Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a type of vertigo caused by calcium crystals in the inner ear. These crystals are usually located in two parts of the ear called the utricle and saccule.

Val Chmerkovskiy was hospitalized during the Dancing with the Stars live tour. Soon after, the professional dancer took to his social media account to confirm the cause behind this sudden development.

Val Chmerkovskiy is getting answers about his health. One day after the Dancing with the Stars pro shared a message from his hospital bed that he was “having vertigo,” he received a diagnosis of ...

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Val Chmerkovskiy is sharing his diagnosis after a scary trip to the hospital while on tour for Dancing With the Stars. "So, I got BPPV, which isn't too bad, thank God," the ballroom pro shared, noting ...

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Val Chmerkovskiy is back on his feet. The "Dancing with the Stars" pro gave fans an update on his health after sharing that he had been hospitalized for vertigo between performances on the show's live ...

Dancing With the Stars' Val Chmerkovskiy had to take a break from touring amid a brief hospitalization. The dance pro revealed his diagnosis, saying he has BPPV. Val was suffering from dizziness and ...

For the rare patient whose BPPV is not responsive to these manoeuvres and has severe symptoms, posterior canal occlusion surgery is a safe and highly effective procedure. Of all the inner ear ...