What is Vertigo? Why do you feel dizzy? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is vertigo?
Vertigo is a symptom of a balance disorder occurring due to disturbances in the inner ear balance, it affects the vestibular division of the auditory nerve – the eighth cranial nerve
Vertigo refers to sensation of spinning or whirling occurring as a result of a disturbance in balance.
Vertigo is also used to describe feelings of dizziness, lightheadedness, and faintness.
Vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving or spinning.
What are the signs of vertigo?
Other symptoms that may accompany vertigo include:
• Feeling nauseated.
• Vomiting.
• Abnormal or jerking eye movements (nystagmus)
• Headache.
• Sweating.
• Ringing in the ears or hearing loss.
What triggers vertigo attacks?
The most common causes of vertigo are
• Benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo -there is sensation of motion initiated by sudden head movements or moving the head in a certain direction.
• Labyrinthitis -sudden onset of vertigo and may be associated with hearing loss.
• Meniere’s disease is composed of symptoms including: episodes of vertigo, ringing in the ears (tinnitis), and hearing loss. Meniere’s disease patients have a abrupt onset of vertigo.
• Acoustic neuroma( tumor of nerve tissue )
• Vertigo can be caused by decreased blood flow to the base of the brain
• Multiple sclerosis.
• Head trauma and neck injury
• Migraine also causes vertigo
• Dehydration
• Chronic otitis media (inflammation or infection in ear)
• Airplane / car travel
Can vertigo be caused by stress?
Mental stress can worse vertigo, but will not, by itself, cause vertigo. The most common form of condition is called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Can Vertigo be a sign of a brain tumor?
Dizziness or vertigo can be caused by a disturbance in inner ear. Acoustic neuroma is defined as a tumor on the nerve from the inner ear to the brain. Patients with this disorder may suffer from a gradual hearing loss, ringing or buzzing in the ears and dizziness.
How long does it take for vertigo to go away?
Duration of symptoms of vertigo depends on the cause. The vertigo will usually go away within 24 hours on its own. For patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Does vertigo ever go away?
Vertigo is the feeling that you experiencing spinning or the world is spinning around you. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is caused by a problem in the inner ear .For some people; BPPV goes away by itself without any medicine in a few weeks.
Is Vertigo a permanent condition?
Vertigo is a condition in which you feel balance-off and dizzy, as if you or your surroundings are moving, spinning, or swaying. It can also cause nausea with vertigo. Vertigo is commonly seen in elderly people, but it can affect both sexes at any age. It may be a temporary or permanent condition.
How long do symptoms of vertigo last?
It is commonly associated with nausea and vomiting and it usually lasts for three or more days without any medicine and balance return to normal within three to four weeks.
Do I need to see a doctor for vertigo?
If you experience any recurrent, sudden, severe, or prolonged and unexplained dizziness or vertigo then see your doctor.
How to treat vertigo?
Treatment depends on the underlying cause:
• Bacterial infection of the middle ear requires antibiotics.
• Low salt diet
• A hole in the inner ear causing recurrent infection may require surgery.
• Vestibular rehabilitation exercises
• Massage therapy
How homeopathy help?
• Glonoinum
• Gelsemium
• Cocculus indicus
• Cicuta virosa
• Moschus
• Lobelia inflata
