Dizziness and vertigo: Are they dangerous?
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There are several situations and even physical conditions that can cause a person to experience dizziness or episodes of vertigo, but why do they occur?
These problems can be dangerous for patients and a professional check-up is required to heal them. Would you like to learn more about it? Read on and find out all the details.
What is dizziness and what are its symptoms?
Dizziness is defined as the sensation of weakness that a person may experience at various stages of life. It is described as a sign of fainting and is associated with physical and emotional factors.
Dizziness is not a risky condition and it is rarely considered an alarming sign of life or death, but rather a condition that warns of health problems.
During dizziness the person may feel the following symptoms:
- Lightheadedness.
- Fatigue or a feeling of floating.
- Weakness of the body and limbs.
- Fainting, in some cases dizziness precedes fainting. However, these are different symptoms as a result of major conditions.
- Loss of balance or unsteadiness.
Causes of dizziness.
As we mentioned at the beginning, dizziness is a symptom that can be caused by different health conditions related to the senses of sight and hearing as well as problems in vital systems such as the cardiovascular system.
To be more specific, these are some of the diseases that can trigger dizziness:
- Migraine.
- Ear infection.
- Low blood pressure.
- Poor blood circulation.
- Reactions to medications.
- Anemia, low iron levels in the blood.
- Hypoglycemia, uneven blood sugar levels.
- Neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease.
- Anxiety.
- Changes in external or ambient temperature.
- Dehydration.
- Toxic gas poisoning.
If you feel dizzy all the time, see a doctor who can help you identify the cause and offer you an appropriate treatment.
What is vertigo and what are its symptoms?
The term vertigo is often confused with dizziness. However, they are situations with notable differences between them.
We can define vertigo as a balance disorder. It is described as a false perception of movement around the patient, i.e., the person with vertigo perceives as if the world around them were in motion and this has its origin in the alteration of the vestibular system.
When a patient has vertigo, it is likely that they are suffering from an ENT condition, a situation that damages the middle ear and the connection with the vestibular system that regulates the body’s balance and analyzes the body’s stimuli to perceive reality.
Among the symptoms of vertigo, we can define two:
- Sensation that objects around the patient are spinning and as a consequence instability is felt.
- Nausea or vomiting.
Causes of vertigo.
The conditions in the ear are the ones that can cause damage to the balance function and cause vertigo. Therefore, the list of conditions is as follows:
- Ménière’s disease.
- Vestibular neuritis.
- Tumors in the ear.
- Trauma, fractures or fissures.
- Chronic ear infections.
- Neural diseases, e.g. multiple sclerosis.
What should you do if you have recurrent symptoms of vertigo or dizziness?
The best thing to do is to see a doctor immediately to determine the cause of the symptoms. Understanding why episodes of vertigo or dizziness appear is the first step to get a treatment to cure them.
Keep in mind that the conditions can be progressive. As time goes, by they get worse and it can be more difficult to find a cure or worse put the patient’s life at risk.
If you need the support of an otolaryngologist in Panama
You can count on Dr. Lech. Schedule an appointment here to solve the symptoms of vertigo or dizziness.
How to prevent dizziness and vertigo.
The only way to prevent these discomforts is to identify the root of the problem and act accordingly.
There are a number of medications that can stabilize the sensation of vertigo or dizziness. However, these signs alert us to the presence of deeper conditions that require specialized treatment.
Treatments.
Defining the ideal treatment to stop suffering from dizziness or vertigo requires the review of a medical professional who identifies the cause of the symptom and establishes a treatment strategy to cure it.
Each case is different, and the treatment options for each patient will vary depending on the type of condition, age and physical condition.
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Lech
To help you find the solution to your dizziness or vertigo.
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