Otologic Aspects of Vertigo

VERTIGO is a very important word in the vocabulary of the otolaryngologist. Unfortunately, some confusion exists, regarding not only etiology but also definition and nomenclature. One has to bear in mind that vertigo is a subjective symptom that makes the physician entirely dependent on the history given by the patient, who may call the most variegated sensations vertigo. He not only describes the feeling of being turned around or of objects turning around, but also sensations of losing the ground or being lifted up, or lightness or heaviness in the head. Others complain of unsteadiness and fainting, and finally a . . .