Dizzy

What You Need to Know About Managing and Treating Balance Disorders

Jack J. Wazen, Deborah Mitchell

• Publisher: Touchstone
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN:
  9780743258302
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Internal Medicine & Diagnosis

In Dizzy, Dr. Jack Wazen uncovers the root causes of this disabling, difficult-to-diagnose syndrome and shares the therapies and techniques that can return patients' lives to normal. Recent statistics show that more than 90 million Americans will experience dizziness at some time during their lives. The good news is that 80 to 90 percent of sufferers can find relief. In this comprehensive guide, one of the nation's leading authorities on balance disorders tells the millions of sufferers what they can to do to conquer dizziness—what it is, why they feel this way, and what they can do about it.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• PART I IN AND OUT OF BALANCE WHAT’S GOING ON
• 1 In Balance
• 2 Off balance I’m So Dizzy
• 3 Getting a Diagnosis The First Steps
• PART II WHY AM I SO DIZZY CAUSES OF BALANCE DISORDERS
• 4 Common Inner Ear Disorders
• 5 Other Inner Ear Disorders
• 6 Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System Disorders
• 7 Systemic Disorders
• 8 Visual and Sensory Disorders
• 9 Drugs and Environmental Causes
• 10 In Your Head Psychological Dizziness
• 11 What to Expect If You Need Special Tests
• PART III STOP THE WORLD TREATING BALANCE DISORDERS
• 12 Vestibular Rehabilitation and Other Physical Therapies
• 13 Treating Dizziness with Diet
• 14 Surgical and Medical Procedures
• 15 Complementary Treatment Methods
• EpilogueThe Future of Balance Disorders
• Appendix AMedications
• Appendix BOther Conditions That Can Cause or Are Associated with Dizziness or Balance Disorders
• Appendix CResources
• Glossary
• Suggested Reading
• Index
• About the Author