what is the main cause of vertigo?

Answer 1

Probably inner ear problems. Fluid or an infection.

Answer 2

Vertigo may be one of the most difficult medical conditions to diagnose and treat. There can be hundreds of causes, involving nearly every body system, but commonly in the inner ear. The mechanism of vertigo is very complex. People with vertigo will tend to use words such as spinning, tilting, swaying, or rotating. Vertigo is a hallucination or feeling of movement. The most common type of vertigo is a sensation that a person’s surroundings are spinning around them. A subjective sensation (the feeling that the patient himself is spinning) is also reported. The sensation most often arises from a part of the inner ear - the semicircular canals. Under normal conditions, the position and movements of the head are detected by tiny hair cells in the semicircular canals. Movements cause hair cells to transmit impulses to the brain. Calcium carbonate crystals or otoliths that are usually embedded in the membrane may occasionally float freely within the fluid of the semicircular canals. When free-floating crystals migrate to the far ends of the semicircular canal, these crystals cause a person to sense movement when there is none. Vertigo can also arise from the brain itself. The various tests that are performed (MRI, CT scans, ENG, etc.) are all important to help pinpoint the location of the problem. Unfortunately, a cause is often not found in many cases, so people (and their medical providers) are often left frustrated.

Even if a cause of vertigo is not found, and all of the serious causes (tumors, etc.) have been ruled out, this medical condition can be successfully treated, either with medications or surgical methods (depending on the severity). Seeing a specialist that has some expertise in vertigo and balance disorders is often the best way to go. Many of these specialists are associated with large, university-based medical centers. I often recommend that patients have a consultation at this level.

Answer 3

Usually a disorder of the middle ear. Either infection or trauma can cause vertigo, but the problem usually rests in the ears. On very rare occasion a brain tumor can also cause Vertigo, but it is usually because the tumor is near the hearing centers in the brain.

Answer 4

it has NOTHING to do with lack of oxygen, i get vertigo as well but luckily have not had an episode (knock on wood) in a long time. It is the inner ear, so they tell me, and a form of a migraine. i've been told it's hereditary and supposed to skip every other generation, it's caused by the foods you eat or stress level. no one really knows, i got tired of having tests done, being pricked by needles and just accpet the fact it's gonna make me throw up and feel miserable for a few days.

Answer 5

True vertigo involves a feeling of spinning or the room spinning around you. Viral infections are a major cause in most age groups.

Answer 6

middle ear problem. i have a perforated eardrum that cause vertigo for more than 6 mths recently i find that a sea band can help to reduce the dizziness and nausea. u can also get medicine from doc to stop vertigo

Answer 7

I've had vertigo and was told that it was a tightening of muscles in my inner ear. All I could do was rest and take Dramamine.

Answer 8

Kim Novak

Answer 9

George W. Bush!!! He's the cause of ALL the problems of the world!

Answer 10

Lack of Oxygen...probably from either smoking, second hand smoke, or general smog.