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Vertigo science, in plain English

Evidence-based articles on triggers, prediction, sleep, weather and hormones, and how to track them with VertigoMe.

Triggers

Vestibular migraine food triggers: tyramine, MSG, aged cheese and what to watch

Which foods trigger vestibular migraine? A plain guide to tyramine, aged cheese, MSG, histamine, nitrates, sulfites and aspartame, and how to find your own triggers.

Lifestyle

Low-salt diet for Ménière's disease: how to actually track your sodium

Low-salt advice for Ménière's is easy to give and hard to follow. Here is how to find the hidden sodium in everyday food and keep track of it day to day.

Triggers

Winter is coming: how cold weather can set off vertigo and dizziness

Barometric drops, dry heated rooms, dark mornings and winter colds all stack as vestibular triggers. Here is what the evidence says, and how to track it.

Triggers

Why rolling over in bed sets off vertigo (BPPV explained)

Rolling over in bed and getting hit by a short, violent spin is a classic BPPV pattern. Here is why it happens and how to log the trigger without guessing.

Triggers

Barometric pressure and vertigo spins: what we know

Why many people with Meniere's and vestibular migraine report pressure-sensitive spins, and how to track your own pattern.

Wearables

Which wearables work for vertigo tracking?

What data Garmin, Apple Watch, Oura and Polar expose for vestibular tracking, and how it syncs into VertigoMe.

Science

Sleep and vertigo: why bad nights and next-day spins often go together

Poor sleep is one of the most commonly reported triggers among people with vestibular migraine and Meniere's. What your own data may show, and what to do about it.