Published on: 6/26/2025
Looking down at your phone can make you dizzy if you have BPPV because it involves head movements that can trigger vertigo symptoms.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a condition that causes brief episodes of dizziness when your head is in certain positions. When you look down at your phone, your head moves in a way that can trigger these dizzy spells.
This explanation is based on the understanding from the provided medical literature about BPPV and how certain head movements can cause dizziness.
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