Understanding Causes of Vertigo and How to Treat it

Vertigo causes, symptoms, and treatment
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We'll be talking about these items in this video:
- What is vertigo?
- What are the differences between vertigo and dizziness?
- What is dizziness?
- What are the causes of vertigo?
- How to treat vertigo?
- How to get rid of vertigo?
- What are the symptoms of vertigo?
- What are the risk factors of vertigo?
- How to understand vertigo?
- What are the health issues of vertigo?
- What is BPPV?
- How to heal vertigo?
- What are the treatments of vertigo?
- What is vertigo by the inner ear?
- How does the inner ear cause vertigo?
- How to treat vertigo caused by the inner ear?
- How to understand the reason for vertigo?
- What are the side effects of vertigo?
- How can vertigo be dangerous?
- What is the light-head feeling?
- is vertigo more serious or dizziness?
All people all around the world have experienced dizziness at least once throughout their lives. But the time we are speaking of vertigo, most people think it is just about feeling dizzy, while it is totally different from feeling dizzy or being light-headed.
What is vertigo?
Vertigo is a sense of rotating, spinning, or rocking while you are standing perfectly straight. Some people may use the word vertigo interchangeably with dizziness to explain a variety of symptoms, ranging from balance dysfunctions and having trouble with walking to motion problems or lightheadedness. However, most doctors think vertigo to be a specific complaint that requires the balance centers of the inner ear and the brain. To understand vertigo, it's important to understand the anatomy of the ear. Sound waves move through the outer ear canal until they arrive at the eardrum. From there, the sound turns into vibrations, which send in the middle ear via three small bones are the incus, the malleus, and the stapes, to the cochlea, and eventually to the vestibular nerve, which transfers the signal to our brain that interprets those nerve impulses as sound. The inner ear is not connected with hearing. It is composed of three semicircular canals, positioned at right angles to each other, that are lined with sensitive nerve cells, which act like a gyroscope for the body. This system of the semicircular canals, in combination with the hair cells within the utricle and saccule and otoliths (tiny structures that trigger the hair cells in response to movement), shape the vestibular system.
Symptoms
The symptoms of vertigo are a sense of spinning, loss of balance, and rotating. These symptoms can be started even when someone is perfectly still. Movement of the head or body such as rolling over in bed can intensify or worsen the symptoms.
While a patient may use the word dizziness, a doctor must understand whether the patient is describing a sensation of spinning (vertigo) or whether dizziness is described as another symptom like lightheadedness, fainting, or nearly passing (syncope, near-syncope).
Causes of Vertigo
There are several different causes of vertigo. Primary causes of vertigo result in the brain or spinal cord, while external vertigo is due to a problem within the inner ear.
External causes:
The structures in the inner ear may become irritated spontaneously. Small crystals or stones exposed normally within the inner ear can become displaced and cause inflammation to the small hair cells within the semicircular canals, leading to vertigo. This is known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV.
Infection of the vestibular nerve can cause vertigo. This is called vestibular neuronitis, vestibular neuritis, or labyrinthitis.
Risk factors
The risk of stroke rises with poorly controlled high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking. About 2%-3% of the population is at risk of developing BPPV; older women seem to have a slightly higher risk of developing this condition.
Treatments
Some of the most efficacious strategies for external vertigo involve particle repositioning actions.
Some exercises can help ease symptoms of positional vertigo. This involves quickly lying flat from a seated position, initially with your head pointed away from the side that causes vertigo. This needs to be repeated many times daily for the best profit.
Medications may afford some relief but are not recommended for long-term use. Medical professionals often order meclizine for persistent vertigo symptoms and may be useful. Benzodiazepine medications like diazepam are also efficient but may cause important side effects. Other medications may be used to reduce nausea or vomiting.
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