Most people reach for a shopping cart because they need somewhere to put the groceries. Some people reach for it for a different reason. For people living with persistent dizziness or vertigo, grocery stores can present a unique challenge. Bright lighting, long straight aisles, repetitive shelving, polished floors, and constant movement from other shoppers create an environment that can feel ...

Meniere’s disease is balance and hearing disorder that can feel like vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of pressure in the affected ear. It is a chronic condition that is often misunderstood by those who haven’t experienced it. For busy professionals who are looking to gain a better understanding of this debilitating condition, here is what you need to ...

Vertigo can cause feelings of unsteadiness that can lead to vomiting. The sensations of movement without motion tend to increase when you move your head. Or changing positions sometime just standing up makes you feel sick. Looking down or turning the head quickly can also trigger a vertigo attack. If vertigo attacks come back more than once or twice, it ...

By Dr. Thomas Polucki Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or swaying, even when you are stationary. This feeling of whirling can make people dizzy and disoriented. The feeling often starts with a sensation of movement or unsteadiness in the head or body. When this happens, it does not matter if the person is actually moving or not – they ...

By Dr. Thomas Polucki Vertigo is the condition where a person experiences an unpleasant sensation of spinning while stationary. It can either be positional (in which the person only feels vertigo when in certain positions) or it can happen while sitting, standing or lying down. These “dizzy” spells may last for a few seconds to more than an hour. Vertigo ...

By Dr. Thomas Polucki Vertigo can feel like falling or spinning and tinnitus usually sounds like a high pitch noise. When both happen together, that’s called Meniere’s Disease. Both balance and hearing use the same nerve in the brain, and if it’s irritated either vertigo or tinnitus can become disabling. Most people will ask their doctor, get medication and a ...

Dizzy, again? Or does it feel like the room is spinning? And does that come with a side of high pitch noise that no one else can hear? By Dr. Thomas Polucki Do you suffer with chronic headaches? Have you experienced panic attacks? Or do you get nausea or fatigue that has no relationship to food? Does it feel like ...

Dr. Dean Schweitzer of Valencia Headache Care in Santa Clarita encourages chronic headache pain sufferers to treat the cause of their headaches and live a higher quality lifestyle. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “For every patient, we take a video testimonial before they start treatment. It’s not necessarily for our use, ...

Dr. Dean Schweitzer of Valencia Headache Care further explains the methods used to treat chronic headache pain without medication or invasive procedures. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Schweitzer compares the chronic pain — most likely caused by imbalances in an individual’s biting forces — to a pebble stuck on the bottom ...

Dr. Dean Schweitzer of Valencia Headache Care encourages individuals to pinpoint the causes of their chronic headache pain, which are often the effects of an imbalance in a person’s bite. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “You really need to investigate as to why you’re having the pain and then fix that ...