Talk:Vertigo (medical)

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[edit] Cleanup this little bit, huh?

The part about "famous people" w/ Vertigo is as follows:

Famous people with vertigo: Alexi Kovalev, hockey player, Lebron James, Basketball Player, Seth Woods, Motivational Speaker, George Clinton, Music Artist, Richard Luger, U.S. Senator.

Little messed up, couldn't figure out why Basketball Player was there. Then I realized what it meant. Point is, it may be a little confusing at first. --On2see 20:33, 16 January 2006 (UTC)


Bono wrote a song "vertigo" but why is he listed here as having it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.22.19.194 (talk) 21:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Re: Cleanup this little bit, huh?

Maybe try adding brackets: Lebron James (Basketball Player). I don't know what the standard convention is but if you look at List of famous people with breast cancer it follows the "Lebron James, Basketball Player" format.

--Skigamemaker 03:31, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merge "famous people" section to Balance_disorder

This was proposed in the edit:

18:47, 11 February 2006 Fitch (Talk | contribs) m (this is just a symptom, I don't think we'd say "list of famous people who have a chronic cough" on the cough page)

Any discussion?Lisamh 04:17, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


The section is completely unnecessary.

[edit] Poor image

"Some people experience a vertigo sensation while looking at such images"

That is stupid. The image is blured so that there is perceved motion. Why not have a blank image and say that people experience a white area of the web page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.184.224.165 (talk • contribs)

I say Go for it! (John User:Jwy talk) 00:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Have you ever experienced vertigo from looking at such an image? Or from a camera pan on video images? It really isn't the same as having a blank image and saying some people experience a white space. Maybe there is a better way to demonstrate vertigo though... ? However, if you can't/don't experience it, any representation or demonstration will seem 'stupid'. --Renice 14:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Please remove that image, what if people get dizzy looking at it unknowningly and sue Wikipedia for medical treatment? Think about it.

I agree although I don't think people will sue. Personally I came to this page because I have vertigo and I want to learn more about it. That image makes me feel very nauseous, It seems inconsiderate to have a page on an illness, and include a picture that exacerbates that illness.

[edit] separate vertigo from dizziness article?

This article states "Vertigo should not be confused with dizziness. Dizziness is an unpleasant feeling of light-headedness, giddiness or fuzziness often accompanied by nausea."

However, the Dizziness article makes no such distinction between the two. This is confusing, so I've added a mergeto-multiple template to the Dizziness page so that the two can be separated and properly linked to eliminate redundancy and confusion. (I can't do this myself, but I'm not sure if it's because I'm too dizzy, or because I'm having vertigo...?)--Renice 14:38, 12 March 2007 (UTC) ==]]'''

[edit] Treatment

There is no info on the treatment of vertigo. Perhaps someone who knows could add this. Thanks. --212.56.109.125 16:01, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

The treatment for it is a very simple procedure, it consist of seeing your doctor and just taking the prescribed tablets. Vertigo can last within a person for up to 3 months and then is treated with some people vertigo can stay with them for life.

[edit] Instant death

There's no support for the comment......any thoughts?

4-aug-2007 I've now reverted it on the grounds that it appears to be vandalism.

[edit] According to CHIROPRACTORS?!

What is this, the dark ages? Gee, while we're at it, what do osteopaths say? What about homeopaths? Reflexologists? Catholic priests? Sushi chefs? All these professions have in common that they are not based in medicine, and have no grounds to claim anything about a medical condition. --76.224.90.253 05:58, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

seconded Spayced (talk) 21:44, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
thirded! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.172.19.20 (talk) 15:42, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

no there is no instant death when it comes to vertigo my mom has it now it will be over with in 2 weeks or maybe before then —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.173.221.141 (talk) 12:54, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is the picture which induces Vertigo really necessary?

If someone is suffering from vertigo and seeking information from wikipedia, we do not need to cause them another episode by having them look at a vertigo-inducing picture. I have removed the picture.Joe 20:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] hi

it is ok 2 have it butt idk  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.6.233.110 (talk) 01:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)