YOU have lead a healthy life all this while, with no indication of any disease or ailment. But then, within seconds, you experience an awful sensation, as if the entire environment has begun to spin or that you are spinning against a stationary environment.
This scenario likely makes you one among five to 10 per cent of individuals who is suffering from vertigo.
Vertigo is a symptom and not necessarily a disease, but it is an outcome of a physiological or pathological processes.
Vertigo occurs when sensation from the inner ear, eyes and sensation throughout the body (somatosensory) are mismatched. Humans need all three to get their balance through co-ordination of the brain. Any abnormality in one or more of these will trigger vertigo. A simple sign of vertigo is nystagmus, which is involuntary movement of the eyeballs. Of course, you will not see it in the mirror because when we fix our vision in the mirror, nystagmus disappears.
Sometimes, we feel dizzy or light-headed but it may not be vertigo. This is common when you suddenly stand up from a lying or seated position, when experiencing panic disorders, have low blood sugar count or when intoxicated with either drugs or alcohol.
This scenario likely makes you one among five to 10 per cent of individuals who is suffering from vertigo.
Vertigo is a symptom and not necessarily a disease, but it is an outcome of a physiological or pathological processes.
Vertigo occurs when sensation from the inner ear, eyes and sensation throughout the body (somatosensory) are mismatched. Humans need all three to get their balance through co-ordination of the brain. Any abnormality in one or more of these will trigger vertigo. A simple sign of vertigo is nystagmus, which is involuntary movement of the eyeballs. Of course, you will not see it in the mirror because when we fix our vision in the mirror, nystagmus disappears.
Sometimes, we feel dizzy or light-headed but it may not be vertigo. This is common when you suddenly stand up from a lying or seated position, when experiencing panic disorders, have low blood sugar count or when intoxicated with either drugs or alcohol.
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