How to treat vertigo? TCM syndrome differentiation treatment is effective

There are many adverse factors that cause vertigo. If you want to get effective treatment, Chinese medicine dialectical treatment is the best. Calming the liver and suppressing yang, clearing away fire and extinguishing wind, replenishing qi and blood, regulating the heart and spleen, nourishing the liver and kidneys, and replenishing essence and filling marrow are all common and good methods.

1. Hyperactivity of Liver Yang

The main symptoms are dizziness, headache and bloating. Symptoms may also include tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, insomnia and dreaminess, which may be aggravated by fatigue, depression and anger, as well as red face and eyes, irritability, numbness and tremors of the limbs.

If the emotions are not controlled, the Liver Yang will become hyperactive, the liver wind will stir internally, and it will disturb the head, causing dizziness and fainting; if the Liver Yang becomes hyperactive, the Qi and blood will rush upward, causing swelling and headache, and red face and eyes. When the liver fails to release qi, qi stagnates and turns into fire, causing irritability, dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, insomnia and nightmares; emotional distress makes it more likely to become depressed and turn into fire, so it is often triggered or aggravated by fatigue and anger.

Treatment should be aimed at calming the liver and suppressing yang, clearing fire and extinguishing wind.

2. Deficiency of Qi and Blood

The main symptoms are dizziness, which is aggravated by movement and occurs when tired. Symptoms may also include dull complexion, fatigue, lethargy, pale lips and nails, shortness of breath, laziness, poor appetite and loose stools.

If one is weak after an illness or due to old age, the Qi and blood are deficient, and the brain is not nourished, so one suffers from dizziness and vertigo; fatigue damages the Qi, so the symptoms are aggravated by movement and occur when one is fatigued; Qi and blood are insufficient and cannot nourish the head, face, limbs and bones, so the face is pale, the spirit is tired and weak, and the lips and nails are pale; the blood cannot nourish the heart, so one has palpitations and insomnia; deficiency of the lung and spleen Qi causes shortness of breath, laziness to speak, poor appetite and loose stools.

Treatment should be aimed at replenishing qi and blood, and regulating the heart and spleen.

3. Insufficient Kidney Essence

The main symptoms include persistent vertigo, mental depression, forgetfulness and tinnitus. Symptoms may also include sore waist and weak knees, insomnia and frequent dreams. Those who are more prone to Yin deficiency have hot sensation in the five hearts, night sweats, red tongue with little or no coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. Those who are more prone to Yang deficiency have cold limbs and a cold body and limbs.

If one is old and weak, or has excessive sexual intercourse, the kidney essence is insufficient and cannot be supplied to the brain, resulting in an empty brain marrow, which causes dizziness, listlessness, fatigue and forgetfulness. The kidney controls the bones, and the waist is the home of the kidneys. Therefore, the waist and knees will be sore and weak due to kidney deficiency. The kidney opens up to the ears, so kidney deficiency will cause tinnitus. For those with yin deficiency, yin deficiency causes internal heat, so there is heat in the five hearts and night sweats; the tongue is red with little coating, and the pulse is thin and rapid, which are signs of yin deficiency. For those with yang deficiency, yang deficiency causes external coldness, so the limbs are not warm, and the body and limbs are cold.

The treatment is suitable for nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing essence and filling marrow.

4. Phlegm and turbidity blocking the middle

The main symptoms are dizziness, heavy head and faintness. Symptoms may also include spinning vision, chest tightness and nausea, vomiting and sputum, poor appetite and excessive sleep.

If one has an irregular diet, the spleen and stomach will be damaged, the spleen's function of transporting water and moisture will be abnormal, moisture will accumulate and produce phlegm, phlegm and turbidity will block the middle part of the body, the clear yang will not rise, and the turbid yin will not descend, covering the clear orifices, so one will feel dizzy and have a heavy head; phlegm and turbidity will block the middle burner, Qi will not flow smoothly, and the stomach will not be able to harmonize and descend, so one will feel chest and abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting; spleen deficiency and excessive phlegm will cause fatigue, poor appetite and excessive sleep.

Treatment is suitable for resolving phlegm and dampness, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach.

5. Blood stasis blocking collaterals

The main symptoms are dizziness and stabbing headache. The patient may also have a dark complexion, purple lips, rough skin, forgetfulness, palpitations and insomnia.

If you fall and get injured, blood stasis will occur inside your body, Qi and blood will not flow smoothly, and the brain will not be nourished, causing dizziness and tingling in the head. If Qi and blood do not flow smoothly and the skin is not nourished, your face will become dark, your lips will be purple, and your skin will become rough. If blood stasis in the heart occurs and the mind is not nourished, you will suffer from palpitations and insomnia.

The treatment should be to promote qi and blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge the meridians.