Dizziness resulting from unequal pressures in the middle ears
Medical condition
Alternobaric vertigo
Specialty
Otorhinolaryngology, diving medicine
In aviation and underwater diving, alternobaric vertigo is dizziness resulting from unequal pressures being exerted between the ears due to one Eustachian tube being less patent than the other.[1][2][3]
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