Treatment of dizziness in Kharkiv

Since there are many causes of dizziness, the effectiveness of their treatment directly depends on the timely and correct determination of the disease nature. The medical center “ON Clinic Kharkiv” has the latest diagnostic equipment, with which you can undergo a comprehensive examination, and based on its results, our neurologists will develop an individual treatment plan for you.

Who treats dizziness?

Dizziness is treated by a neurologist. It can also be supplemented by a consultation with otolaryngologist (ENT-specialist), therapist or neurosurgeon. The interdisciplinary approach to therapy is due to a variety of diseases that result in dizziness.

So, these are the causes of dizziness:

• intoxication and side effects of certain drugs;
• displacement of the cervical vertebrae;
• brain diseases (trauma, tumor, stroke, etc.);
•  migraine;
• auditory nerve injury;
• infectious and inflammatory diseases of the ear, etc.

Dizziness is a feeling of uncontrolled movement of the body in space, loss of balance and movement of visible objects.

Often this condition is accompanied by:

• changes in heart rhythm;
• nausea and vomiting;
• blurred vision;
•  increased sweating;
•  fluctuations in blood pressure;
•  weakness, etc.

It is necessary to distinguish situational dizziness, for example, with strong physical exertion or stress, from true dizziness, which is associated with dysfunction of the vestibular apparatus and indicates the need to see a doctor.

Neurologists distinguish the following types of pathology:

• frequent dizziness, which may indicate a viral nerve damage or infection in the inner ear;
• sudden dizziness, which is not associated with hyperventilation of the lungs and dehydration during exercise, can be a sign of cardiovascular disease;
• severe dizziness and headache (up to several hours) often indicates migraine - a neuropsychiatric disease with serious consequences (up to migraine stroke), etc.

Dizziness accompanied by numbness of the extremities, speech and vision disorders, is an indication for urgently seeking professional medical help, since there is a high probability of cerebrovascular accident and stroke.

How to stop dizziness?

Light dizziness, for example, when the body rotates, usually disappears on its own, and unpleasant symptoms: heaviness in the head, loss of coordination, aggravated by a change in the position of the head and body, require careful examination and qualified treatment.

After identifying the cause of the disorder, a patient is prescribed with the therapy for the underlying disease, which can often include the following:

• drugs improving blood supply;
•  antioxidants;
• antihypertensive drugs;
• nootropics;
• adaptogens, etc.

Within the course of therapy for dizziness, a change in lifestyle is significant.

There are a number of recommendations that will help reduce the symptoms of manifestations of the vestibular analyzer disorders and adjust its work:

• performance of special exercises (vestibular gymnastics of Brandt-Daroff, Epley-Simon, etc.);
• exclusion of psycho-emotional overload;
• exclusion of hot spices and alcohol from the diet;
• avoiding events with strong auditory and sound effects (amusements ride, nightclub, etc.);
• sufficient time in the fresh air, etc.

An appointment for a consultation or treatment of dizziness at “ON Clinic Kharkiv” is carried out using an online application on the website of the medical center or by calling the specified phone number.