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Dizziness: Why You Feel Dizzy and What Will Help You Feel Better (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Paperback – November 15, 2016

by Gregory T. Whitman (Author), Robert W. Baloh (Author)
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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.

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This would be a brilliant read for medical students and primary care physicians. The simplified, common-sense approach, I found, made it compulsive reading, in a subject where that is the exception . . . It is [an] excellent value indeed.
―Journal of Laryngology & Otology

[A] comprehensive new book.
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The two doctors simplify explanations of these matters, creating a survey that is packed with insights and information.
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This book is practical and useful. Easy to read and understand without being patronising.
―Nursing Times

An interesting and practical book that succeeds in educating and empowering patients. The authors do an admirable job of helping people with dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders by explaining and highlighting key clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic elements.
―Michael J. A. Robb, MD, Robb Oto-Neurology Clinic

Using simple language, this book describes the underlying pathology, available treatments, and practical approaches for the common conditions causing dizziness. Drs. Whitman and Baloh help readers seeking medical advice understand the complicated nature of dizziness while debunking widespread misconceptions about it.
―Amir Kheradmand, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Using simple language, this book describes the underlying pathology, available treatments, and practical approaches for the common conditions causing dizziness. Drs. Whitman and Baloh help readers seeking medical advice understand the complicated nature of dizziness while debunking widespread misconceptions about it.

-- Amir Kheradmand, MD

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st edition (November 15, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421420902
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421420905
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
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    Born in suburban Philadelphia, Greg Whitman moved to Connecticut at age 10, and later attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. After his Neurology residency training in Boston, he relocated in 1998 to Los Angeles, where he studied dizziness and balance at UCLA. He was a Neurology Residency Director at University of California at Irvine. He spent 5 years in private practice on the West Side of L.A. and on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Between 2011-2018 he was at the Harvard affiliated Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he specialized in dizziness and balance. He now lives on the West Coast with his family and dog.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC BOOK!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017
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A fantastic book summarizing the many reasons behind dizziness. Easy to understand with suggestions on how to cope with dizzy spells. I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to figure out the mystery behind their dizziness. Thank you, Doctors, for sharing your knowledge to help those of us living with dizziness.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A clear and understandable book for patients............
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017
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This book deserves 5 stars but I gave 4 because I only needed the information in one chapter. The book is written clearly and is understandable to the lay patient. Identifying symptoms and patterns is helpful in dealing with my intermittent dizziness and also for me to communicate to my physician.

Thank you for so skillfully writing this book. Without question, the authors are knowledgeable and thoughtful physicians.

Arlene Cohen, 68 years
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AnaMary
5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference with info that you won't find in alot of other books!
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I found this to be really comprehensive and covering areas that other books don't. When suffering from vestibular issues, it's pretty much a hunt to find your own information in order to be diagnosed by doctors. This is a pretty good book for a variety of issues.
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Madelyn
3.0 out of 5 stars Basic Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2017
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This is a basic book for those in the beginning stages. It's an easy read with a glossary to help with medical terms. I have been dealing with Meniere's for quite a while and it didn't offer anything new or alternative practices to help with dizziness/vertigo episodes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars s with you so they have a better understanding of what you are going through
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
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People are in need of educating themselves on dizziness/Vertigo, and this is one way I found to be helpful not only for myself but for family members, and to take notes, and take them to Dr. appt.s with you so they have a better understanding of what you are going through, that it isn't just "dizziness" there are other symptoms that go along with it, and they sometimes can't find the source of the problem so they just check it off to an ear infection, or sinus infection, or a virus........which leaves a person still wondering what is wrong with them. I could argue with some of the things in here, but each to their own. Anxiety IS A HUGE PART IN VERTIGO, and should never be told to MEDITATE, OR RELAX........that is very frustrating to a person who can't control the Vertigo that effects them every day of their life. And of all the years of testing and people complaining about it, I would think we would have more answers and more treatments, but llike mental illness, a lot of this IS thought to be "in our heads" and it is not. Dr.'s need more education on it too.........it's a very frustrating condition, and one that is "hidden" and hard to find a diagnoses.
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Carine Cobin
5.0 out of 5 stars I was happily surprised how mistaken I was
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017
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When I first approached this book I was prepared to be overwhelmed with medical terms and not accessible reading for someone that is not in the medical field. I was happily surprised how mistaken I was: this is accessible reading material. I would recommend this book not only to doctors but, more importantly, to individuals that suffer from dizziness: to get a better understanding of their condition and what they can do to improve their lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Also a good reference book to have for people trying to figure ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018
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Very informative book on dizziness and possible causes. Also a good reference book to have for people trying to figure the crazy dizzies that unfortunately most doctors don't have a clue.
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RKL
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent presentation of specific symptoms and red signs for various conditions
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
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This book presents all different conditions that cause dizziness together with specific symptoms (those more likely to be unique to the condition) as well as red signs (things that indicate something more serious than the condition is at work).

Personally, I believe my PCP's diagnosis is correct, but I did not have 99.9% confidence bec dizziness isn't his area of specialty. Cross referencing the description in this book, because of it's very goal oriented presentation, provided the added confidence.
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