Speaking of dizziness, I guess everyone will have endless examples. It can be said that men, women, young and old have experienced it, and there are quite a few times. Everyone knows that dizziness is not a simple disease. There are many reasons that may induce dizziness, such as central diseases such as transient cerebral ischemia attack , vertebral basal artery insufficient blood supply , hypertension , hypotension , anemia, etc. Therefore, when dizziness occurs, it is impossible to accurately determine what causes it. This requires a detailed examination to go to the hospital to clarify the cause and prescribe the right medicine.
Today I want to popularize you with another less common disease that causes dizziness - otolithiasis.
Otoliosis, also known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, is a common peripheral vestibule disease. It is Otolith falls off due to various reasons, and under the action of gravity, it moves rapidly in the ears with the change of head position, stimulating the nerves and causing the eyeball to rotate rapidly, that is, nystagmus, which is also the nystagmus that causes the patient to have the illusion of spinning, that is, vertigo.
As its name suggests, otolithia is benign, that is, it can be cured; and it is paroxysmal, that is, when an attack occurs, vertigo is generally a few seconds or dozens of seconds, usually not more than one minute; the biggest feature of otolithia is that it is related to position. When the patient's head position changes, such as getting up and turning over, it will cause a strong sense of vertigo. However, as long as the head is kept still, the symptoms will disappear within one minute, but if you move your head again, vertigo will appear again. In addition, a few patients will also have some accompanying symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, etc.
Although there seem to be not that many people who know otolithiasis, its incidence is very high. The main reason is that when patients experience discomfort and develop symptoms of dizziness, most people will attribute this to cervical spondylosis , insufficient cerebral blood supply or cerebral infarction . Due to their unfamiliarity with otolithiasis, people will not think about this at all.
It is more worth mentioning that these otolithic patients who have been "delayed" by other diseases such as cervical spondylosis, after a period of "miscuous treatment", various symptoms disappeared. After saying this, many friends may not understand. They are obviously suffering from disease A, but they are cured with the treatment of disease B. How could this happen?
In fact, this is because otolithiasis is a self-limiting disease. After otolithiasis, even if no treatment is performed, most patients will recover within half a month (up to forty days). Generally speaking, patients who have been diagnosed with otolithiasis only need to complete the manual reduction treatment of otolithia under the guidance of a doctor, and the symptoms will be significantly improved. Therefore, don’t instinctively feel scared because this disease sounds a little unfamiliar. You must face it actively and treat it actively.
