What is vertigo, everyone knows.
This is a strange and unpleasant sensation became the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's thriller of the same name.However, the movie - this one, and life - is quite another ...Vertigo - not a disease, and all but one of its symptoms - symptoms , things like headaches or high temperature.
But what kind of disease symptom is vertigo in this particular case - it's doctors.However, something useful to know the patients. false alarm if the head began to spin in the embrace of a loved one, during a speech before a large audience or in the process of separation, arranged by the formidable head - do not worry. Since your health is OK, but the cause of vertigo is a rush of adrenalin, which causes spasm of smooth muscles, including vascular smooth muscle, causing a temporary worsening blood flow to the brain.Often, vertigo is accompanied by rocking the road, on roundabouts and at the cinema - if the film was shot in technique of "handheld camera". Excuse discrepancy between what we perceive the vestibular apparatus, and the fact that we see. The brain simultaneously analyzes both the signal and confusion, which is accompanied by unpleasant sensations.This condition, if it is associated with the waterway, known as "sickness." In some people it is expressed more and some less. Incidentally, one of its most famous victims was the legendary Admiral Nelson. If the dizzy heights of - is not scary. Just if you long to look into the distance, his eyes hard to focus on nearby objects. Another head can be turned because of a failure in the blood supply of the brain responsible for balance. For this purpose does not necessarily hurt, you can say, failed to throw back, or turn your head (be careful when performing exercises for the muscles of the neck!). And if you forget to eat (hello, dieters!), The head may begin to spin because of the lack of glucose in the blood. It's time to be treated if the head is turned regularly, we are talking about is not about the physiological and the pathological vertigo. That is, it is a symptom of a disease.But what exactly, you can guess from the accompanying feelings. Vertigo ... and only afairly common cause of vertigo - vestibular disease (it is located in the inner ear). This is called true or dizziness vertigo. It manifests itself sharply, accompanied by the illusion of movement in space of his own body and surroundings, as well as nausea, vomiting, cold sweat. These problems can occur on the background of this disease is often as otitis media - then preceded by dizziness ear pain. Vertigo + hearing loss if dizziness occurs in the form of attacks, which lasted several hours and are accompanied by noise or whistling in the ears and hearing loss - most likely a disease Meniere's . It occurs when the fluid washing the auditory and vestibular parts of the inner ear, it becomes more than usual, or it changes the ratio of electrolytes. It is curious that in this disease with hearing loss can precipitate certain frequency - for example, a person can hear perfectly what is said in a whisper, but it can not distinguish between ordinary speech. If the dizziness starts quietly, as if gradually, and is accompanied by a one-sided hearing loss is necessary to exclude a brain tumor . If, however, strongly unilateral deafness occurs abruptly - the diagnosis is not so scary: perilimfaticheskaya fistula . Simply put, the gap between the middle of the membrane and the inner ear. A distinctive feature: when coughing or sneezing, dizziness increases. + Dizziness Headache Tinnitus, combined with nausea and dizziness, light-and zvukoboyaznyu may be a harbinger of migraine . If the dizziness and headaches are felt at the same time, it is possible that its cause -poisoning (eg, alcohol intoxication, or in severe infectious disease) or traumatic brain injury . Vertigo + incoordination acute vertigo arose in conjunction with loss of consciousness, visual disturbance, sensitivity changes, weakness, difficulty with coordination - all of which can be caused by a serious as a cause of acute ischemic stroke (stroke). If you experience such symptoms should immediately call the "ambulance"! Vertigo + psychological discomfort feeling of "fog" in the head, nausea, fear of falling may be accompanied by dizziness when neurosis or depression . This is called psychogenic dizziness, it may take weeks or even months. People believed that dizziness can cause long-term stay next to the wasp - it is "pulling" power. Dizziness, increased motion sluggish vertigo, which increases with movement, especially if the person the time of its occurrence shook his head (flexion, extension, rotation, neck), likely due to osteochondrosis of the cervical spine . If dizziness occurs when changing body position, and only at a certain position of the head (usually the attack lasts from a few seconds to several minutes and is held in alone) may be suspected of benign positional vertigo . The essence of the disease - the destruction of specific vestibular receptors to release calcium carbonate crystals. Their migration and causes dizziness. dizziness after taking the drugs "turn a" head can certain medications: funds from allergies (suprastin, diphenhydramine), cold (Coldrex, cold remedy), some antibiotics, sedatives and tranquilizers. What to do if suddenly whirled head, the main thing - to calm down and try not to fall - for dizziness is often disturbed the balance.
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