Vertigo :
Vertigo refers to the sensation of feeling off-balance, dizzy, and the environment around you feels like spinning, even when the person is not moving. Vertigo is categorized into several types, such as central and peripheral vertigo. The most common type is the peripheral type of vertigo and occurs mainly due to problems associated with the vestibular nerve and the inner ear. Vertigo is also associated with a few other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, balance complaints, dizziness, a feeling of fullness in the ears, hearing loss in one or both ears, tinnitus, a condition where the eyes move from side to side rapidly and uncontrollably, headaches and motion sickness. The factors causing vertigo include medical conditions such as arrhythmia, stroke, diabetes, shingles in or near the ear, head injuries, prolonged bed rest, certain medications like antibiotics and cardiovascular drugs, perilymphatic fistula, ear surgery, otosclerosis, ataxia, low blood pressure, brain diseases and syphilis.












