Is vertigo the illness bad? i heard it led to other illnesses.?

my mom has vertigo and im scared it is bad.

actually the hospital said vertigo can lead to loss of hearing and loss of eyesight. It is in between the eyes and the brain and its an infection. but i just dont know because they said it can lead to diseases but what kind.

saying your mom has vertigo is like saying she has headaches... it is a symptom, not a disease in itself. Vertigo is caused by many things, illness included, but it could be a simple eyesight or balance problem. Most likely, your mom is perfectly okay.

Vertigo is the dizzy feeling you get when you look over the edge of a tall building.
It's not an illness. And it doesn't lead to any illnesses.

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What is vertigo?

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What causes vertigo?
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What is vertigo?

Vertigo derives from a Latin verb 鈥榲ertere' meaning 鈥榯o turn', and it describes any form of unreal sensation or illusion of movement between you and the objects around you or the surrounding itself. In some cases, this sensation may last for few minutes, but in other cases it may last for hours, days or even months. The defining factor of vertigo is dizziness, some of the other symptoms of vertigo are:

The sensation of spinning
The sensation of disorientation
Loss of equilibrium
When you have vertigo, every object around you will appear to be spinning or moving.


What causes vertigo?


Although its actual cause is unknown, this false hallucination of movement (vertigo) often results from inflamed vestibular portion of the inner ear. When the nerve endings of the inner ear become inflamed, you are likely to become dizzy, because your balance functioning gets impaired.

In humans, the inner ear is a an organs that control equilibrium and balance. Through nerve connections to the brain, these organs function to sense position and control balance of the body. So when the nerve tracts leading from the semi-circular canals in the inner ear get irritated, a person looses balance and become dizzy (vertigo symptoms).

Here are certain irritants that affect the inner ear and may result in the sufferer experiencing vertigo:

Bacteria
Viruses
Allergies
Nerve inflammation
Toxic substances
Tumors
Abnormal pressures
Excess ear fluids
Other environmental or lifestyle causes of inner ear infections that may leave a sufferer dizzy include alcohol consumption and cigarette smoke.

The following are several other disorders that may cause vertigo if not treated:

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Meniere's disease
Viral labyrinthitis
Vascular disease
Trauma
Otitis media
Acoustic neuroma
Allergies
Auto-immune disease
Metabolic disorders
Neurological disorders

What are symptoms of vertigo?


Vertigo describes different forms of dizziness that a person may feel. So, the general symptom of vertigo is dizziness. However, here are some of the symptoms of vertigo:

Unsteadiness
Imbalance
Vomiting
Double vision
Spinning
Lightheadedness
Fainting
Disorientation
Poor equilibrium
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
Severe dizziness
Weakness in the limbs
Jerky eye movements
Headaches
Uncoordinated body movements
Slurred speech


Furthermore, vertigo is often associated with nausea, sometimes with hearing loss, a sense of fullness or noises in the ear and vision difficulties.


Who is more likely to get vertigo (dizziness)?

Anyone can become dizzy due to certain circumstances and medical conditions. However, people who have problematic ears or hearing impairment are more likely to become dizzy. Most cases of vertigo affect people who are older than 40.

Sudden attacks of vertigo can happen to perfectly healthy people during certain hallucinating conditions that affect their vision and brain functioning. This includes activities that trigger sensitivity of the inner ear to certain motions such as swaying and sudden starts and stops. This includes activities like:

Sailing
Skiing
Cycling
Riding in a car
Horse racing
Car race
Looking down from great heights
Causes of Vertigo can also be related to vision problems or sudden changes in blood pressure.


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Vertigo is a sensation of dizziness, faitness, or lightheadedness that results from an impaired sense of balance and equilibrium. A person suffering from vertigo may feel that he or she is sinking or falling and/ or that the room and objects in it are spinning, too. Limit your total sodium intake to less than 2,000 milligrams per day. Too much sodium can disrupt the workings of the inner ear. Because of the effects of aging on the body, older people are more prone than others to experience vertigo. If vertigo is a recurring problem, consult your health care provider. It may be a sign of an underlying problem that requires treatment.

Vertigo is dizziness which is a symptom of a problem. It will not cause loss of hearing or eyesight. It is possible that the cause of the vertigo may also cause problems in other systems.

Vertigo can be caused by many different problems. It may be inner ear related, it may be related to problems in the central nervous system, or it may be related to problems with the visual system.

It is important that the cause of the vertigo be determined for the most appropriate treatment to commence.

Although vertigo can make a person feel very sick and uncomfortable it can be treated. Be sure to have this problem thoroughly diagnosed.