Synonyms in a broader sense
Medical: Vertigo forms: Positional vertigo, rotational vertigo, swaying vertigo,
Dizziness and nausea
Dizziness (vertigo) and nausea are complaints that are often associated with each other. If dizziness and nausea occur together, they can be traced back to a number of specific diseases, most of which originate in the central nervous system. The following illnesses should be considered primarily in this symptom complex:
Meniere’s disease
Meniere’s disease is a disease that occurs in the human inner ear. People between the ages of 40 and 60 are particularly frequently affected. They typically suffer from the so-called Menière’s triad, consisting of During attacks of vertigo, nausea is often felt, which can even lead to vomiting.
The cause of Menière’s disease is still unclear today. It is assumed to be an endolymph congestion (endolymph is a fluid rich in potassium), which causes an overpressure in the cochlea.
- Rotational vertigo attacks
- Unilateral hearing deterioration or hearing loss
- “Ringing of the ears” (tinnitus aurium).
Vestibular Migraine
Typically, vestibular migraine is characterized by recurrent attacks of dizziness lasting minutes to hours. Headaches can accompany these attacks. Headaches with nausea and vomiting, sensitivity to light and noise, or auras, as in classic migraines, also partly characterize the symptoms. The term “vestibular migraine” is not completely precise, as it is possible that only the vertigo occurs without headaches.
Labyrinthitis
Labyrinth refers to the human inner ear to which labyrinthitis is an inflammation of the inner ear that can develop in various ways. The following should be mentioned here: In addition, an infection that exists elsewhere can spread to the inner ear via the bloodstream and thus also cause labyrinthitis. Infections that can cause labyrinthitis are Lyme disease and syphilis (lues).
Patients with labyrinthitis complain of a poor general condition, as well as of pronounced rotational vertigo in combination with nausea and vomiting. In addition, a hearing disorder may also be present.
- Hearing organ
- Cochlea and
- Organ of equilibrium (vestibular organ).
- Acute or chronic inflammation of the middle ear (otitis media) that spreads to neighboring structures,
- Meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) or
- Viral infection, such as mumps, rubella or an infestation with the cytomegalovirus, which belongs to the group of herpes viruses