Hagerstown March/April 2013 | Page 97

HEALTHY LIVING

A Dizzying Diagnosis

WHEN VERTIGO STRIKES, THE DISORIENTATION AND NAUSEA ARE A DEBILITATING DOUBLE- WHAMMY FOR SUFFERERS.
by Cheryl M. Keyser + photos by Chris Jackson
Lisa Yonkers, a physical therapist at Meritus Health’ s Total Rehab Care, uses a model to explain the workings of the inner ear, where disruptions in the ear canal can result in vertigo symptoms.
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