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Vertigo (cont.)

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Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD

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"Simple Home Remedy for Vertigo Works." WebMD. 2004.

Buki, B., et al. "Vitamin D deficiency and benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo." Medical Hypotheses. 80.2 (2013): 201-204.

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Grontved, A. and E. Hentzer. "Vertigo-reducing effect of ginger root. A controlled clinical study." ORL Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 48.5 (1986): 282-286.

Huang, Q. "Fifty cases of vertebrobasilar ischemic vertigo treated by acupuncture." Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 29.2 (2009): 87-89.


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Vertigo - Symptoms

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Vertigo - Describe Your Experience

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Vertigo - Treatment

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