Vertigo
Vertigo is a false sensation of spinning or movement. It is different from feeling generally light-headed and needs urgent care when neurological warning signs are present.
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In simple words
Vertigo is the feeling that you, or the space around you, is moving or spinning when it is not. It may happen in short attacks or last longer, and can cause nausea or loss of balance.
Inner-ear problems are common causes, but vertigo is a symptom rather than a diagnosis. The pattern, triggers, hearing symptoms, and neurological symptoms help determine what care is needed.
Common Causes
- A brief inner-ear positional problem, often triggered by turning in bed or looking up
- An inner-ear infection or inflammation
- Migraine-associated vertigo
- Less commonly, a condition affecting the brain or circulation
Clinical Red Flags
Seek urgent medical attention at an emergency department or primary care clinic if you present with any of the following symptoms:
- Call emergency services for vertigo with weakness or numbness of the face, arm, or leg, speech difficulty, new confusion, double vision, or sudden severe headache.
- Seek urgent assessment for sudden hearing loss, inability to walk safely, persistent vomiting, chest pain, or vertigo after a head injury.
- Arrange a clinical review if attacks keep returning, change pattern, or are affecting work, driving, or daily activities.
Lifestyle & Diet Support
Sit or lie down as soon as spinning starts and get up slowly. Avoid driving, heights, swimming alone, or machinery while balance is affected. Keep hydrated if you can, and ask for an assessment rather than trying balance manoeuvres that have not been recommended for you.
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Differential Diagnosis Matrix
Vertigo should be distinguished from faintness, medication effects, low blood pressure, and anxiety-related dizziness. A clinician may assess balance, eye movements, ears, hearing, and neurological signs.
Reference Citations & Evidence Sources
Classical Homeopathic Literature
- CIT-0007Hahnemann S.. "The Chronic Diseases: Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure." Adolph Arnold (1828).
Materia Medica & Keynotes
- CIT-0004Hahnemann S.. "Materia Medica Pura." Adolph Arnold (1811).
- CIT-0005Kent J. T.. "Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica." Boericke & Tafel (1905).
- CIT-0006Boericke W.. "Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica." Boericke & Runyon (1901).
- CIT-0008Clarke J. H.. "A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica." The Homoeopathic Publishing Company (1900).
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