Relief for Vertigo

If you are looking for a holistic approach to treating vertigo, consider the following options:

• German Homeopathic medicines

Vertigo is a sensation of whirling, tilting, or spinning and loss of balance is referred as vertigo. It is a condition in which a person feels that he or she is moving or the things around are moving even though they are standstill in fact. In some cases, the persons suffering from vertigo may lose balance in standing and walking and subjected to inescapable fall and at times will be dragged suddenly to one side quite unexpectedly and uncontrollably.

There are two types of vertigo. 1.Peripheral vertigo and 2.Central Vertigo.

1.Peripheral vertigo is caused due to infection or diseases of the inner ear or to the vestibular nerve.

Types of Peripheral vertigo:

a).Benign Paroxysmal Positional vertigo (BPPV): This is the most common cause of vertigo. There will be a sudden sensation to the patient that he/she is spinning or that the inside of the head is spinning. Usually this is triggered when you change your posture in the bed by turning from one side to the other or, when you lift your head up or look down or turn round or suddenly wake up and sit in bed. In some cases, these symptoms include nausea and vomiting. This is caused due to a problem in the inner ear. This need not be considered as a serious problem. In some cases it may go off in course of time without any medication also.

b). Meniere`s Disease: It is a disorder of the inner ear that causes vertigo and in some cases hearing loss. Usually, this disease affects only in a single ear.

c) Vestibular Neuritis: This is a condition that causes vertigo and giddiness resulting from inflammation of vestibular nerve of the ear which sends information to the brain regarding balance. When it is infected and swollen, the vestibular nerve cannot perform its` main function of sending information properly to the brain and hence cause imbalance.

In addition to vestibular neuritis, if there is inflammation to cochlear nerve causing buzzing sound in ears and hearing problems, it is termed as Labyrinthitis.

Vestibular neuritis is mainly caused by viral infections not only in the inner ear, but also in other parts of the body. To mention a few, rubella, mumps, measles, chicken pox etc.

In some bacterial infections also the above problems may occur.

2. Central Vertigo:

Vertigo due to disease originating from the Central Nervous system is termed as Central Vertigo.

Causes of Central Vertigo:

Central vertigo occurs due to problem in the cerebellum of the brain which co-ordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, co-ordination and speech, resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity.

Mostly, central vertigo is caused due to faulty neck posture, neck disorders such as cervical spondylosis (in which compression of nerves restrict flow of blood to brain), trauma, migraine, multiple sclerosis, and in more serious problems like tumor ( benign or malignant) in the cerebellum/brain, or due to stroke.

Treatment: (Leading symptoms and appropriate medicines)

1. Aconite Napellus: Vertigo worse on rising and shaking head; Nausea and vanishing sight.

2. Apis mellifica: vertigo with sneezing, worse on lying or closing eyes, with headache and nausea. Brain feels tired.

3. Argentum Nitricum: The neurotic effects are very marked, several brain and spinal symptoms present. Symptoms of in co-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically. Vertigo with buzzing in ears and with nervous affections. Aching in frontal eminence with feeling of enlargement of the corresponding eye with boring pain. Better on applying pressure or tight bandaging of the forehead with smooth cloth.

4. Belladona: Vertigo with a feeling of falling to one side or backwards with flickering before the eyes especially when bending or rising from a bending posture.

5. Cocculus: Vertigo when sitting, with nausea, tendency to vomit and faint. Sense of emptiness in the head. Headache in occiput and nape; worse lying on back of head. Pain in eyes as if torn out. Pupils contracted. Cocculus acts on the cerebro-spinal system and related symptoms. Some other remedies for vertigo include Conium Maculatum, Calcarea Carbonica, Gelsemium, Kali Bichromicum, Nux Moschata, Opium, Spigelia, Theridion Curassavicum, Silicea, and Phosphoricum Acidum.