What is vertigo?
Vertigo causes dizziness, which makes a person feel as if the environment in which he is is spinning, spinning - in reality this is not the case.
In a large percentage of clinical cases, this symptom is caused by a problem with the middle ear, although other diseases cannot be ruled out.
The course of treatment is individual and depends on the cause - surgical intervention, drug therapy or posture changing maneuvers are recommended.
During vertigo, a person feels dizzy and has difficulty maintaining balance. Vertigo may be accompanied by the following symptoms:
- Nausea and vomiting;
- Hearing loss in one or both ears;
- A ringing sound in the ear;
- Headache;
- Earache, a feeling of fullness in the ear;
- Involuntary, rapid movement of the eyeball.
Causes of vertigo may include:
- Migraine headaches;
- Side effects of certain medications;
- Stroke;
- Arrhythmia;
- Diabetes;
- Head trauma;
- A disease or condition that requires a person to lie down for a long time;
- Ear surgery;
- Rapid breathing;
- Low blood pressure;
- Muscle weakness;
- Syphilis;
- Brain disease;
- Multiple sclerosis;
- Acoustic neuroma.
Vertigo increases the risk of falling, resulting in a fracture or other type of traumatic injury.
Vertigo itself slows down a person's life - it is impossible to drive a car or go to work because of this symptom.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21769-vertigo
