Often, when treating dizziness, patients can take medications to treat blood vessels, but they do not help get rid of dizziness, says a neurologist, otoneurologist and specialist in the headache treatment room at LDC NCC No. 2 of the Russian Scientific Center. Surgery named after. BV Petrovsky Maria Shapovalova.
“Treatment is done according to the underlying cause. To find out, we take a detailed history, also evaluate nystagmus, evaluate the presence of walking disorders and perform coordination tests. When we find the cause, we understand what to do next. For example, if it is psychogenic, we give antidepressants, if dizziness occurs during migraine, we try to affect the headache by reducing the severity and frequency of the attacks,” he said.
With benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the doctor must explain to the patient that there is no need to be afraid of dizziness, on the contrary, you need to provoke it again, turn your head so that it passes faster. There are special maneuvers for this – the rules for turning the head, for example, the Epley maneuver.
“We can also recommend exercises that require the patient to sit and lie on different sides until the dizziness passes. This usually needs to be done for a week to give the crystals a chance to dissolve or move back into place. If the patient is very nauseous or vomits due to dizziness, we can give antiemetics. But if the doctor prescribes intravenous drugs for dizziness, then it is better to change the doctor,” Shapovalova said.
According to him, many causes of dizziness are treatable, but often people suffer for years, constantly taking medications to treat blood vessels. Therefore, you should not delay going to the doctor, because dizziness and imbalance significantly reduce the quality of life.
For more information on why dizziness occurs, how to tell if a person is dizzy by the eyes, and what medications should and should not be used to treat this condition, see. report Shapovalova “socialbites.ca”.
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