Dizziness and the Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR)

There are a lot of causes of dizziness. Dizziness is a vague word though, and can be used to describe a variety of symptoms. So when a patient tells me they are dizzy, I first clarify what type of dizziness because that gives me good insight to the problem at hand. There is the room-spinning dizziness that is most commonly associated with BPPV (the crystals in the ear). Then there is light-headed dizziness which may be a blood pressure issue, amongst other things. Then there is that feeling of being “off-kilter”, or a “wooziness”. This is the type of dizziness this blog will address.