Dizziness is different from dizziness, it is not really due to vestibular disorders or only occurring in the elderly … as many people think.
According to MSc Doan Van Anh Vu, Department of Neurology, Military Hospital 175, dizziness is one of the most complaining patients in outpatient clinics or emergency departments. The incidence of dizziness throughout life ranges from 17-30%. The misconceptions about dizziness can make patients delay in proper diagnosis and treatment.
Dizziness and dizziness are the same
Some patients who come to the clinic, said they were dizzy but the fact was stunned. Need to realize the difference between dizziness and dizziness. These two symptoms are describing two different feelings, suggesting different causes.
In it, dizziness is the feeling of lightheaded head, construction or unsteady walking. Dizziness is the feeling that the patient feels around himself.
Dizziness is only encountered in the elderly
Epidemiological studies show that dizziness may be encountered at any age. However, the elderly need to be concerned due to the risk of high falling falls and need to be treated dizziness.
Emergency patient at Military Hospital 175. Photo: Quynh Tran
The cause of dizziness is vestibular disorder
According to Lieutenant Colonel, MSc Hoang Tien Trong Nghia, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Military Hospital 175, vestibular disorder is one of the terms that have been abused quite a lot when diagnosed in a dizziness or dizziness. In a survey in the US about the causes of dizziness, dizziness, the cause of the cause in the vestibular accounts for about 30%, the rest may be from the causes of cardiovascular, nervous, metabolism, psychology or digestion.
Cardiovascular: Hypoglycemic posture, arrhythmia.
Metabolism: Hypoglycemia, abnormal thyroid function.
Poisoning: Wine, shrinkage …
Medicine: antihypertensive drugs, some antibiotics, anti -epileptic drugs …
Vestibule: Dizziness posture benign, vestibular neuritis …
Central nervous system: Stroke, brain tumor, neurological degeneration …
Mentality: Anxiety disorders, depression.
The percentage of dizziness due to stroke is about 10%, so in cases of suspicion or stroke risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, lipid metabolic disorders, specialized clinic should be appreciated for accurate assessment.
Dizziness is only due to one cause
This is also a common misconception not only in the people but also in medical staff. In recent studies, the proportion of a person who is dizzy due to many causes combined at the same time is about 17%.
Dizziness treatment only includes vestibular drugs
In fact, vestibular drugs are prescribed by doctors to reduce the symptoms of dizziness or the attached disease management. However, the drug is not only the only treatment. The testing solutions for ear pebbles are a dizzy treatment that has been proven to be effective and proven by specialized associations.
In addition, there is a vestibular physiotherapy that helps improve symptoms how to promote vestibular clearance and adapt. Adjusting lifestyle and nutrition can be helpful in some cases. The best way to treat dizziness is based on the exact diagnosis of the cause and needs of each specific patient.
The doctor recommends that people with symptoms should go to a dizziness to accurately diagnose the causes and individuals to treat, avoid negative impacts on physically, such as spirit, quality of life.