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| Vertigo | 5/31/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: What are some of the exercises for vertigo? Are there any herbal remidies for vertigo? Thanks.
A: The exercises for vertigo may be found on my website at: ...
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| Dizziness | 5/7/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I am a 33 year old female, happily married with a 15-month old daughter. For the past 3 weeks, I ...
A: I cannot give you a diagnosis over the internet. It is possible you have BPPV ( benign positional ...
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| dizzy and lightheaded | 5/4/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have been having episodes of dizziness and lightheaded for about 3 years now. I usually get dizzy ...
A: I believe you have positional vertigo that can be cured with the proper type of exercise. See: ...
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| Positional vertigo | 5/4/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: when I was in my 20s I had some pretty bad episodes of positional vertigo (for which the doctor gave ...
A: Doing the exercises before you get symptoms will not likely ward off a new attack. However, as soon ...
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| Dizziness and Lightheadedness | 4/26/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: My mother is 82-years-old and has been complaining of very severe pain in the back of her head ...
A: YOur mother's situation in complex, but I think she has a significant element of positons vertigo ...
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| vertigo | 4/23/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: My grandma has vertigo and has had it for several years. We can't find a doctor in our area and she ...
A: YOur grandma may likely have postional vertigo or BPPV (benign positional paroxysmal vertigo). The ...
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| Vertigo | 4/9/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I am a 40 year old male. On Feb. 18th 2004, I went to doctor for vertigo. She stated I had inner ear ...
A: It does sound as though you might have BPPV (benign positional paroxysmal vertigo) after your inner ...
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| vestibular imbalance | 4/7/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I've asked two previous questions here and have gotten a great response. Recently, I was ...
A: The motion feelings do sound like a vestibular imabalance. Sinus disease can possibly affect inner ...
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| Epley maneuvers not helping | 4/1/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Troost, My ENT diagnosed me with BPPV and asked me to perform the Epley manuevers should a ...
A: It is likely that exercises will help you. If you are doing at home let's make sure you are doing ...
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| dizziness | 4/1/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Just wrote to you and got an answer of bppv. Problem is my dizziness is not positional, i rock all ...
A: If your symptoms are primarily pure rocking you probably have MDD (mal de debarqment). Dr Hain is ...
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| mri | 4/1/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I'm from Australia. Have rocking dizziness,fullness in the ears,pressure in the head and sometimes ...
A: MRI's with contrast are not necessary for most patients, I wouldn't bother. It is unlikely that the ...
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| what to expect down the road? | 3/23/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: ear Dr. Trosst, Thank you for you time.I wrote to you about four weeks ago when my vertigo started ...
A: Usually the condition gets better. I am not certain whether you have labyrinthitis or early ...
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| dizziness and blood tests | 3/10/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have been lately sometimes dizzy when I stand up or move head on side or back during short waking ...
A: In all likelihood you have BPPV (benign positional paroxysml vertigo ). You can cure it with a ...
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| rocking,swaying dizziness | 3/8/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: 4 months ago,vomited and went dizzy.Hard to explain dizziness,like rocking and swaying,makes me feel ...
A: I do feel the problem is a residual of an viral inner ear infection leaving you with perhaps a MDD ( ...
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| Vertigo and Infectious Mononucleosis | 3/1/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I only have one other matter I want to ask about since I just got back from the doctor today. I ...
A: I think the diagnosis is correct. Vertigo means a sense of motion, often whirling otr spinning, but ...
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| Floating/lightheaded sensation | 2/28/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: In the last month I was diagnosed with mono. I've had most of the symptoms, including fatigue, loss ...
A: The floating sensation you are experiencing is most likely related to your recent mono. Your single ...
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| vertigo | 2/26/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Started about 2 weeks ago , ringing in right ear ,vertigo so bad I vomit,and I feel fatigue. I was ...
A: It sounds as though you may have had a viral labyrinthitis or your first attack of Meniere's. You ...
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| Vertigo | 2/26/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have suffered from mild to moderate vertigo for 24 years. I am a 54 year old female. I have had ...
A: Generally speaking, in vertigo all tests are normal. The most commor cause by far is BPPV (benign ...
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| Vertigo/headache relationship | 2/24/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Initial beginning 3 years ago with some lightheadedness and later a one-day vertigo episode; then 6 ...
A: There is an unofficial subtype of migraine, vestibular migraine, that is characterized by episodes ...
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| dizzy child | 2/20/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: After searching the Internet for about 3 hours I finally came upon your website. My son is almost 7 ...
A: I see now that you have done what I advised regarding the way to ask questions. It sounds as though ...
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| vertigo | 2/18/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: can vertigo be linked to migraines?
A: Yes vertigo can be linked to migraine. Some series say that up to 40% of patients with migraine ...
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| tinnitus | 2/14/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have noticed that my ringing in the ears is getting worse is this just temperary ?
A: Most people get some form of tinnitus sooner or later. Increase blood flow , as from exercise, ...
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| vertigo | 2/9/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have been suffering from continuous vertigo for seven weeks-it feels like everything is moving ...
A: You best approach is to see your ENT physician. You can read more about vertigo on my website at: ...
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| Non-spinning vertigo | 2/8/2004 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have non-spinning vertigo, where I just feel like I'm tilting, moving, etc. I can make my ears pop ...
A: The exercises are described at: http://ivertigo.net/vertigo/vertherapy2.html Be sure to click where ...
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| rocking,swaying | 11/29/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I was dx with bppv 5 months ago. I have the sensations of rocking,swaying and a jerking feeling. I ...
A: YOu feel the rocking or moving because the semicircular canals are being stimulated due to otoliths ...
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| In dec 2002 I had a severe... | 9/16/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: In dec 2002 I had a severe bout of dizziness/bed spins and sickness which laid me out for a few ...
A: It sounds as though your initial attack was a labyrinthitis - an inflammation of the inner ear - now ...
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| nausea | 9/5/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Dr. Troost: Since around the late spring of 2001 my husband has suffered from debilitating nausea. ...
A: I just had a patient who primarily had nausea and whose work up was negative. We considered mostly, ...
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| BPPV | 9/3/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I had an ENG done was diagonised with BPPV. I have had 2 epley manuvers done and I still have the ...
A: It is rare that either the Epley or Brandt-Daroff do not cure bppv. Perhaps you should have the ...
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| Vertigo attack | 5/9/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I had my first vertigo attack a few days ago. I was lying in bed when I experienced the spinning ...
A: Medicine will not cure your vertigo. Exercises will. Perhaps you could take a benadry 25-50 mg ...
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| vertigo | 3/3/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I have been taking 100mg of Zoloft for 10 years. I want to stop taking it, but ever time I reduce ...
A: Unfortunately vertigo or some type of dizziness is a common complaint when a patient is trying to ...
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| vertigo | 2/25/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Im forty yrs old and for the first time I was treated for vertigo or (an inner ear infection) per ...
A: Minor ear infections can cause vertigo that usually disappears in a few days or weeks. It is ...
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| bilateral vestibular hypofunction | 2/3/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I am 33 years old and was diagnosed as a child with a unilateral vestibular loss. I adapted well ...
A: I really don't think Depakote is a cause of your vestibualr dysfunction - so many people have taken ...
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| ongoing vertigo | 1/27/2003 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: My, wife, age 76 has been experiencing dizzyness for about 5 years and it continues to get worse. ...
A: I am sorry for your wife's dizziness. It is often the case that all the tests are normal. I do not ...
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| Extreem Vertigo | 11/19/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I get Extreem Vertigo about every three to four months. It usually starts while I'm in a deep ...
A: I assume you are asking what causes your symptoms. We cannot make a ceertain diagnosis over the ...
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| imbalance | 10/5/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I was diagnosed with positional vertigo few years back. Basically, I do not have the spinning ...
A: There is a significant link between vision and balance. After the inner ear function, vision is the ...
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| Chronic Dizziness | 9/30/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Dr. Troost: We need help in locating a "chronic dizziness" specialist, or even better, a ...
A: The closest I can come to making a recommendation is Dr. David Zee in Baltimore. His contact ...
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| vertigo | 9/23/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Hey Doc. well I have a couple questions, i'm 25 and have vertigo or so they say. I have read your ...
A: As far as I am aware your stomach pains etc have nothing to do with your dizziness, but they are not ...
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| Dizziness | 7/25/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: My Husband strated having dizziness problem in 97 after he had pancreas tumor removed at Mayo ...
A: Your husband's problem is complex. He may have had bppv after surgery as I did. You can read about ...
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| you were correct | 7/1/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: Doctor: my mri was unremarkable of the brain and IAC's. What is interesting is i seen a nerologist ...
A: I would proceed with the tilt table. There is no question that anxiety plays some role and that is ...
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| Vertigo | 6/26/2002 | B. Todd Troost, MD |
Q: I believe I have benign vertigo but at the time I experienced it, I also had a few experiences with ...
A: First of all, sorry I didn't answer sooner, but I was away on a speaking touring talking about ...
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