There are many conditions that cause dizziness, and otolithiasis is the number one disease that causes dizziness. Due to the lack of understanding of otolithiasis, many otolithiasis are misdiagnosed as Meniere's disease, cervical spondylosis, or cerebral insufficiency. Vertigo involves a variety of disciplines such as neurology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, internal medicine, etc. If you turn over and wake up and feel like the world is spinning, you can focus on going to the ENT department, and 60% of cases can be diagnosed in the ENT department.
Otolithiasis is a common peripheral vertigo disorder, and episodes of vertigo often cause people to lose their ability to work. The symptoms of vertigo may be different for everyone, and some people will suddenly feel dizzy when they roll over or look up or down;Someone is very dizzy, it feels like **, and I can't control my balance;Others may experience nausea, palpitation, vomiting and other uncomfortable symptoms.
In the past, the peak age of otolithiasis was in the fifties and sixties, and it was more common in women. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for young people to get this disease. Whether it is the elderly or the young, it is the blood circulation in the inner ear that deteriorates, which reduces the ability of the cells that secrete mucus to work, causing the canalith to fall off. This has something to do with the bad habits of modern people, such as poor sleep, stress, and always bowing their heads to play with their mobile phones. Brain fatigue and long-term bowing of the head will affect the blood supply to the ear, which in turn will cause the canalith to fall off.
It's all about bowing your head and playing with your phone, what is the difference between otolithiasis and cervical vertigo?
Cervical vertigo occurs mainly during neck movement, especially when the head is turned abruptly or flexed back excessively. Some patients experience dizziness at the same time, often accompanied by vomiting, sweating and other symptoms, mild cases can stop in a few seconds, severe cases may last for several days or longer, and then gradually resolve.
Otolithiasis is also known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. As the name suggests, it refers to brief paroxysmal episodes of vertigo and nystagmus that occur when the head moves rapidly to a specific head position. Under normal circumstances, otoliths are attached to the canalith membrane, when some acrylic causes canalith detachment, these detached otoliths will swim in the fluid called endolymphatic in the inner ear, when the position of the human head changes, these semicircular canals also change position, and the sinking canalith will move with the flow of fluid, thereby stimulating the hair cells of the semicircular canal, resulting in strong vertigo in the body, the time is generally short, a few seconds to a few minutes, and it can be periodically aggravated or relieved. The duration of the disease varies.
Although benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a condition that resolves spontaneously, it can sometimes take months or years to heal spontaneously, and in severe cases, it can incapacitate the patient. In terms of age, older people are more likely to develop otolithiasis. People with diseases such as excessive fatigue, high blood pressure, and diabetes are more likely to develop otolithiasis. Therefore, if you suddenly feel dizzy or the dizziness does not heal for a long time, you should go to the hospital in time to check whether there is otolithiasis.
At present, for otolithiasis, manual reduction is adopted, without injections and medicines, which is simple and easy. Through the clinical design of a set of methods for changing the position of the patient's head, the free-swimming canalith particles can be removed from the semicircular canal and returned to the utricle or balloon through gravity, and no longer cause pathological reactions such as vertigo.
Under normal circumstances, it only takes about half an hour to reset the canalith once. After a reduction, 80% of patients were able to do so. It has a remarkable effect and is the preferred method for otolithiasis. If the reversal is still done after **, further testing is required to rule out other disorders.
The *** recommendation of otoliths is to "take a word step". Walk with both feet in a straight line, turn your head 45 degrees to the front of your left foot and look half a meter in front of your toesTurn your right foot 45 degrees to the front of the right and look half a meter in front of your toes. This method can exercise the coordination and balance of the eyes and body, so that the damaged vestibular balance can be restored as soon as possible.
Prevention should first pay attention to head protection, do not overuse the brain for a long time, otherwise the situation of otolithiasis will become more and more serious, and healthy people are also likely to induce otolithiasis for this reason. If you often overuse your eyes, you may also affect the temples due to your eyes, which will eventually cause otolithiasis, which should be paid great attention to, as each organ is complementary and needs to be protected.
Daily attention should be paid to a light diet, eat less high-fat, high-salt, sweets or very greasy foods, drink less coffee and strong tea, quit smoking and drink less;We should learn to release ourselves, carry out mental recuperation, and maintain a good attitude and a happy and optimistic mood are the keys to preventionYou should also pay more attention to your body, exercise more, ensure sufficient sleep time, and only by improving your physical fitness can you keep yourself away from various diseases and reduce the chance of getting sick.