Information about Vertigo

We Have to Know about the Vertigo

• Vertigo is the sensation that either your body or your environment is moving (usually spinning).

Could be dangerous, if the answer is YES for any one of the following questions               

• Is there associated altered consciousness?

Causes of Vertigo

Benign positional vertigo: Change in head position causes a sudden sensation of spinning. The most likely cause is small crystals that break loose in the canals of the inner ear and touch the sensitive nerve endings inside.

• Acute Labyrinthitis: Inflammation of the balance apparatus of the inner ear, probably caused by a viral infection.
• Ménière’s disease: Causes repeat episodes of dizziness, usually with ringing in the ear and progressive low-frequency hearing loss. It is caused by a change in the volume of fluid inside the inner ear. Although the reason for this change is unknown, scientists suspect that it may be linked to loud noise, to a viral infection or to biologic factors inside the ear itself.

Do’s and Don’ts of Vertigo

• Avoid situations in which a fall could cause significant harm, like climbing a ladder or working on a slanted roof.

Signs & Symptoms of Vertigo

• Vertigo can feel like the room is spinning or like you are spinning in the room
• Sense of imbalance.
• Nausea, vomiting and ringing in one or both ears (tinnitus).

Medical advice for Vertigo

• If the symptoms keep recurring or persist for more than 2 says

Risk factors of Vertigo        

Treatment for Vertigo

• Medicines

Self-care for Vertigo            

Investigations for Vertigo

• Lab tests
• X-ray spine
• Audiometry