Vertigo is a type of dizziness caused by a balance disorder in the inner ear. A person experiencing vertigo feels as if they or their surroundings are spinning or moving. The inner ear contains the labyrinth which controls balance and orientation. Vertigo can be caused by disturbances in the middle or inner ear, or by visual problems. Symptoms of vertigo include dizziness when coughing or waking up, feeling like surroundings are spinning, nausea, feeling unbalanced, and sometimes falling. Certain drugs can also potentially cause vertigo.
Vertigo is a type of dizziness caused by a balance disorder in the inner ear. A person experiencing vertigo feels as if they or their surroundings are spinning or moving. The inner ear contains the labyrinth which controls balance and orientation. Vertigo can be caused by disturbances in the middle or inner ear, or by visual problems. Symptoms of vertigo include dizziness when coughing or waking up, feeling like surroundings are spinning, nausea, feeling unbalanced, and sometimes falling. Certain drugs can also potentially cause vertigo.
Vertigo is a type of dizziness caused by a balance disorder in the inner ear. A person experiencing vertigo feels as if they or their surroundings are spinning or moving. The inner ear contains the labyrinth which controls balance and orientation. Vertigo can be caused by disturbances in the middle or inner ear, or by visual problems. Symptoms of vertigo include dizziness when coughing or waking up, feeling like surroundings are spinning, nausea, feeling unbalanced, and sometimes falling. Certain drugs can also potentially cause vertigo.
Vertigo is a dizziness that is felt extraordinary. A person suffering from vertigo
feels around as if spinning. This is due to a balance disorder that is centered in the labyrinth area or runny snail in the ear area. Body balance is controlled by the cerebellum, which is informed about the body position and balance organs in the middle ear and eyes. Vertigo usually arises from middle and inner ear disturbances, or visual disturbances.
2. Signs of vertigo include:
a. Dizziness due to frequent coughing (laryngeal vertigo) b. Feel as if you will fall at the beginning of waking up (vertigo nocturna) c. Dizziness due to eye pain (ocularis vertigo) d. Dizziness and feel as if the surroundings are circling (vertigo notatoria) e. Feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit f. Unable to stand up and sometimes fall because the body is not balanced g. Some types of drugs, such as quinine, streptomycin, and salicates, which cause chronic inflammation of the inner ear.