Vertigo Test In Nashik
What is vertigo?
Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness. If you have vertigo, you may feel like you are spinning or falling when you are still. Or you may feel like your surroundings are spinning around you.
Vertigo can be very distressing. Ongoing vertigo can stop you from doing your usual activities. It may put you off exercising or make it unsafe for you to drive.
What symptoms are related to vertigo?
If you have vertigo, it may feel like:
you are spinning
you are falling
the world is spinning around you
This is different to dizziness. Dizziness is a more general feeling of being lightheaded, giddy or unsteady.
You may also have other symptoms, such as:
nausea (feeling sick)
vomiting (being sick)
looking pale
sweating
hearing loss
tinnitus (ringing in your ears)
Vertigo can sometimes be brought on or made worse by a sudden change in position. For example, turning over in bed or moving your head to look up. Feelings of vertigo can sometimes come and go in 'attacks'.
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Key facts
Vertigo is when you feel like you are spinning or falling, or your surroundings are spinning around you.
Symptoms that often happen with vertigo are nausea, vomiting and sweating.
The most common cause of vertigo is benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV), which is caused by crystals in the balance centre of your inner ear moving out of place.
Treatment for vertigo depends on the cause.
Your doctor may recommend exercises or medicines that can help.
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