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Vertigo: Vertigo is the sensation that the room is moving or spinning, or that the person is moving or spinning within the environment. The term "dizziness" is often used ... more about Vertigo.
Vertigo: The odd balance sensation of inappropriate spinning or movement of the environment. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Vertigo is available below.
Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Vertigo may include:
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The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Vertigo is a feeling of movement, a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient (objective vertigo) or as if he himself were revolving in space (subjective vertigo). Vertigo is medically distinct from dizziness, lightheadedness, and unsteadiness. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A reeling sensation; feeling about to fall - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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