Vertigo and How To Overcome It

The sensation of spinning dizziness is an unpleasant orientation disorder or wrong perception of movement, more specifically called vertigo. Usually patients often go back and forth to self-medicate or have consulted many doctors.

It is not uncommon for Vertigo to be accompanied by symptoms of nausea and even vomiting. Head movements to the right or left can also trigger vertigo attacks. Therefore, in general, the therapy given by doctors apart from vertigo therapy is also symptomatic medicine according to the symptoms felt by the patient.

CAUSES OF VERTIGO

• Infections in the ear can trigger vertigo due to disturbances in the vestibular part of the middle ear which is the body's center of balance.
• Neurological causes resulting from visual impairment, cerebrovascular disorders of the brain stem and cerebellum.
• Cardiovascular disorders in which blood pressure fluctuates, heart rhythm disturbances, infections and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
• Psychologically - psychologically due to anxiety, phobias, depression and psychosomatics.

HOW TO PREVENT & TREAT VERTIGO

• Reduce looking at your cellphone/computer/television for hours, because it can cause stress to tired eyes.
• Get enough sleep, at least 8 hours a day so that the body achieves optimal recovery, reducing the risk of unstable blood pressure.
• Reduce your intake of salt and coffee that contains caffeine which has the potential to increase blood pressure and heart rate.
• Stress management in dealing with a problem or conflict, by immediately resolving the problem or conflict that occurs so that it does not become prolonged and ultimately causes anxiety, depression or other things.
• Take hypertension medication regularly if you suffer from hypertension.

When you are driving a motor vehicle and you start to feel a vertigo attack, you should immediately pull over and stop. If you are walking, try to pull over to find a place to lean/sit quietly during the vertigo attack, so that you don't get into a personal accident due to loss of balance and even cause hit his head.

If you have a history of vertigo and it often recurs, immediately consult a general practitioner or specialist in neurological diseases to get the right treatment. Consultations can be done online via telemedicine or come to the nearest health facility.