Dizziness

by Gregory T. Whitman, Robert W. Baloh

Anyone who has experienced the sensation of the room spinning around or the lightheadedness that signals an impending faint knows how bad it feels to be dizzy. Almost any medical condition can cause dizziness, but the most common include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, transient drops in blood pressure, migraine, and anxiety. Inner ear disorders that cause dizziness are often associated with abnormal eye movements—in fact, it’s possible to diagnose an acute inner ear infection in five seconds, just by looking at a person’s eyes. In Dizziness, Drs. Gregory T. Whitman and Robert W. Baloh explore the different conditions that can cause dizziness, describe the types of dizziness they see most frequently, and explain what people with dizziness can do to feel better.

A detailed look at one of the most common—and complex—medical complaints, Dizziness distills Drs. Whitman and Baloh’s six decades of combined experience into a short and practical guide. Packed with useful tips on diagnosis and treatment, Dizziness reveals how top doctors analyze dizziness, including the problems with balance and walking that go along with it. The book also explains the importance of overcoming dizziness and describes what people who are dizzy can do to get an accurate diagnosis.

Combining background on specific forms of dizziness with descriptions of optimal treatments for each one, Dizziness covers everything from conditions that cause dizziness when a person changes position (such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and orthostatic hypotension) to conditions that cause dizzy spells without warning or trigger (such as Ménière’s disease and migraine-associated dizziness). The book explores bouts of dizziness that last for days, as well as constant dizziness that lasts for weeks, months, or even years. Enhanced with patient stories and rounded out by a glossary of terms and an appendix describing home exercises, this is the go-to book for anyone who struggles with dizziness.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 20, 2016

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you suffer from a medical issue that includes dizziness, you’ll find a frustratingly high number of of potential underlying causes. Drs. Gregory Whitman and Robert Baloh (both neurologists) describe the most common reasons for dizziness in this compact guide, along with treatment options, and other conditions that may present similar symptoms but are more serious. This book is written with the layperson in mind, so you don’t need to be a medical expert to gain valuable insight from it. Some of the treatment options were in their preliminary stages as of the date of publication, so it would be interesting to see how they’ve progressed and if new alternatives are available now.

[Darlene Laguna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough, informative, up-to-date, and helpful analysis of dizziness and vertigo.

[Tawnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically it's her tics causing vertigo. 😭

[Richard K. Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, but I already knew most of the things he covered.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me understand why I have been misdiagnosed in the past, and what I can do to help myself improve my symptoms.

[Heydi Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm three years in to daily dizziness and daily headpain, among other symptoms. After seeing more than 10 specialists and many other therapists and natural healers, having every test performed and done again just to be sure, I'm no closer to getting help.

This is a well written book. Although it merely confirmed what I already know to be true about what is wrong with me, it left me with little hope that there's a known drug or therapy out there that can help at this point.

That being said I think this book could help a lot of people. It is short and to the point.