Ask Doctor Dawn

Navigating Vertigo, POTS, and Medical Conditions: Understanding Symptoms, Treatments, and Scientific Updates


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Broadcast from KSQD, Santa Cruz on 4-03-2025:

Dr. Dawn provides a comprehensive explanation of vertigo versus dizziness, describing inner ear anatomy, how displaced crystals cause positional vertigo, and various treatment maneuvers including the Epley, Sarmont, and Foster techniques.
  • Responding to an email from a listener suffering from both vertigo and tinnitus, she recommends exploring chiropractic adjustment for the tinnitus and special electroacupuncture treatments while suggesting additional vestibular testing might be beneficial.
  • Dr. Dawn addresses an email about POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) likely caused by long COVID, recommending diagnostic tests, mitochondrial support supplements, low-dose naltrexone, and investigating possible heavy metal release due to significant weight loss.
  • A caller with Dupuytren's contracture describes frustrations with Medicare Advantage limitations and surgical options, with Dr. Dawn discussing quality of life impacts, the differences between open and minimally invasive procedures, and possible workarounds including voice-to-text technology.
  • The show concludes with Dr. Dawn discussing how a falsified 2006 research paper led Alzheimer's research astray for decades by incorrectly focusing on amyloid beta protein removal, resulting in questionable drug approvals despite expert objections, while better evidence points to tau protein as a more reliable disease marker.
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