how do you cure vertigo ?

Question

if there are any natural ways of curing this i would really want to know... please don't tell me about any kind of mediacations that you use in the USA because i'm from eastern europe and we definetly don't have any of those here... i don't even know how this illness is called in my own language... i just informed myself about the vertigo from the internet... i'm 19 years old and i just passed a very stressful period with lots of hard exams.. i heard vertigo is caused by stress which is probably my case here.... it doesn't affect me that much.. i can live a normal life, i eat and sleep well but this dizziness and balance malfunctions are very very unpleasent... i would gladly appreciate if i could find a solution in this problem....
P.S. i've already consulted an eye specialist and a heart doctor and they both said i was fine so i still dont know where this dizziness comes from...
P.P.S. even though i sometimes tend to be hypochondriac i don't think i'm wrong about this vertigo stuff

Answer 1

I just had this a couple months ago, and the medication didn't help anyway. The best thing to do is lay down a lot and not move around to much. My doctor told me that it has to go away on it's own and the medicine only dilutes the symptoms. Mine lasted a couple weeks and faded away a little each day. Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

Try vestibular rehabilitation exercises-

These exercises train the brain to use alternative visual and proprioceptive cues to maintain balance and gait. It is necessary for a patient to reexperience vertigo so that the brain can adapt to a new baseline of vestibular function. After acute stabilization of the patient with vertigo, use of vestibular suppressant medications should be minimized to facilitate the brain's adaptation to new vestibular input.

But the specific rehab exercise you need to do depends on the cause of the vertigo, of which there are many. Get yourself to a neurologist if possible and have the tests done to find out what's causing it.

You mentioned a period of stress...vertigo can be triggered by migraine headaches. Did you have migraines when you were under stress?

Answer 3

Asking for what causes vertigo and what treatments there are for it is asking for a medical school lecture. While the RN (nurse) above is correct in that it may be caused by an inner ear infection or one of several inner ear or balance disorders, that is not the only causes. There are many causes of vertigo - these include problems with your eyes, problems with your ears, problems with your vestibular apparatus (part of your ear which deals with balance), problems with your cerebellum (part of your brain which deals with balance), medication side effects or overdoses, nutritional deficiencies or any combination of the above. The causes can range from benign and simple like a scratch in the ear canal or a piece of ear wax touching the ear drum, to dangerous and complex like a cerebellar stroke or intracranial hemorrhage or a brain tumor. The treatment then really depends on the cause. Certain medications are used to help with the symptoms, but they are only temporary if the cause of the vertigo is still present. If you truly have a problem with vertigo, disregard most of the suggestions that the general public will provide and see your regular doctor or another physician trained to deal with the problem (eg., neurologist, ENT specialist, ER doc - depending on the situation).

Answer 4

well, u cannot cure vertigo if it was not diagnosed by a proper doctor. maybe you just need lots of rest and sleep to make up for the stress and pressure that you just experienced. i don't think vertigo has a cure. if you're uncomfortable, take SERC.

Answer 5

Do some abseiling, and go to a high lace where you canm see a beautifil sight which will humble you, and hence you'll be cured. It certainly worked for me!

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 6

my vertigo 1st started off my brain tumor.
Once the brain tumor was removed it came back years later & the doctor said it was coming off my ears.
I take meds for it, but it still comes & goes.

Answer 7

i think vertigo has something to do with the inner ear.

good luck

Answer 8

Sounds like panic attack to me.

Answer 9

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch080/ch080b.html

Answer 10

i donno