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How to treat vertigo caused by high blood pressure.

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NOT: If high blood pressure caused vertigo, you would treat it by lowering the bp. Unfortunately, high blood pressure doesn't cause vertigo. It is related to your inner ear (or in rare cases, your cerebellum).

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Answered 1/17/2014

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