Why the head is spinning - what makes you dizzy

In today's article, we'll talk about dizziness. Unfortunately, today's speech will not be about dizziness from love or joy. Today we will talk about dizziness, as one of the unpleasant symptoms of various diseases.

Dizziness can occur for a variety of reasons. Among them there are the most innocuous, but there are those requiring immediate medical intervention.

When you are not worried about

If you feel a sudden dizziness in the arms of a loved one, on a "carpet" from your boss or during a public speaking, then in these cases you should not worry. All the blame for the release of adrenaline and, caused by it, spasm of the vessels of the brain. Supplying the brain with blood temporarily worsens, and you feel sudden dizziness.

If you feel dizzy in the transport, being at a height or while riding on various attractions, then this is also a false alarm. In this case, the vestibular apparatus is at fault. During the water skiing you can visit the so-called "sea sickness", which, in principle, is not a disease. Simply, most likely, your vestibular apparatus is not very developed. Do not get upset about it. After all, as is known, the famous Admiral Nelson also suffered from this "disease".

And still dizziness can cause reception of some kinds of medicines. If you feel an unpleasant feeling of dizziness during the course or single administration of some hypoallergenic, antiseptic or sedative drugs, then it makes sense to cancel these medications. After lifting the drugs that do not suit you, dizziness must pass.

When you need to see a doctor

If you are worried about repeated attacks of dizziness without any other symptoms, then the cause may be a disease of the vestibular apparatus located in the inner ear. This disease is called vertego or true dizziness. Its symptoms:

• The appearance of an illusion of movement in space;
• Cold sweat;
• Nausea or vomiting.

Usually vertego accompanies such a disease as otitis media - inflammation of the middle ear.

If dizziness is accompanied by a decrease in hearing, noise or whistling in the ears, the doctor may suspect Meniere's disease. In Meniere's disease, the volume of fluid that surrounds the vestibular as well as the auditory part of the inner ear increases or the ratio of electrolytes in this fluid varies.

Dizziness, which occurs with a headache, can signal the onset of migraine. In other cases, headache and dizziness may occur with head injury or poisoning( including alcoholic beverages).

Signs of a stroke - acute disturbance of cerebral circulation can be sudden dizziness, accompanied by a strong violation of coordination of movements. If you feel a twisting of the head in combination with impaired vision, weakness, difficulty with controlling your own body, changing sensitivity. If you feel that you are about to lose consciousness, then this is a serious reason to call "ambulance".

Neurosis or severe depression can cause so-called psychogenic dizziness. At the same time you can feel "fog" or "porridge" in your head, faintness, fear of falling. These unpleasant sensations can last quite a long time - from a week to several months.

What to do if you feel a sudden dizziness

Such an unpleasant symptom as dizziness usually arises so unexpectedly that a person simply does not know what to do in such a situation.

• First of all, you must suppress panic. Feeling of fear is able to further strengthen the whirling of the head.
• Try to immediately find any point of support, so as not to lose balance and not fall.
• If you are in your apartment, then immediately try to lie down. It is desirable to place the head and shoulders on one level. Do not put a pillow under your head. The completely horizontal position of your body helps to improve the blood supply to the brain and reduce the feeling of dizziness.
• If you are outside, squat, tilt your head to your knees and close your eyes.
• If you are in transport, then try not to look out the window.
• To alleviate an attack, you can fix a look at some stationary object that is not far from you.
• Alcohol and nicotine during an attack can only exacerbate the situation. It will be more reasonable to forget about your bad habits for a while.

And finally I want to say that if you are occasionally disturbed by attacks of dizziness, then do not delay the trip to the neuropathologist. After all, this symptom may be a sign of a serious illness that threatens not only your health, but even your life! Remember this and take care of your health!