{"id":2488,"date":"2017-11-01T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2488"},"modified":"2025-11-05T01:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:28:55","slug":"vertigo","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/portfolio-items\/vertigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is The Room Spinning? The Secrets of Vertigo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is the room spinning? The Secrets of Vertigo<\/h1>\n

Authur<\/strong>: Jenna Rhodes<\/a>\u00a0– Physiotherapist<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vertigo is not just a fear of heights, but also a commonly experienced symptom. It is often described as \u201croom spinning\u201d or the sensation of feeling dizzy and off balance.<\/p>\n

Vertigo is an unpleasant and often debilitating symptom. There are many causes for vertigo, one cause is BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). People have been known to live with this condition for a long time despite the fact that, in most cases, it is very easy to treat and can often be resolved with just 1 or 2 treatments!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

What is BPPV and what causes it?<\/b><\/p>\n

B <\/b>Benign – not dangerous<\/p>\n

P <\/b>Paroxysmal – builds up to a peak and then disappears<\/p>\n

P <\/b>Positional – triggered by a positional change of the head<\/p>\n

V <\/b>Vertigo – abnormal sensation of movement or room spinning<\/p>\n

BPPV starts in the inner ear. Every person has small crystals of calcium carbonate in the inner ear called otoconia. Sometimes these crystals can become dislodged and end up in the fluid of the semi-circular canals. This causes abnormal stimulation of nerve endings which causes symptom of vertigo and nausea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Signs you may have BPPV<\/b><\/p>\n