Synonyms in a broader sense
Medical: Vertigo forms: Positional vertigo, rotational vertigo, swaying vertigo,
Definition Vertigo
Vertigo is the term used to describe a contradictory information from different sensory organs to the brain. This involves information from the eyes, the organ of equilibrium of the ear (ear) and the position sensors (sensors, proprioceptors) of the muscles, tendons and joints. In a healthy person, the information from these organs is sent to the brain, processed and made aware of the current position of the body.
It is even possible to “switch off” an organ artificially, for example by closing the eyes and moving from a standing to a lying position. The eyes have not noticed the change but still we perceive that our body is now in a horizontal position. Those who suffer from dizziness describe that they have the feeling of swaying or turning.
Not he himself is moving, but the objects and the environment itself are moving around him. Dizziness is very imprecise in the vernacular and is used for a variety of mood disorders. The English terms “vertigo” for the actual systemic dizziness and “dizziness” for the unsystemic dizziness or light-headedness give a more precise subdivision.
In systemic dizziness (vertigo), the cause is found in the area of the vestibular organ, the brain stem or the cerebellum. Patients with systemic vertigo report a rotational vertigo with an apparent rotational movement of their environment, an elevator vertigo, a feeling of being in an elevator and being lifted or lowered in the process, or a swaying vertigo with the feeling of losing the ground under your feet. With unsystemic dizziness, the cause is found outside the vestibular system. Patients with unsystemic dizziness report “blackening before their eyes”, feelings of insecurity and dizziness.
What forms of vertigo are there?
- Attack dizziness Permanent dizziness
- Vertigo with hearing disorders
- Swindling
- Rotational vertigo
- Positional vertigo
- Dizzy feeling
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