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Saya diminta untuk
merasmikan Persidangan Sains dan Teknologi di tempat kerja. Beberapa minit
sebelum memulakan ucapan, tiba-tiba saya mengalami dizziness. Kepala terasa pening
dan suasana menjadi berpusing-pusing dan rasa nak muntah. Setelah minum
air mineral dan relaks sebentar, rasa pening pun hilang ..Alhamdulialh..
Setelah selesai persidangan
tersebut, saya mencari maklumat tentang symptom yang saya alami ini. Dari pembacaan saya di internet, artikel di bawah membantu saya mengenalpasti penyakit ini, cara
atasinya dan exercise yang berkaitan. Semoga ianya membantu anda juga.
Vertigo
Vertigo is one of the
most unpleasant symptoms you can suffer from, second only to unrelieved pain in
my experience. So I do feel for you.The word vertigo can cause confusion. In
medicine, the term refers to a nauseating feeling that the world is rotating
around you. You feel like you've lost your balance and need to hold onto
something to prevent yourself falling.
The best example is the one
we all experience as children, when, jumping off a spinning roundabout in the
playground, we stagger about uncontrollably and fall over.The common use of the
word vertigo, however, refers to the ghastly feeling that some of us get when
looking down from a great height - which is different, and is fundamentally a
psychological phenomenon.
Our perception of
stability, movement and orientation originates in the balance mechanisms in
each inner ear, deep in the skull. These mechanisms consist of three fluid-filled
canals with hair cells. As the head moves, so does the fluid against these hair
cells, which send nerve impulses to the brain, informing it about the body
position.
Vertigo occurs when
something goes wrong with these messages. The most common type is called benign
positional vertigo (BPV).
This is a harmless
condition which makes you feel like you are spinning when you simply change
posture - such as rolling over in bed. The condition can settle in a few
minutes or grumble along for days, and it does cause distress until a diagnosis
is made and reassurance can be given.
The problem occurs when
crystals form in the canal fluid, so as you move your head these crystals
tumble about, giving the false impression that you're moving and causing the
spinning sensation. (There are exercises you can do to get rid of these
crystals.)
Another cause is viral
neuronitis - an inflammation of the nerves that send the messages to the brain.
Inflammation can be caused by many things, most commonly a virus, which can be
infectious. The key symptom is the sudden onset of incapacitating vertigo,
which lasts up to a week. The spinning sensations gradually fade away over
days.
The third cause is acute
labyrinthitis, where inflammation affects the balance mechanism. This, too, may
be viral in origin. It causes hearing loss and tinnitus (the perception of a
ringing sound), as well as the vertigo.
Lastly, Meniere's
disease, which causes recurrent bouts of vertigo with tinnitus in one ear and a
degree of hearing loss. Each episode lasts from a few minutes to several hours,
and in the later stages of the disease the hearing loss is progressive and
permanent.
Learn more about vertigo and the BPV Exercise
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Exercise:
There are exercises for benign postural vertigo patients
that can be done at home, but only after a doctor's evaluation. These may
reduce symptoms of benign vertigo.
1. Sit
on the edge of your bed near the middle, with legs hanging down.
2. Turn
your head 45 degrees to your right side.
3. Quickly
lie down on your left side, with your head still turned, touching the bed with
the portion of your head behind your ear.
4. Hold
this position for 30 seconds.
5. Sit
up again. Hold position for 30 seconds.
6. Quickly
turn your head 45 degrees toward your left side and lie down on your right
side. Hold this position for 30 seconds.
7. Sit
up again. Hold this position for 30 seconds.
8. Repeat
this exercise 4 to 5 times, 3 times per day.
Home care
Home care for benign positional vertigo includes:
Avoid caffeine. - ini yang saya suka sangat
Avoid exposure to bright
lights.
Avoid rapid movements of the
head.
Lie still in a comfortable
position, flat on your side.
Perform exercises for benign
positional vertigo.
Avoid falls:
Elderly people must have
assistance in order to walk.
Avoid stairs
Avoid food that contains sugar
Eat a
low salt diet.
Avoid exposure to secondary
smoke.
Take prescribed medications
as directed.
BPV Warnings sign
Notify your doctor if you
have benign positional vertigo and any of the following:
Change in vision
Loss of hearing
Difficulty speaking
Difficulty swallowing
Worsening headaches
Episodes of dizziness or
vertigo that persist for more than 2 days
Worsening ringing in your
ears
Repeated vomiting
Worsening vertigo
Leran more : http://www.freemd.com/bpv/home-care.htm
