The value of the damping ratio Î¶ determines the behavior of the system such that Î¶ = 1 corresponds to being critically damped with larger values being overdamped and smaller values being underdamped. If Î¶ = 0, the system is undamped.
A Dr. Darshan N. Shah, MD , Neurology, answered on behalf of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Internists, neurologists, and ENTs (ear nose and throat doctors) all treat vertigo and dizziness. The specific specialist you may see is determined by the cause of your symptoms.
Treatment of central positional vertigo, other than attempting to correct the cause, is not well worked out. Generally one attempts treatment with vestibular suppressants and centrally acting drugs. Vestibular rehab does not help central positional vertigo. Benign recurrent vertigo. This is an episodic positional vertigo syndrome, first described by Slater (1979), and also by Cha et al (2008). It is thought to be a migraine variant.