Are you experiencing a ‘spinning feeling’ all of a sudden, and then when you sit back and relax for a while it vanishes within few seconds and recurs several times a day. Or experiencing a persistent feeling of dizziness and wondering what it is? ENT specialists in India say, people often relate this to blood pressure and dizziness caused by increased pressure levels. However, these could be symptoms of Vertigo – asensation of feeling off balance due to an issue in your inner ear (positional vertigo) or due to a major issue or tumor in the brain (central vertigo). Other symptoms associated with Vertigo include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Difficult to turn around your neck at once
- Difficult to stand up from a chair at once/ walk up from bed
- Feeling of pulling in one direction
- Shaking eyelids
- Blurred vision
- Faster heartbeat
- Headache
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Hearing impairment
If you are suffering from few or several of these symptoms, probably you are affected by Vertigo and consult our Best ENT doctor in India for the speediest and complete recovery.
Why shouldn’t you ignore the symptoms of Vertigo?
Living with Vertigo is uncomfortable and difficult. The symptoms could appear anytime during a day and persist for few weeks, days or weeks depending on the cause and severity. While you are on road, or at work, or at home, you are at a risk of feeling off the balance and what if you fall down and get injured? Or your vehicle goes off the track? Untreated vertigo for longtime could cause serious complications and make treatments ineffective.
What are the causes of Vertigo?
Positional vertigo is the common type, whereas central vertigo is very rare. Our inner ear has an important role in maintaining the balance in our body and a problem in this structure causes dizziness and vertigo. The common causes for positional vertigo include:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
This condition causes sudden vertigo lasting for few seconds or minutes. This is due to displacement of ‘otolith’ a small crystal in the center of the middle ear that controls pressure changes during body movements.
Meniere’s Disease
This condition lasts for about 20 minutes to few hours and individuals between the ages of 30-50 are commonly affected. This is due to an imbalance in fluid inside and outside the membranous sac that lies in the inner ear.
Vestibular Neuritis
This is caused by a viral infection in the inner ear and inflammation. Although, this can settle by its own with sometime, the symptoms are highly uncomfortable.
Head injuries
When your head gets hit hard suddenly, it may affect the inner ear as well and cause long-lasting dizziness.
Dizziness and Vertigo treatment in India is simple with advanced treatment methods and tools, highly productive and cost-effective compared with any other countries. ENT specialists in India give personalized care and without pain and complications the symptoms are totally eliminated.
