{"id":5302,"date":"2019-09-19T13:29:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2019-09-24T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:08:52","slug":"vertigo-stop-the-room-from-spinning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/vertigo-stop-the-room-from-spinning\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertigo. Stop the room from spinning&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/vertigo-stop-the-room-from-spinning\/#Benign_Paroxysmal_Positional_Vertigo_BPPV\" >Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/vertigo-stop-the-room-from-spinning\/#Management\" >Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/vertigo-dizziness\/vertigo8314\/\">Vertigo<\/a>, is a severe symptom that comes without warning and causes panic and disorientation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">During episodes of vertigo the patient feels unable to perform any activity, often having to lie down until the end of the episode and then feeling drowsy and tired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Meniere&#8217;s disease, vestibular neuritis, and benign paroxysmal vertigo are the most common causes vertigo and balance disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benign_Paroxysmal_Positional_Vertigo_BPPV\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo and can happen to anyone regardless of gender or age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">It is a severe short-term vertigo after a sharp head movement accompanied by strong a spinning sensation. Often, it may be accompanied by nausea, headache, tendency to vomit but no tinnitus or hearing loss. It takes about 30 to 60 seconds, during which the patient feels helpless due to the strong rotating sensation and balance disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The otolith organs in the ear monitor movements of the head \u2014 up and down, right and left, back and forth \u2014 and the head&#8217;s position related to gravity. These otolith organs contain crystals that make us sensitive to gravity. BPPV occurs when these carbonate crystals, or otoconia, that sit in a gravity-sensing part of the ear become dislodged and move to the fluid-filled, motion-sensing semicircular canals.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11251\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11251\" class=\"wp-image-11251 size-medium\" title=\"Vertigo and Balance.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/balance.ent_-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vertigo and Balance.ent\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vertigo and Balance<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">If enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4482761\/\">otoconia<\/a> accumulate in any of the canals, it can disrupt the fluid movement the canals use to detect head motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Vertigo is diagnosed by the otolaryngologist\u00a0with\u00a0 a thorough clinical examination and auditory evaluation. A series of tests are also performed, to determine the cause of the dizziness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Management\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">No medication is needed for the treatment of BPPV. Only special canalith repositioning procedures may restore the otoliths in their correct position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The type of canalith repositioning procedures are determined by the otolaryngologist depending on the site of the pathology. These procedures have an impressive and immediate effect on the elimination of the uncomfortable symptoms of vertigo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">However, as many as 50% of people experience a return of symptoms within 5 years. 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