Vertigo
Vertigo-the sensation of lost balance and whirling-is most commonly caused by abnormalities that affect the inner ear.
What is Vertigo?
Sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or vestibular nerve - according to Google.
What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?
The sudden sensation that you're spinning or that the inside of your head is spinning - Mayo Clinic
Prevalence of Vertigo
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is the cause of approximately 50% of dizziness in older adults
- Makes up 20% of diagnoses by physicians specializing in vestibular rehabilitation
- Nearly 60% of emergency room visits per year are related to vertigo/dizziness in some way
- Of the 3 canals we possess, the most commonly affected is the posterior canal
- Approximately 15-20% of all cases are in the horizontal canal
- It is extremely rare for the anterior canal to be affected
- Each canal can be treated by a specific set of timed head movements by a trained therapist
Symptoms of Vertigo
- Feeling of dizziness or "spinning" with head movement or changing positions
- Loss of balance when walking
- Presence of nausea or vomiting with dizziness
- Some causes of vestibular dysfunction:
- Degeneration of hair cells in inner ear
- Viral or bacterial infection
- Alterations in ear pressure
- Head trauma
- Calcium particles in the semicircular canals
A trained therapist can treat these symptoms with a series of timed head movements and education in exercise, to assist with decreasing the likelihood of recurrence.
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