what is the disease of vertigo?

Answer 1

you get dizzy.

Answer 2

Vertigo is an infection in the inner ear and the part of the body that effects balance. The person with vertigo will feel unsteady and extremely dizzy even when their eyes are closed. Its like being really really drunk - when you cant walk and the room spins. My friend has it at the moment and he has been unable to go out the house for about 2 weeks. i hope you dont have/ get this its really horrible x

Answer 3

Vertigo isn't a disease at all and certainly not an infection. It's a symptom of an imbalance or disturbance in the vestibular system caused by infection, trauma or disease.

Answer 4

Vertigo is the sudden sensation that you are unsteady or that your surroundings are moving. You may feel like you're spinning around on a merry-go-round or that your head is spinning inside. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo.

The condition is characterized by brief episodes of intense dizziness associated with a change in the position of your head. It may occur when you move your head in a certain direction, lie down from an upright position, turn over in bed or sit up in the morning. Moving your head to look up also can bring about an episode of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Vertigo usually results from a problem with the nerves and the structures of the balance mechanism in your inner ear that sense movement and changes in the position of your head.

Although benign paroxysmal positional vertigo can be a bothersome problem, it's rarely serious. You can receive effective treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo during a doctor's office visit.-

To help relieve BPPV, your doctor may treat you with a series of movements known as the canalith repositioning procedure.

Performed in your doctor's office, the canalith repositioning procedure consists of several simple maneuvers for positioning your head. The goal is to move particles from the fluid-filled semicircular canals of your inner ear (vestibular labyrinth) into a tiny bag-like structure (utricle) where these particles don't cause trouble. Each position is held for about 30 seconds. The success rate for this procedure is as high as 90 percent to 95 percent.

After the procedure, you must avoid lying flat for 24 to 48 hours and elevate your head on a few pillows when you sleep. This allows time for the particles floating in your labyrinth to settle into your utricle or be reabsorbed by the fluids in your body. You may need to wear a neck collar to prevent tilting your head. It may be necessary to repeat the procedure several times. Your doctor also may show you some therapeutic exercises that you can perform at home.-

Answer 5

Hi,

vertigo is not a disease. It is not a condition. It is a symptom, something YOU feel and REPORT to your doctor or nurse.

It is NOT a light headed (feeling faint) kind of dizzy, but, rather, a sense of MOTION when there is none.

Several things cause vertigo....inner ear disorders:BPPV being one of them---this is benign paroxysimal positional vertigo---it has to do with little crystals in your inner ear "loops"---the ones that tell you WHICH way is up., menieres disease, a leak of your inner ear fluid into your middle ear (not that common to happen spontaneously, but, could happen after trauma---either barotrauma--water pressure during diving, or altitude trauma while flying with a cold/sinus/ear infection, or direct blow to the ear---such as having someone "box" your ears (this happened to me).

Also, middle ear infections, fluid in the middle ear, sinus infections, blocked eustation tubes, and a few other disorders of the inner and middle ear can cause this.

Occassionally, trauma to the EAR dum can cause this, but, USUALLY it is because there is OTHER trauma to the rest of the ear as well....like the middle or inner ear.

There can ALSO be central nervous system causes for it---coming from either the cranial nerves or the brain stem....again, USUALLY from trauma or from tumors or cysts.

sometimes, medications can cause it, or alcohol, or stroke.

If it persists for more than 6 hours, I highly recommend going to your doctor and getting checked out. Drink water ahead of time to make sure you weren't dehydrated---not GALLONS, just a few cups of water. Your doctor will check for fluid in your ears behind your ear drum, and possibly for any unusual eye movement (nystagmus), as well as check your medications for a cause of it.

I really hope this helps. Good luck to you. Most people find relief from vertigo with seeing their doctor or with fluids/avoiding caffiene, avoiding certain substances. Occassionally, vertigo is more serious, so, it is important to make sure you do not ignore it if it persists.

Answer 6

Vertigo is not a disease, it is the sensation of feeling light-headed or dizzy.

Answer 7

Balance, spinning of dizziness. Mostly caused by an inner ear problem/infection but could also mean brain problems.

Answer 8

It's when you are unbalanced and as a result feel really dizzy and/or nauseous. It can happen on roller coasters or other fast ascents/descents, among other things.

Answer 9

I don't know. Look it up on encarta.msn.com.