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What Is Horizontal Canal BPPV?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jun 14, 2025 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Nystagmus, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability

Update: 6/15/25 – Some More Insight Whenever I have motion-activated symptoms triggered by reading, driving, and rolling onto one or both side sides in bed, I screen myself very carefully for horizontal canal BPPV. I refer to the jittery feeling in my eyes as...

Top-Shelf Vertigo: What Causes it?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jun 28, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Cervical Dizziness, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Normal Aging, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

Have you ever looked up at the top shelf and started spinning? Maybe in a grocery store or in your own kitchen? I’ve had many patients with top-shelf vertigo. Some even experienced this type of vertigo attack while standing on a step stool, which can be extra...

The Link Between Sinus Infections and Vertigo

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | May 31, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Migraines, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo

Any active virus in the body can cause vertigo if it affects the inner ear. Bacterial sinus infections may also cause vertigo symptoms. Sinus infections can contribute to dizziness as a stand-alone cause, and sinus infections can co-occur with a new onset of BPPV....

What Is Viral Vertigo?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Apr 18, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Nystagmus, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

Viral vertigo is one of the most common causes of vertigo, after idiopathic BPPV. Any active virus in the body can cause vertigo, if it affects the inner ear. If hearing is not affected, then viral vertigo is called vestibular neuritis. When hearing is affected, then...

Can Your Posture Cause Dizziness?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Feb 28, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Cervical Dizziness, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Migraines, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method

Many patients I have worked with seem to have forward head posture and dizziness. In this article, I will discuss possible links between posture problems and dizziness, and what to do. What is Normal Posture? Normal posture is when your vertebrae stack like a column....

Why Do I Feel I Dizzy at Night?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jan 19, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Cervical Dizziness, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo

Some people feel dizzy at night. In this blog, I will discuss nine possible reasons for dizziness that is worse at night and what to do. Possible Reasons for Dizziness at Night Reason 1: Low Blood Sugar If you skipped meals during the day, you may have low blood sugar...