Vertigo is derived from the Greek word play. Pain in the vertigo also rotates. Vertigo sometimes accompanied by a sense of staggered as if to fall, and with the sound of buzzing in the ears. However, vertigo may arise as a result of eye irritation or neck. The size of the lens, for example, between the left and right eyes differ greatly, or an interruption in the axis of the eye, causing vision becomes double and blurred.
Basically vertigo is a disorder of the nervous system balance which causes less certainty can be ensured. Various diseases in other body parts as well as around the brain also cause vertigo. Vertigo pain sometimes accompanied by nausea, pallor, cold sweat, vomiting, changes in pulse rate, blood pressure and diarrhea.
Factors that getting older person's age, poor sleep habits, do not know the time, and the various pressures of life, are some examples of factors that cause a person to experience vertigo .. "All must be examined, not to the narrowing and blockages in the brain. We must strive to eliminate the various possibilities, "explained Prof. Dr. dr. H. Sujudi, SpMK.
Vertigo can be divided into several types based on the cause, namely:
Laryngea vertigo, dizziness due to coughing.
Vertigo nocturna, that taste as if it will fall at the beginning of sleep.
Ocularis vertigo, dizziness due to diseases of the eye, especially because of paralysis or imbalance of muscle activity of the eyeball.
Rotatoria vertigo, dizziness as if all around bodies circling.
Feature Feature Of Disease Vertigo:
1. Patients who experience vertigo will find himself or surrounding objects such as spinning.
2. Abnormal eye movements, this is an indication there is a dysfunction in the inner ear, or abnormalities in the nerves connecting to the brain. Rapid eye movement from left to right or from top to bottom is called nystagmus. To detect nistagamus as a determinant of vertigo diagnosis, can be stimulated by moving the head of the patient's disease is sudden vertigo, or by means of cold water dripping into the patient's ear.
3. To perform the test of balance in patients, patients with vertigo can be instructed to stand and walk in a straight line, originally performed open eyes and then continued with his eyes closed.
4. Can be done also with a hearing test, which is to determine if there are abnormalities in the ear, thus affecting hearing and balance.
5. Examination with MRI and CT scans, which is to get a clue if there is bone abnormalities and tumors that could have hit a nerve.
6. Take fluid from the sinuses, ears or spine to determine whether due to infection.
7. If there is any suspicion of a decrease in blood flow to the brain, then it should do the angiogram examination in order to detect if there is a blockage in the blood vessels leading to the brain.
What Causes Vertigo?
A physician proviso stating the cause of vertigo is the most disturbances in the neck. The neck disorder caused the calcification of the bones of the neck that causes vertigo. Neck bones as a buffer head when disturbed cause some stumbled or staggered.
Neck disorder generally occurs due to lifestyle or work patterns unbalanced. Stress or pressure due to unequal employment pattern allows no opportunity to exercise and relaxation. Typing work with the computer monitor screen position is too high can cause vertigo as a result of strain on the neck. Especially if this habit is done for many years.
