How To Cope Vertigo

Vertigo is the sensation of spinning that can occur at any time, even though our bodies are in a state of standing upright. Surroundings appear to move, either vertically or horizontally. Some people feel that they are really spinning. The effect may be mild or even severe that we could fall to the floor.

Vertigo is different to dizziness, an experience that we feel may have the head feels light when will stand. While the vertigo could be more severe than that, for example, can make us difficult to move because of a sense of spinning that affect the body's equilibrium.

Vertigo Symptoms
Vertigo can occur suddenly and lasts briefly, but can also occur for several days. Those with severe vertigo that may not be getting out of bed and this will affect his daily activities. For that, the symptoms of vertigo can vary depending on severity. Symptoms that can be perceived, among others:

• Place your spin or stand motionless
  
• Nausea
  
• Vomiting
  
• Difficulty standing or walking
  
• Sensation head felt light
  
• Unable to focus eyes

Causes of Vertigo
Vertigo is often caused by the disruption of the balance of the area centered on a maze or a snail's house in the area of the ear. Possible causes of vertigo are:

• Viral infections such as common cold or influenza that attacks the inner ear area
  
• Bacterial infections of the middle ear
  
• Inflammation of the joints in the neck region
  
• Migraine attacks
  
• The circulation of the blood which can cause decreased blood flow to the balance center of the brain decreases
  
• Drunk vehicle
  
• Alcohol and certain drugs

Prevention of vertigo
The following steps can relieve or prevent symptoms of vertigo:

• Sleep with your head a little higher
  
• Get up slowly and sit down first before we got up from bed
  
• Avoid bending position when lifting objects
  
• Avoid the position of her head, for example, to retrieve an object from a height
  
• Move the head carefully if our heads in the flat position (horizontal) or when the neck in a position to look up.

Benign positional vertigo is a form of vertigo attacks in the short term but over and over again. Symptoms only in seconds but can be quite severe, often appear after we are stricken with a viral infection or due to inflammation and damage in the area of the middle ear. Symptoms can arise if we move the head suddenly, eg when turning with a quick motion.
Generally, a case of vertigo cases are mild and not dangerous. However, if symptoms recur or persist, to be seen whether there are factors that cause it. If the symptoms are very disturbing our activities, consult a doctor immediately to determine whether there is cause a serious and appropriate therapy to heal our vertigo.

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