vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvər-ti-ˌgō 
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
a
: a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
b
: a dizzy confused state of mind
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (such as gid) causing this
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Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
By Gary Shteyngart
Photographs by Gary Shteyngart
Day 1
MY FIRST GLIMPSE of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, from the window of an approaching Miami cab, brings on a feeling of vertigo, nausea, amazement, and distress.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The victims affected have reported experiencing strange noises and sensations of pressure coming from a specific direction and later developed debilitating symptoms like vertigo, migraines and hearing and cognitive problems.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The condition is characterized by unexplained symptoms that include migraines, fatigue, vertigo, anxiety, dizziness, memory lapses and cognitive impairment.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Kent also wears a cochlear implant due to Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The researchers found that symptoms of nausea, vomiting and vertigo occurred almost exclusively in the early headaches, supporting the idea that they were linked to space adaptation syndrome.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Trying to stay upright while circumambulating these tilted, towering forms induced vertigo.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
To stand in one of the camp’s alleys is to feel a type of vertigo: in every direction, rows of tents—U.N.-issued blue nylon and polyester patched together with white and beige scraps of fabric—stretch to the horizon.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Kent, 25, uses her social media presence to educate about living with Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The victims affected have reported experiencing strange noises and sensations of pressure coming from a specific direction and later developed debilitating symptoms like vertigo, migraines and hearing and cognitive problems.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The condition is characterized by unexplained symptoms that include migraines, fatigue, vertigo, anxiety, dizziness, memory lapses and cognitive impairment.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Kent also wears a cochlear implant due to Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The researchers found that symptoms of nausea, vomiting and vertigo occurred almost exclusively in the early headaches, supporting the idea that they were linked to space adaptation syndrome.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Trying to stay upright while circumambulating these tilted, towering forms induced vertigo.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
To stand in one of the camp’s alleys is to feel a type of vertigo: in every direction, rows of tents—U.N.-issued blue nylon and polyester patched together with white and beige scraps of fabric—stretch to the horizon.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Kent, 25, uses her social media presence to educate about living with Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation in which a person or a person's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
2
: a confused or bewildered state of mind
Medical Definition
vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation of motion which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily see objective vertigo, subjective vertigo compare dizziness
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (as gid) causing this
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