How to Manage Vertigo: Tips and Techniques

Do you experience hearing issues, dizziness, or trouble balancing? Then you might be experiencing vertigo symptoms. It is a feeling that your surroundings are either moving or spinning even if you are not in motion. It can cause nausea and balance problems. While mild vertigo is not considered alarming, persistent vertigo can affect the person’s ability to function normally. But you can manage its symptoms by using some tips and techniques. Learn about the symptoms of vertigo and tips to manage them. Get a consultation with the best neurologists in Brooklyn.

Symptoms

The main symptom of vertigo is a sensation that the room is moving or spinning. The spinning sensation may lead to nausea and vomiting.

Depending on the underlying cause, you may experience other symptoms as well. It includes:

  • Dizziness
  • Trouble concentrating.
  • Hearing loss in one or both ears.
  • Loss of balance.
  • Ringing in the ears.
  • Nausea and vomiting (which decrease your body fluids).

If you have vertigo due to problems in the brain (central vertigo), you may experience some other symptoms such as:

  • Difficulty swallowing.
  • Slurred speech
  • Weakness of the limbs
  • Facial paralysis
  • Eye movement problems
  • Double vision

Tips to manage vertigo

Besides medical treatment, some tips can help you manage vertigo symptoms at home which include:

  1. Ginkgo biloba:

It is a Chinese herb that can resolve the symptoms of vertigo. Experts are uncertain how this herb works, but they believe it may thin the blood and improve the blood flow to the brain.

A recent (2021) review of studies shows that ginkgo biloba extract worked better than the leading prescribed medication to treat vertigo such as histamine medication.

You can purchase the ginkgo biloba extract in liquid or capsule form (approx. 240 milligrams of ginkgo biloba each day) to notice that your vertigo symptoms are reducing, and your balance is improving.

  1. Ginger tea:

Research from 2015 found that ginger root can lower the effects of vertigo better than manual repositioning, such as the Epley maneuver. Making ginger tea is easy, just add a peel of grated ginger root and hot water to it. People can also add lemon, honey, or cinnamon to adjust the taste.

Regularly drinking ginger tea can reduce symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and other vertigo symptoms.

  1. Stay hydrated:

Dehydration also contributes to vertigo. A 2022 study investigated the link between water intake and vestibular disorders. The researchers found that participants who drank less water than the recommended daily water intake affect their body’s system function which led them to conclude that not drinking enough water can increase the risk of certain vestibular disorders.

So, stay aware during situations where you can lose more water than normal (like in the gym or outside on a hot summer day).

  1. Vitamin D supplements:

Some studies found that people with vestibular disorders have low levels of vitamin D.

A 2019 study examined vitamin D levels in 59 people with vestibular neuritis (VN) and compared them to the control group. As a result, they found significantly more vitamin D deficiency in the VN group compared to average people. This suggests that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to vertigo in some people.

People can prevent this deficiency by taking vitamin D supplements or by increasing their exposure to sunlight.

  1. Acupressure:

Acupressure works on the same principles as acupuncture but without using needles. The goal of acupressure is to promote wellness and relaxation which also helps to manage vertigo by stimulating pressure points throughout the body.

  1. Get enough quality sleep:

The feeling of vertigo can also be triggered by a lack of sleep. If you’re experiencing vertigo for the time being, it may happen due to stress or lack of sleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep at night or take a short 30-minute nap during the day, to make your vertigo better.

  1. Avoid alcohol:

Beyond the dizziness you experience while drinking, alcohol can also change the composition of the fluid in your inner ear, according to the Vestibular Disorders Association. Alcohol can dehydrate you and affect your balance even when you’re sober. So, limit or avoid alcohol consumption, to manage your vertigo symptoms.

  1. Yoga and tai chi:

Yoga and tai chi can help you reduce stress which increases your focus, coordination, flexibility, and balance which can counteract the effects of vertigo. The same principles of physical therapy apply to train the brain to compensate for the cause of your vertigo and exercises you can do at home that mimic the effect.

So, try some simple yoga poses, such as Child’s pose and corpse pose whenever you feel dizzy. Remember that anything that involves sudden bending forward can make your symptoms temporarily feel stronger.

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