what's the difference between dizziness and vertigo?
Dizziness is to have a sensation of turning around that is feeling unbalanced or lightheaded. It is basically a sensation of instability. Dizziness can refer to vertigo, disequilibrium, or a non-specific feeling such as foolishness or giddiness. The sensations like floating, moving, whirling is known as vertigo.
Vertigo is the false sense that your surroundings are spinning or moving. With inner ear disorders, your brain receives signals from the inner ear that aren't consistent with what your eyes and sensory nerves are receiving. Vertigo is what results as your brain works to sort out the confusion. 1  Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).