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Extreme Dizziness, No Headache: The Migraine Many Doctors Miss
The New York Times • • health
Key Points:
- Alicia Wolf experienced persistent dizziness and sensitivity to light and sound after a trip abroad, which was initially misdiagnosed by multiple doctors over several months.
- She was eventually diagnosed with vestibular migraine, a form of migraine characterized by dizziness and vertigo without the typical headache, making it difficult to identify.
- Vestibular migraine is often overlooked by doctors, with a 2018 study showing only 10% of sufferers were correctly diagnosed, despite nearly 3% of Americans being affected.
- Experts like Dr. Jeffrey Sharon emphasize that vestibular disorders are a neglected area in medicine, calling vestibular migraine "the most common disease you’ve never heard of."
