Vertigo affects balance.
Vertigo is a disorder of the sense of balance that is characterized by a feeling of lack of stability . The person who suffers from vertigo feels that objects are spinning around them or that they themselves experience a rotary movement of the body.
Vertigo – from the Latin vertīgo – can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and other physical symptoms. Altitude , acceleration, fainting and certain psychological disorders (such as agoraphobia ) are some of the reasons that can cause vertigo.
Causes of vertigo
According to medical professionals, there are more than three hundred causes that can lead a person to suffer from vertigo. However, among the most frequent are ear infections, a serious head injury, heart disease, brain tumors and even blood pressure outside the established limits.
All of this means that the patient with this disorder has to deal with a series of symptoms of very diverse types, such as dizziness, chest pain, convulsions, fever or fainting.
Classification according to type
Central vertigo is a continuous sensation without neurovegetative symptoms or auditory disturbances. Multiple sclerosis, epilepsy , migraine, and some tumors and viral infections can cause central vertigo, which can be treated with rest, physical therapy, and pharmacological treatments.
Peripheral vertigo , on the other hand, appears as a short-term crisis and is usually accompanied by auditory manifestations and symptoms such as tachycardia and sweating. Sudden changes in position sometimes cause this vertigo.
There are people who feel dizzy when they are at high altitudes.
Treatments and recommendations for vertigo
Medications and various exercises are part of the usual treatment that a medical professional usually establishes for his patients who suffer from vertigo. However, it is true that in the most serious cases of this disorder the only solution is to carry out a surgical intervention.
There are many recommendations made to those who suffer from this disorder on a more or less regular basis and without it becoming a serious situation. Specifically, they establish that they should avoid sudden movements and postural changes.
Likewise, when you are experiencing a moment of vertigo, it is advisable to stay still, rest and avoid looking at any type of light as this can cause a greater sensation of dizziness.
Other uses of the term
In medicine , vertigo can also be a sudden disturbance of judgment. In everyday language, on the other hand, vertigo is a haste in the activity of a person or a community . For example: “The vertigo of city life makes us forget the most important values” , “In the vertigo of the competition, the player stopped talking to the press” .
“Vertigo” , finally, is a famous film directed by Alfred Hitchcock that was released in 1958 and received two Oscar nominations.
James Stewart yKim Novak son los protagonistas de esta producción, a medio camino entre un film de suspense y un drama, que gira en torno a la figura de un policía retirado que sufre de vértigo. Este, alejado del servicio, será solicitado para que se encargue de vigilar a una mujer de la que se enamorará.