Dizziness: Why You Feel Dizzy and What Will Help You Feel Better (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Whitman, Gregory T.; Baloh, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 1421420902 / ISBN 13: 9781421420905

Edité par Johns Hopkins University Press (edition 1), 2016

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Dizziness: Why You Feel Dizzy and What Will Help You Feel Better (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press (edition 1)
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1421420902
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781421420905
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 1.
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

The definitive guide for people suffering from dizziness, one of the most common medical complaints.

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.

À propos des auteurs

Gregory T. Whitman, MD, is an otology and laryngology instructor at Harvard Medical School and an otoneurology specialist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Robert W. Baloh, MD, is a professor of neurology and head and neck surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles and the director of the Neurotology Clinic and testing laboratory at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.