbing experience. The feeling of having no control is the worst!

Many haven't talked about sleeplessness, which I experienced as one of the main reasons. Yesterday and once before also, I had this bloody attack which gave me a bitter experience. (now, I am 74 male and a loner) I couldn't sleep for whole of two consecutive days and nights during both the occasions and followed by this severe simptoms of vertigo - meaning, suddenly I couldn't get up from the chair wherein I was comfortably sitting and the world was reeling before me, accute headache, severe vomiting sensation, trembling, severe perspiration and fell down on the floor indoors. Somehow, timely I rose up to enter the restroom to vomit out. After a while I took a warm water shower and started recovering slowly after three more vomits. By then it was 09-30 pm and without eating or drinking anything, I started sleeping. Believe me, I slept for 9 full hours uninterrupted and felt _almost_ alright. 8 hours after I woke up in the morning, I became 100% normal and now I am waiting for my friend to pick me up, to go and see a doctor before evening this day.

Got vertogo two years ago followed by severe anxiety. Saw an ENT who basically did nothing but check my ears. Watched a video on the Carol Foster MD maneuver....so much better than employ maneuver and it worked. Then a friend told me to go get physical therapy where they teach you to do exercises. Worked wonders. Now two years later after a dental appt where my head was too low for an hour, it’s back but I will do what I’ve learned.

My vertigo is killing me, had an episode yesterday and ended up in the hospital, now I'm told to have my ear check...I can't wait for this to go away forever....I pray everyone suffering from this gets the help they need

Excellent,educational, professional, none have ever made such a classical video,Thank you very much.

What an excellent video, thank you! I’ve had vertigo for 32 years and am so worn out and discouraged. No help from doctors - Epley used to help a bit but only at the beginning of a flare up. I also have tinnitus in the same ear. Tomorrow I am trying a CBDG blend tincture routine. I will report back.

I’ve had bpv for 20 years. Yes they’ve done the epely and log rolls so many times. Doc finally said “you’re 1 in 10,000 who can’t be fixed.” For those of you suffering…I feel for you. I know it’s frustrating when people don’t understand what it feels like. Long term, it paralyzes much of your life. Driving…heights…movement…heck, changing lightbulbs!

Had this a few years ago and never fully got over it.

What an amazing organ. Vertigo is terrible and I feel for those who suffer. Our body parts are so intertwined. 🔥 topic.

I got vertigo about eight years ago. It occurred after I contracted swine flu. It happened on Christmas Day while I was driving. Luckily, I was able to safely pull over and call for help. It lasted through New Years and slowly dissipated.

I've had it when I was younger a few times, then started thinking about the spinning motion as a roller coaster ride , now when I get it , it's a thrill ride into how far I can push myself before it wears off.

Had vertigo for the first time last week. Thought i was having a stroke and went to ER. Started feeling better a few days later. that shit aint no joke

Your video and comments are very so helpful. Thank you all. I suffer from aura migraines,tinnitus (loud hissing sound) and vertigo. The aura migraine only last for a few minutes, however the vertigo last from two to three days. My ENT doctor checks me from time to time and they made several tests from CT scan to an MRI the good news… No tumors. The head exercises and drinking plenty of water helps.

Fascinating! I had an experience of sudden onset, intermittent but frequent vertigo lasting over a week. Went to GP after falling: my sense of “vertical” was about 40^ off. GP put me through several tests for positional vertigo, asked lots of questions, and concluded after checking my meds that I was deficient in potassium due to a particular BP med I’d been taking for a couple of years. Changed meds and that fixed it. Thank you NHS!

Thank you very much for creating this informative and useful video on vertigo. It is so terrible if you suffer this condition. Hopefully this causes awareness on how to prevent and treat this sickness.

I have a feeling this is about to become my new favourite channel.

I have had vertigo for 5+ years. Saw 4 ENT Specialists, PT for vertigo, Steroid injections into ear drum. Nothing worked permanently. Then I had chest pains rushed to hospital with 2 blocked coronary arteries. 2 stents later and 3 years later with no episodes. Docs seem to think blood supply to head could of been the cause. Just my story, but happy it's over none the less. Hope this helps someone.

I feel sorry for all those having vertigo , I m having it for 2 years . Hope we all come out of this hell soon .

Thank u😇 praying for good health for all. GOD BLESS U😇

Lovely presentation. Going for MRI for MS, glad I asked my Dr. to book that as you have it listed here. I'm happy with my decision now.

Many thanks for this clear explanation. It seems I may have been suffering BPPV since childhood but I had just accepted it as normal to have to sleep with pillows and to avoid tilting my head back too far when working up ladders. My only real problem arose when tilted back in the dentist's chair but thankfully my dentist eventually took to tilting the chair slowly enough to prevent the vertigo and since then it has not been a problem. I'll be trying the Epley maneuver though and have suggested it to my brother-in-law who actually fell off his ladder and caused my current search for information on the condition.

This was the best explain of vertigo causes by far!

I just had vertigo today at 4am. While laying down. Standing walking is fine but once I put my head back, there you go. I saw a young doctor but couldn't trust her judgment. I am planning to do medical check up tomorrow. Last year it happened, much milder, but short. I noticed then that I accidentally went total vegan for 6 weeks. So I ate bone broth and lamb soup and immediately I was fine. This time is different. It's persistent. It's been such a day.... Thank you for all of you here who are sharing your experience. It's early for me, but I trust my body intelligence to tell me what's going on.... Hopefully I find the way to self healing and once more, learn about my body and myself.... 🦋 An update: it lasted for a day. My sister, who is an energy healer, advised me to practice deep, belly breathing. I did it until I fell asleep (that night, I sat sleeping, with my back leaning on a pile of 5 pillows). I probably woke up every now and then, but I noticed in between, that even though my head was tilted low, the vertigo didn't return). I woke up almost feeling my usual self, but decided to go to an ENT appointment in a big, international hospital. I was the first patient in queue, but the doctor couldn't come. I was asked to sign up to another ENT later, at first I agreed. But as I sat there, waiting, feeling my usual self, I took it as a sign from the Universe to cancel it. It's been almost a week, and it hasn't come back. Nevertheless I decided to take a rather thorough long overdue medical check up tomorrow. Just to get a big picture of my overall health. The data is important, but how I am going to read it, is even more paramount. And I know, there's no way I will blindly rely on the allopathy medicine system of reading. Their logic of "one pill for every Ill". I want to take control of my health by knowing my body/self intimately. Mind body soul/spirit. Learning about yourself is so rewarding! Hope this sharing helps others in need.

I'm not a medical student or in the medical profession, but I so enjoyed this video as I suffer with vertigo, I'm booked for a hearing test, this was very helpful to me, TYFS, and brilliantly explained. Have subscribed😘

Seeing everyone talking about it give me some sense of comfort. I had an awful attack today, and I felt as if I was about to die. I have some meds, not sure it it helps, but I got out the house and finished my day still feeling woozy.

I had what appears to be vertigo for the first time in my life these last 3 days. Two days ago I woke up and the first site I saw was the bottom of my feet, the wall in front of my and the bottom end of my canopy bed all of a sudden that image stuck to my head and rotated several times the way a slot machine would after you yank the arm. It scared me and when I tried to get out the bed it felt like the room dropped at 45 degree angle. I’m pretty scientific and figured it was vertigo. The next two days the spinning would occur but not like that first rotating sight. I spoke to a pyshical therapist/doctor and she said I should go to the emergency room. I saw some causes of vertigo and see it can be something more serious. The hospital I work at is more of a trauma hospital. I’m hoping to go to a more specialized one before it gets worse. I pray for everyone’s well being. Funny thing though, my wife is on the religious side and she told me I need to stop watching them ufo shows 😂❤

Thank you for this informative video. I was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease in my early forties. Attacks were daily and unpredictable. They would last for hours sometimes. Everything the specialist prescribed did not offer relief. I finally had an endo lymphatic shunt performed in a university hospital in Philadelphia It lessened the duration of the vertigo attacks. They finally stopped in my late 60’s. I’m now deaf in the right ear but thankfully no more vertigo

Thank you, this helped me understand better about vertigo.

I been sufferning a year already and it is almost if not everyday its scary especially since there is no specific diagnosis and ive been negative on alot of test i have an ent appt oct i feel so disabled and just life isnt the same because of the fear of when will i feel it again. Pray for healing for everyone because it is horrible 😢 thank u for ur guys stories i guess im not alone in this

Thank you for this video I watched a ton of them trying to figure out what was going on with me and this is by far the best explanations of each symptom thank you

I've been suffering from vertigo sporadically for a couple years now. I'll be seeing my doctor soon for it since the last episode was so bad that I had to crawl to get to the bathroom and felt extremely nauseated. It was horrible! I tried some exercises from RU-vid this morning and hoping they will help since I had some mild symptoms today. Thank you for this info.

I really appreciate everyone sharing their experiences I’ve recently over the past 5 days just found out I have vertigo. I’m 21 years old and it was very nerve wrecking especially since no one around me has experienced anything like it. Reading all of these comments knowing that I am not the only one makes me feel better and makes me feel as if I am in a community💛, so far Valium, Meclizine, warm showers/bath and sleeping/bed rest has helped. I’m still very new to all of it so it is a lot to take in but I’m happy to take some of y’all tips and these videos and applying it💆🏾‍♀️.

My vertigo is associated with sinusitis. Often in rainy season or in winter I have the problem of water accumulation in my forehead. When I suffer from colds, I do not get a runny nose but can feel the heaviness in the head that shifts according to the position of my head and sometimes ears get blocked. I also sometimes have that vertigo problem that was very severe some years back but now just warns me with some spinning of the head when I suddenly change position. I take regularly one tablet a day of Lemolate that relieves me of this problem.

You deserve my inscription in your Chanel honestly wish if you were in Morocco to solve my problem ,I had vertigo before not any more but still have the vestibular issue my dream is to visit you one day so I can lead normal life !GOD bless you -cheers

When I was first diagnosed with vertigo I didn’t know what was going on ever since I had my avm (Brain haemorrhage) it’s been not just on off but a sense of hearing loss but with all my prayers and those those that are worse than myself all in healing with all God’s love.

I have vertigo 3 weeks and still recovering i hope will go back to normal its so hard when i feel like my brain will react and include my stomach first like i feel i fall 1 sec even awake or lying down when i do certain head movement.i pray to all of us suffering with vertigo will all heal and will never suffer.

I am bipolar.When I read these comments,I pray to God that all of you get complete recovery & no more anxiety or panic attacks.I had to quit job as I was on roller coaster all the time, energy swings.Thank God, I am recovering with the help of a great psychiatrist.

This explanation is so much appreciated ,especially in my case .Iam a person that has suffered from cronic positional vertigo .At this moment ,iam quite fine thank god .But this brief description of my syptoms have given me great relief.

I've had vertigo for 10 years intermittently. I think a combination of poor posture, panic disorder, holding my breath when tense, and jaw clenching have been the contributing factors. Just the other day I was looking down at my phone when all of a sudden my head felt like it was getting whipped around violently. It was so bad that I saw double. Vertigo is probably the worst thing that's happened and keeps happening to me. My episodes usually last for about 5 to 10 seconds but the longest one was 1 min. Relaxation techniques like breathing exercises, meditation, warm bath, stress relief tea, valerian root, walking, and spending time in nature have helped me. I hope this helps those of you suffering from vertigo.

Thanks for this information, I had vertigo for a while, didn't have money for doctor, thanks God it went away.

This is weird but when I get vertigo I like to take warm baths when I get vertigo. I think that vertigo gets worse when I begin to panic. The warm water on my skin instantly calms me down and the weightlessness helps a little. I’m not a doctor by any means but I hope this helps someone. Been suffering from vertigo my whole life. I’m 20 now and thankfully have been able to learn to cope with it. It’s not constant but When it hits me it’s horrible. Just remember that those spells won’t last forever! Hang in there guys

My roommate’s been dealing with balance issues and dizzy spells and she now has Vertigo

Thank u. Simplified & Very informative

This was informative. I have experienced Vertigo ever since I had a stroke. It has really changed my life

I love the simplicity in your video. Very easy to understand.

Thank you for this educational video. I will share it with a friend whose mother suffers vertigo & she is often dizzy & loses her balance.

thank you so much for this video, my mother was just diagnosed for vertigo but we didn't get any details on which version or reason for it. now I understand it is BPPV and how to take care of it, once again thank you.

I have a mixture of eczema in my ear, sinusitis, migraine and sometimes hypotension. I have vertigo probably on a daily basis.

Janet Simpkins Thank you I have found this to be life-changing. I want to stay connected with more ongoing conversations.

Thankyou very much for sharing this.. I have a vertigo since birth and in my left ear I have a hear loss... Once again thanks

After the new information, a slept on 2 pillows 🛌 and got so much better! Off course the vertigo medicines given to me when I left the Main Building in the Hospital are not much left. Now, self protection / action is needed. A joyful heart is good medicine ⋯ Proverbs 17:22

simplified and clear information. ~thanks

Excellent description. Well done on providing such clear help.

Just went to the hospital for vertigo 48 hours on non stop spinning and vomiting, worst thing to ever experience, I pray no one gets this.

wow just wanted to know what causes it and you went above and beyond thank you so much 100% oh yeah it comes and goes but the Epley maneuver made help me I hope

Thanks for this information, I wake up with headaches, when I go out I feel like I'm going to fall, I didn't real know what was going, it's been going on for a while now, I will be talking to my doctor soon.

I'm 59 & I got vertigo last spring getting out of bed & it scared the crap outta me. It was horrible that day & I didn't go anywhere. Since, I do feel some dizziness when I turn in bed or tilt my head back, and it wasn't that bad until the other night & it was horrible again. I vomited twice over the day. I heard Dramamine helps & I may take one now & then before bedtime. I never have sinus infections, flu or hearing problems, luckily. My grandma also had vertigo & took prescription for it.

Thanks so much for your help.

Dude I used to always tell my family that I would feel like the world around me was spinning and that it felt like I was being forced up out my body, but no one believed me as a kid. I used to get it all the time when I was younger and I absolutely hated it. There would be so many times where I felt like I was about to faint, but I always just told everyone I was lightheaded since no one believed me. I remember in elementary school this feeling would just randomly go crazy in class and I guarantee if i didn’t will myself to stay awake I would’ve passed out. This feeling recently got triggered when I went on a Ferris wheel and I thought I’d do some research on it, turns out it was all vertigo/dizziness. Sucks though because I wish I knew this when I was younger, but hey atleast I know I’m not crazy.

This video is very informative. Although it does not go deeper in explanation of the pathophysiology , it is still very informative.

Thanks for the excellent information it's very helpful 👍 Years ago I used to have Vertigo.

When I first had vertigo problems I was thinking that I could have a major impact in my brain. I was thinking that I'm on a boat in a storm and I thanks for this video showing and explaining everything things that I learned from this particular problem.

I had episodes off and on of vertigo for about 20 years. It would be most noticeable lying down and turning my head to the left, or standing and tipping my head back. At times the vertigo was very strong, room spinning. Went to a chiropractor who worked on my neck. Immediate relief. Since then I go back every three months to keep my neck flexible. I have a tendency to tense up the left side of my neck. I watched this to see if neck tension would be mentioned in this video. It wasn't. I am free from vertigo....and migraine headaches cleared up as well. All apparently tension related.

very helpful, mine has just started with sudden movement onset like getting up suddenly or turning head and of course constant pain in neck literally :) transmitting down to arm shoulder that entire side..

Thanks for great explanation about vertigo. I found it really helpful for me.

Suffered a stroke in the past that started with dizziness. So having Vertigo was extremely unsettling at first. But it's just vertigo, according to my doctor. I had a minor ear infection causing a build up of fluid in middle ear. Couldn't stand or walk. Granddaughter got the day off of school because I couldn't function. She enjoyed that!

Great Video, very informative, I now have a better understanding of my type of vertigo, Thank You

Very useful. My wife was diagnosed as having vestibular migraine and visual vertigo. No treatment was offered except drugs which she declined.

Excellent, many thanks very helpful, clearly explained. God blessings.

Just found you and man where have you been my whole life. But perfect timing before my clinicals

Thank you so much for this video. This has helped me a lot, 3 days ago I woke up with a vertigo attack and have been getting them anytime I lie down or bend down (such as picking something up) and it's been super scary. This video helped me figure out I most likely don't have a central problem and most likely BPPV. I did go see a general physician but they didn't do half as much to explain it as you did, 3 mins of asking questions handing me some pills and saying come back in 5 days if it still persists. THANK YOU for bringing peace of mind by explaining so much more to me.

I have Positional Vertigo and it comes and goes. I’m miserable when it acts up though. So dizzy and it gets worse if I close my eyes. I have exercises to do when it comes up and they usually helps

I watched because I was interested in what VERTIGO I had? The GP said it was Labyrinthitis. This was a sudden and stunning take down of me while driving my car. First I felt queasy - then ill - and then like my head was going to explode. Around a minute from onset I pulled up in the main street of a town I was passing through. I needed a doctor - I admit to great worry and distress. What on earth was going on in my head - whatever, I was convinced death was possible. Its getting out of the car that I discovered I had no balance. I got to a doctor, tears streaming, hunched and holding my head with eyes closed. It is then I learned about Labyrinthitis - I definitely do not recommend it. I recall that I came right in a few days of resting isolation. I can't tell which type this was from your descriptions. Such sudden onset with complete demolition - is frightening. And even now, I have no idea what caused it, or how to avoid that cause in future - touch wood.

This was very helpful in explaining the causes & I'm still trying to figure out which vertigo I have. I'm also not sure which medical professional to start with. An ENT gave me a hearing test, a pamphlet for Meniere's and that was it.

I’ve been having vertigo for I would say almost 6 months now at mild doses, but last night whilst I was at work I had a bad attack of it where I had to sit down for a good 5 minutes because I was genuinely scared. I have the WORST posture in the world, I have tension headaches almost everyday and I had no clue that posture was linked with vertigo so thank you for this video

Thank you.... this has helped a lot and might save many life in emergency who know about this.

You explained all this sooo good , thank you! My English is poor but i understood everything! Grazie 💥

Itw been two weeks I'm having this. Life really sucks I pray no one get this sickness and ever. It's so hard just waiting and longing when will my normal days come. I'm so tired of sleeping in bed whole day.

Im having vertigo second times in this year, at young age of 19 i really felt terrified.

I experienced vertigo for the first time two years ago. I was under so much stress from work and with the pandemic going on, it didn’t help. I feel like I’ve never been the same since then. I do vertigo exercises here and there and they actually help. I need to be more persistent with them though. I hope anyone who suffers from vertigo finds relief and if you’ve never had vertigo, I hope you never do

my mom has vertigo, thank you for this video it really helped!

An Excellent & very clear explanation of the causes !!! Thank you.

Also, for acoustic neuromas, if it is large enough and starts to compress the CP angle area, would it then be considered central instead of peripheral?

It good to learn about more of these things that are in the body's

Thank you , very well explained

feels like back from studying ms days, thanks!

Worst part is praying in congregation or standing in big queues!! as I feel ill jus pass out which triggers panic attack etc.. Now i stand in the last lane so I'm more comfortable because no one notices even if panic attack occurs 😁

I have a vertigo and a stroke after few months. 10 year later, I still with vertigo and no doctor can help with that.

I had vertigo for a while, specially while driving , running, heights, etc etc , and I think I have a solution for it. Haven’t had it for a long time. First thing to do: go to an allergist . Make sure you’re not eating something that you’re allergic to , or smell that you’re allergic to , including perfumes colognes cleaning supplies etc. detergent . Mine was citrus , and beef. After changing my diet . It took a minute , close to a month or two. And drinking 5 oz of Benadryl (children’s ) at night before bed or when having vertigo. I promise ! Never had it back. Ya’LL watch what you guys eat , drink , smell. It is worth it to try. And I bet it will go away! Please try ! You guys don’t loose anything. Thank you for reading.

This was so well explained.