what are the symptoms and causes of vertigo?
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['Dizziness.', 'A sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving (vertigo)', 'A loss of balance or unsteadiness.', 'Nausea.', 'Vomiting.']
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Treatment for vertigo Treatment will depend on the cause. The GP might prescribe antibiotics if it's caused by an infection. You could also be given special exercises to do to try to correct your balance. Antihistamines can sometimes help with vertigo symptoms.
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The list of drugs that may cause vertigo or dizziness is impressive. It includes anti-convulsants, anesthetics, anti-depressants, analgesics, anti-diabetics, contraceptives, anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular drugs, sedatives, tranquillizers, cytotoxic agents, and anti-hypertensive agents.
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Dizziness is an altered sense of spatial orientation, a distortion of where we are within a space and like your balance just feels off. Vertigo, on the other hand, is truly the sensation of self-movement or the movement of your surroundings – it's a spinning sensation.
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['Recurring episodes of vertigo. You have a spinning sensation that starts and stops spontaneously. ... ', "Hearing loss. Hearing loss in Meniere's disease may come and go, particularly early on. ... ", 'Ringing in the ear (tinnitus). ... ', 'Feeling of fullness in the ear.']
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Inner ear infection or inflammation can make you feel dizzy and unsteady. The flu or an upper respiratory infection can cause this condition. Meniere's disease changes the volume of fluid in your ear, causing balance problems, hearing loss, and ringing in your ears.
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Staying hydrated Dehydration can cause symptoms of vertigo. Even mild dehydration can trigger the condition. Staying hydrated can help minimize dizziness and balance issues.
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Problems with the inner ear Ear infections or injuries can cause a person to feel dizzy when standing or bending over. Simple infections are a common cause, but a person could also have an inner ear problem called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPP).
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BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo. Infection. A viral infection of the vestibular nerve, called vestibular neuritis, can cause intense, constant vertigo. If you also have sudden hearing loss, you may have labyrinthitis.
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Inner ear problems, which affect balance, are the most common causes: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) – where specific head movements cause vertigo. labyrinthitis – an inner ear infection caused by a cold or flu virus. vestibular neuronitis – inflammation of the vestibular nerve.
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A sudden feeling that you are spinning, or that the room is spinning, is the main symptom. You may feel the vertigo when you first wake up. It may seem that any turn of your head brings on brief but intense spells of vertigo. It may happen when you tilt your head, look up or down, or roll over in bed.
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About vertigo Vertigo is a symptom, rather than a condition itself. It's the sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning. This feeling may be barely noticeable, or it may be so severe that you find it difficult to keep your balance and do everyday tasks.
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['A false sense of motion or spinning (vertigo)', 'Lightheadedness or feeling faint.', 'Unsteadiness or a loss of balance.', 'A feeling of floating, wooziness or heavy-headedness.']
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Ear infections or injuries can cause a person to feel dizzy when standing or bending over. Simple infections are a common cause, but a person could also have an inner ear problem called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPP).
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Get advice from 111 now if you have vertigo and: have a severe headache. are being sick or feel very sick. have a very high temperature or feel hot and shivery.
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The main symptom of both labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis is vertigo. Vertigo is not the same as feeling dizzy. Dizziness means that you feel unsteady or lightheaded. But vertigo makes you feel like you're spinning or whirling.
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Although it's uncommon for dizziness to signal a serious illness, see your doctor immediately if you experience dizziness or vertigo along with any of the following: A new, different or severe headache. A fever. Double vision or loss of vision.