- Home treatment to combat dizziness or vertigo
- Technique to combat dizziness or vertigo
- Remedies for dizziness or vertigo
During a moment of dizziness or vertigo, what should be done is to keep your eyes open and look fixedly at a point in front of you. Focusing your attention on a specific point in front of you is an excellent strategy to combat the dizziness or vertigo crisis in a few minutes.
However, anyone who suffers from bouts of dizziness or vertigo must constantly undergo treatment, which can be done with drugs indicated by the neurologist, and physiotherapy sessions, in addition to daily exercises that can be performed at home.
These exercises and techniques can be indicated in case of dizziness, vertigo, labyrinthitis, Menière's syndrome or benign paroxysmal vertigo and bring rapid relief of symptoms.
Home treatment to combat dizziness or vertigo
Great examples of exercises that can be performed at home, every day, in a quiet moment are those of eye chase, such as:
1. Sitting with your head in motion: Hold an object with one hand and position it in front of you with your arm extended. Then you should open your arm to the side, and follow the movement with your eyes and head. Repeat 10 times for only one side and then repeat the exercise for the other side.
2. Sitting with your head in motion: Hold an object with one hand and position it in front of you with your arm extended. Then move the object up and down 10 times. The secret is to look at the object all the time
3. Sitting with your head still and your eyes moving: Move your arm to the side and keep your head still and follow the object with your eyes only.
4. Sitting with your head still and your eyes moving: Stretch your arm forward and look at the object. Then you should bring the object close to your eyes, up to 1 inch from your hand, always looking at the object, while approaching and moving away.
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Technique to combat dizziness or vertigo
There are also some techniques that can be performed by the physiotherapist to reposition the calcium crystals inside the inner ear, which contribute to the relief of dizziness or vertigo, ceasing the feeling of malaise in a few minutes.
Apley's maneuver, which is one of the most used, consists of:
- The person lies on his back and with his head out of bed, doing an extension of approximately 45º and keeping it like this for 30 seconds; Rotate the head sideways and hold the position for another 30 seconds; The person must turn the body to the same side on which the head is positioned and remain for 30 seconds; then the person must slow the body of the bed, but keep the head turned for another 30 seconds; finally, the person can turn the head forward, and remain stationary with eyes open for a few more seconds.
This maneuver must be performed on the side affected by the disease, and when the person has both sides affected, he must repeat all steps to the other side.
This maneuver should not be performed in case of herniated cervical disc, for example. And it is not recommended to do these movements alone, because the movement of the head must be performed passively, that is, by someone else. Ideally, this treatment should be performed by a professional such as a physiotherapist or speech therapist, because these 2 professionals are qualified to perform this type of treatment.
Remedies for dizziness or vertigo
The neurologist or otorhinolaryngologist may recommend taking medication for vertigo, according to its cause. In case of labyrinthitis it may be necessary to take Flunarizine Hydrochloride, Cinarizine or Meclizine Hydrochloride; in the case of Menière's Syndrome, the use of remedies that reduce vertigo may be indicated, such as dimenhydrate, betahistine or hydrochlorothiazide. When the cause is only benign paroxysmal vertigo, medication is not necessary.
