How to treat rotational vertigo

Many people are not particularly familiar with rotational vertigo, which is a relatively common type of vertigo. It brings great inconvenience to life and work. There are many causes of rotational vertigo, such as endocrine diseases, anemia or drug poisoning, etc. Patients should receive timely treatment, get enough rest, maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude, exercise moderately, etc.

What are the causes of peripheral vertigo?

Meniere's disease, anemia, labyrinthitis, endocrine diseases, vestibular neuritis, drug poisoning, etc.; central causes include: cerebrovascular diseases, such as insufficient blood supply to the vertebral basilar artery, necrosis of the pons and medulla oblongata, cervical spondylosis, internal space-occupying lesions such as acoustic neuroma, brainstem tumors, cerebral tumors and cerebellar tumors, etc.

How to treat patients with vertigo?

The following are treatment methods for patients with vertigo. First of all, there are general treatment methods. Patients with vertigo must rest in bed. If the patient has obvious vomiting, they must pay attention to the balance of water and electrolytes. If the patient is mentally nervous and anxious, you can consider using appropriate amounts of sedatives for symptomatic treatment. Then there is symptomatic treatment. The symptomatic medications include vasodilators, antihistamines, anticholinesterases, etc. There is also treatment targeted at the cause of the disease: corresponding drug treatment or surgical treatment may be given according to different causes.

How to relieve vertigo?

1. Pay attention to rest. Patients with vertigo should keep their body and mind happy and rest quietly. Get enough sleep and rest time to prevent overusing your brain, nervous tension, mental fatigue, lack of energy, and bad mood.

2. Physical exercise. The diet should be light, and appropriate physical exercise should be taken to strengthen the body and improve physical fitness.

3. Keep warm. Dizziness is mainly caused by cervical spondylosis. You should choose a pillow of appropriate height when sleeping, avoid working with your head down for long periods of time, and take measures to keep warm.

4. Control blood lipids. Patients whose dizziness is caused by hypertension and arteriosclerosis should measure their blood pressure regularly to maintain blood pressure stability, control their diet and blood lipids reasonably, eat a light diet, and keep their emotions stable.

5. Improve nutrition. Patients suffering from vertigo due to anemia should strengthen their nutrition appropriately and adopt food therapy and auxiliary drugs for treatment.