Not Ordinary Dizzy, Recognize The Characteristics Of Your Disease And The Cause

Illustration of the characteristics of vertigo disease and its causes (Freepic/DC Studio)

YOGYAKARTA Dizzy is often used to describe an unusual sensation in the head. Dizzy that causes false feelings, such as spinning or moving is called vertigo. That means, vertigo is one of the type of dizziness that feels like it is spinning or also called kliyengan. If you have felt this sensation, it is important to recognize a series of its characteristics so that it is called vertigo. The following is a complete explanation of the sign of vertigo and its causes.

Dizziness often interferes with daily activities. In medical diagnosis, dizziness rarely indicates life-threatening conditions. Vertigo characteristics, among them as follows:

Launching the Mayo Clinic, Wednesday, February 7, vertigo type dizziness can be exacerbated with nausea so it needs to sit down or lie down. In this episode, it may only last a few seconds. But there are also those who feel it for days and can repeat itself.

If you experience repeated dizziness or vertigo, suddenly, severe, or prolonged, which triggers the unknown trigger, it is important to see a doctor. Usually, in emergency medical care, vertigo is severe accompanied by symptoms of chest pain, double vision, fast or irregular heartbeats, continuous vomiting, seizures, hearing changes, numbness or weakness in the face. If you feel these symptoms, immediately check with the doctor to get proper treatment.

This can be caused by many factors, including experiencing inner ear problems, travel sickness, and treatment effects. Sometimes, it can also be caused by health conditions such as poor circulation, infection, or injury. Here's the full explanation of the cause of vertigo disease.

1. Deep ear problem

Body balance relies on a combined sensory system. This includes a decisive eye in which the body is indoors, sensory nerves that send messages to the brain about movement and position of the body, and the inner ear that houses sensors to help detect gravity as well as forward and backward motion.

When you feel unbalanced or a sensation is spinning, it can be caused by an inner ear disorder, so that the brain receives a signal from the ear that does not match what the eye and sensory nerve receive. Disorders in the inner ear, could be due to infection, Meniere disease or buildup of excess fluid in the inner ear, and the most common cause vertigo is the benign paroxsmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Just like disorders to the inner ear, people who have migraines may experience vertigo episodes or other types of dizziness, although not severe. The vertigo episode can last for up to minutes. It is also associated with sensitivity to light and noise.

This can be caused by the heart not pumping enough blood into the brain. The cause is a decrease in blood pressure, as experienced when changing positions from sitting or standing too fast. It could also be due to poor blood circulation, such as experienced by someone with cardiomyopathy, heart attacks, heart arrhythmias, and transient ischemic attacks.

Some neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, can lead to a progressive loss of balance. Drinking certain types of drugs, such as anti seizure drugs, antidepressants, sedatives, can also have a vertigo side effect.

Disorders of certain anxiety, can cause mild headaches or spinning dizziness. This includes panic attacks and fears of leaving the house or fear of an open space called agoraphobia.

Other signs and symptoms that may occur along with dizziness, are experienced by people with anemia. Usually the symptoms are accompanied by fatigue, weakness, and pale skin.

This condition generally occurs in diabetics. Low blood sugar or hypoglycemia that causes vertigo, usually accompanied by dryness and anxiety.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are often described as 'flu-like'. But followed by other symptoms, such as dizziness, headache, vertigo, weakness, stomach pain, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion.

If you are active during hot weather, it is important to drink enough. Because if not, it can cause dizziness and vertigo due to overheating or dehydration. This needs to be considered by someone who takes heart medication.

The above is an explanation of the characteristics of vertigo disease and its causes. After knowing the cause and the symptoms felt accompany vertigo, it is important to identify and immediately check with a doctor if they often experience it.