Common types of dizziness

The article was professionally consulted by BSCK II Pham Thi Son - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec International Hospital, Hai Phong.

Anyone, any age can experience tinnitus dizziness because the vestibular system itself always needs to consume a special energy, so if you want to determine the cause of dizziness, you need to see considered from many different perspectives.

Dizziness headache is not a disease but a symptom or syndrome of a certain disease that the patient has. When the blood supply to the brain is not enough, nerve cells are deprived of oxygen and nutrients to maintain normal activities. Although these are just simple manifestations, the patient needs to be thoroughly examined in terms of neurology, internal medicine, ear - nose - throat, eyes... and conduct tests to be able to determine the exact cause. cause this condition.
Currently, there are many people suffering from dizziness, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and headaches at random, usually, when encountering this condition, some people have arbitrarily bought medicine to treat at home, others. then let it heal on its own, until it gets worse, can't stand it, then go to the hospital.
Dizziness and headache can be a manifestation of diseases such as: low blood pressure, anemia, cervical spondylosis, atherosclerosis of the arteries leading blood to the brain, vestibular disorders ... or it can be a manifestation of some other causes such as: Vascular malformations, brain tumors, migraine headaches, inner ear damage...

2.1 Benign paroxysmal vertigo Benign paroxysmal vertigo is short-lived dizziness that lasts only a few seconds to a few minutes, accompanied by episodes of nausea, this type of dizziness can have many causes such as: otitis media, viral infection...or can also occur spontaneously due to natural degeneration of inner ear tissue in the elderly.
2.2 Peripheral Dizziness Peripheral vertigo is the most common type of vertigo, caused by disturbances in the inner ear that regulate the body's balance. The reason that peripheral vertigo occurs is because when moving the head, the inside of the ear will tell the position of the head and send signals to the brain to maintain balance, if there is a problem in the ear, it will cause problems. headache, peripheral vertigo.

2.3 Benign postural vertigo Benign postural vertigo is one of the most frequent causes of vertigo, a condition in which the vestibular inner ear is impaired due to a sudden change in head position and movements such as: Changing from upright to bowed position, waking up suddenly from sleep, raising head. Benign postural vertigo is more likely to occur in people who have had ear surgery or ear infections and a history of head trauma.
2.4 Vertigo due to labyrinthitis Is a continuous episode of dizziness, the patient will have rapid eye movements, possibly accompanied by fever, uncontrollable pain, tinnitus, ear pain, hearing loss. .
2.5 Dizziness from Menier's Disease is a headache with symptoms lasting 1 to 6 hours, presenting with pain in the ear with tinnitus, severe vomiting, and progressive irreversible hearing loss.
2.6 Dizziness due to vestibular neuritis Is dizziness with tinnitus or hearing loss, the patient will have uncontrolled eye movements in the affected ear. The cause could be a viral infection.

Want to treat dizziness headache, dizziness tinnitus ... first need to determine if it's just dizziness or vertigo, what is the specific cause. If it is really dizziness, you can consult a specialist and eat a healthy diet, rest properly, drink lots of water.
If you are tired or dizzy, you should have a general examination and need to go to the emergency room as soon as there are symptoms:
Severe headache or neck pain Unable to walk straight Having severe dizziness , continuously for more than 1 hour. Dizziness and lightheadedness lasting 20 seconds Fainting (even for a short time). The Department of Examination and Internal Medicine - Vinmec International General Hospital holds specialized functions in the examination and treatment of diseases related to the central nervous system (skull, meninges, brain, cerebral blood vessels, nerves in the skull, pituitary gland, spine, discs, spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord).
Customers can directly go to Vinmec Health system nationwide to check when having symptoms of dizziness and neurological disorders or contact the hotline HERE for support.