To prevent vertigo (dizziness), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Consumption of stimulants
- Alcohol
- Tobacco (passive smoking)
- Drug use
- Psycho-social situation
- Stress
- Incorrectly adjusted glasses
- Hyperventilation – accelerated breathing (too fast/or too deep).
- Rapid spinning
- Unusual head movements
- Unaccustomed head or neck positions
Environmental stresses – intoxications (poisonings).
- Carbon monoxide
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Mercury