Consumer Handbook on Dizziness / Vertigo

Written for the patient:

• Dizziness and vertigo are among the 25 most common reasons Americans visit the doctor— accruing more than 5 million physician visits each year in the U.S. According to studies from the National Institutes of Health, 42% of the population (90 million Americans) will complain to their doctors of dizziness at least once in their lifetime.    
• The cost of medical care for patients with balance disorders in the U.S. is estimated to exceed $1 billion annually, yet it’s one of the most poorly understood maladies in America.    
• This Handbook answers an essential need to better understand this dreaded condition, one which in its worst state is completely disabling.    
• Dr. Poe has brought together the most distinguished ear, nose and throat physicians, surgeons and rehabilitation therapists each writing a chapter within their own specialty.
• Every reader can benefit as if privately consulting with each specialist.    
• There’s a wealth of information and knowledge available, including causes from stress or head trauma to tumors.        
• It reveals potential diagnoses, treatment options, the impact of medication regimes, surgical and non-surgical alternatives including traditional and nontraditional options, and details on the many tests you could undergo in the process of being assessed for dizziness or vertigo.        
• Much of the anxiety associated with this chronic problem can be alleviated just by knowing the facts provided in this book.