Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Most vertigo episodes last from a few seconds to a few hours. However, severe ...

A patient in his mid-40s with a history of hypertension and noncompliance with medications presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of constant vertigo that is worse with motion.

“Vertigo turned our lives upside down,” Monroe recalls. “My wife’s dizzy spells were so severe that she lived in constant fear—fear of standing up, fear of falling, fear of even the ...