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Room-spinning dizziness triggered by head movement

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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-06-05. It presents "Room-spinning dizziness triggered by head movement" as a Easy Neurology puzzle. The final answer is Vertigo.

Answer

Vertigo

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Six clues

  1. Clue 1

    A 46-year-old says the room spins when turning over in bed.

  2. Clue 2

    The sensation is motion, not just feeling faint.

  3. Clue 3

    Nausea follows the spinning episodes.

  4. Clue 4

    Episodes are brief in this simplified clue set.

  5. Clue 5

    The inner ear often appears in explanations for this symptom pattern.

  6. Clue 6

    The answer is the specific word for spinning dizziness.

Plain-language explanation

Vertigo is a sensation that you or the room are spinning. This puzzle focuses on the symptom pattern rather than diagnosing the underlying cause.