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After never feeling vertiginous in my life, i've had 4-5 episodes over the last 18 hours. i don't feel sick in any other respect. what's happening?

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Dr. Thomas Benda, jr answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Possible BPPV: Short, less than one minutes of spinning with movement like rolling over in bed is likely benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or bppv. There are other types of vertigo as well. I recommend seeing an ENT who treats bppv with canalith repositioning maneuvers.

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

After never feeling vertiginous in my life, i've had 4-5 episodes over the last 18 hours. i don't feel sick in any other respect. what's happening?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Thomas Benda, jr answered

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