People have a wrong idea of what Vertigo is. It is a condition that is all in the head. It starts with fluid or something in the inner ear that prevents the mechanism for balance to work properly! I have vertigo and can tell you it's like some hitting you with a brick when that PANG of dizziness hits you! I've been hospitalized for it, nausea, hyperventilating... It's not pleasant! By the way, Allegra is the preventative cure for Vertigo! It dries up the area that causes the problem... No one should have to suffer with periodic dizzy attacks that prevent them from living a normal happy life! I put this out there because lately I've run into more and more people who have this problem. A simple non-drowsy anti-histamine is all you need!
2006-11-16 03:16:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It's not "benign positional vertigo" for me. This happends all by itself with now warning an no movement. And I don't think it's "Fluid on the eardrum" Entirely separate from the hearing organs (the eardrum and the cochlea), two sensory organs in the inner ear detect orientation and movement. The brain uses information relating to orientation and movement to control balance. The two organs are the semicircular canals which are three tubes filled with fluid, and the otolith organs, which have two fluid-filled cavities called the utricle and the saccule. Located in the skull, these fluid-filled cavities contain hair cells, much like the ones in the cochlea that are used for hearing. When you move your head, the fluid in these cavities sloshes around, just as fluid in a bottle does. The movement of the fluid pulls on the hair cells, which can increase or decrease nerve impulses, altering electrical signals sent to the brain. From http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?k
2006-11-16 03:52:15 · update #1
Oh yes! My family has been suffering from Vertigo for generations. There might be some genetic link. Any way, my Mom has the same problem with vertigo as I do. She told me a non-drowsy anti histamine like Allegra works like wonders! I tried it and low and behold, I have never had a Vertigo attack again... it's been years! It's a preventive thing. You take it every day and you never have a Vertigo attack ever again! I'm glad Gregory is getting this message out there. No one should have to ever suffer with this again... those other crazy remedies.... Totally not necessary! Just take one little pill a day, and never have Vertigo again!!!
Love and Peace,
Dawn Davenport
2006-11-22 14:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dawn D 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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).
2016-03-19 09:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-12 21:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by jodie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and others may have "benign positional vertigo". It sounds like that may be what you have. I have it. There is at least a temporary cure for it if that is what you are suffering from. It may have to be repeated from time to time. It is a simple non-invasive procedure that is done in the doctor's office, usually be an ear/nose/throat specialist. My last attack was more than a year ago. Get a referral to an ENT and ask about "Epley's maneuver". I hope this helps.
2006-11-16 03:33:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have suffered on and off with this condition, when it attacks it does so with a vengeance and it feels like the entire room is spinning around. The only thing that ever helped me was an exercise I found on the "dizzy Doctor's" website. It was merely sitting, then leaning with my torso to the right as far as I could and counting to fifteen, then to the center again for fifteen then to the left for a count of fifteen and repeating this for about six repetitions. I am enclosing the web link for you which may help. No amount of drugs has ever had the benefit of the exercise, it may come back years later or not, best of luck with it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2006/09/28/dizzy_spells_glen_swanick_feature.shtml
2006-11-16 03:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by ZenWoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually vertigo is fluid on the eardrum. A good nasal spray will help pull this fluid out through the eustacian tubes. Although nasal spray should not become a habit to use unnesscarily as some are habit forming.
2006-11-16 03:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by mysatch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-06 19:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋