• Central vestibular vertigo
Central vertigo means there is a lesion within the brainstem or brain and very often, the patient has specific eye symptoms and also tendencies of balance loss. The doctor will be able to differentiate these finer points with the aid of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT scans.
• Positional or positioning vertigo
This is a condition where vertigo is only experienced in specific head positioning. It can occurs suddenly while the sleeping person gets into a particular position. It is episodic but disappears soon after. However, the after effects is even more disturbing than the real thing. There is often a feeling of uneasiness and unsteadiness after one specific episode.
Diagnosis of this condition is simple. Usually, after an in-depth consultation, the treating physician will perform a simple manoeuvre called the Dix Hallpike, to ascertain the condition.
Once vertigo is proven, the follow-through procedure would be an Epley, Semonts or Brandt Daroff manoeuvres. The reasons for these are to displace abnormal calcium deposits within the inner ear to an area which prevents it from stimulating the nerve cells, which caused vertigo.
Central vertigo means there is a lesion within the brainstem or brain and very often, the patient has specific eye symptoms and also tendencies of balance loss. The doctor will be able to differentiate these finer points with the aid of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT scans.
• Positional or positioning vertigo
This is a condition where vertigo is only experienced in specific head positioning. It can occurs suddenly while the sleeping person gets into a particular position. It is episodic but disappears soon after. However, the after effects is even more disturbing than the real thing. There is often a feeling of uneasiness and unsteadiness after one specific episode.
Diagnosis of this condition is simple. Usually, after an in-depth consultation, the treating physician will perform a simple manoeuvre called the Dix Hallpike, to ascertain the condition.
Once vertigo is proven, the follow-through procedure would be an Epley, Semonts or Brandt Daroff manoeuvres. The reasons for these are to displace abnormal calcium deposits within the inner ear to an area which prevents it from stimulating the nerve cells, which caused vertigo.
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