Feeling Dizzy: Understanding and Treating Vertigo, Dizziness, and Other Balance Disorders

by Brian W. Blakley, Mary-Ellen Siegel, Marc Siegel

Book Overview

When you turn your head suddenly, do you feel sick to your stomach? Do you often become dizzy when you get up too quickly from a chair? Have you ever felt a sense of motion when you're standing still? You're not alone. Whether it's fainting, imbalance, or spinning sensations, these disorders affect 76 million Americans at some time in their lives. Feeling Dizzy explains what can go wrong, what physicians can do to diagnose and treat problems, what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028616804
• ISBN13: 9780028616803
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Feeling dizzy

I have been diagnosed with vertigo, and found the book to be very helpful, as to symptoms and possible causes. Thank you for a great book.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson

This is a good book. It is well written and very insightful.Dr. Michael L. Johnson, author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don''t Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migriane Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

Excellent guide for the layperson

Blakley and Siegel do an excellent job of explaining dizziness in terms that are easy to understand for a person unfamiliar with medical terminology. I have Meniere's Disease, of which dizziness is a symptom, and this is the first book I turn to for reference. Its only drawback is that is isn't up-to-date on current treatments, which is, of course, impossible