What to do in case of dizziness in the head?

The therapeutic procedure for vertigo in the head depends on the cause. In order to interrupt the dizziness in the head for a short time, one can administer medication (antivertiginosa). These are used especially for travel sickness or migraine, as they relieve not only the dizziness but also the nausea that often accompanies it.

Dizziness caused by high blood pressure or blood sugar disorders can also be treated with medication. In the case of benign positional vertigo, the doctor performs a positioning maneuver to loosen the small stones in the ear that cause the dizziness.Dizziness in the head, which is caused by tension in the muscles, can be treated with the help of massages and physiotherapeutic exercises. Through these exercises the muscles are loosened and relaxed so that correct signals can be sent to the brain again.

If dizziness occurs in connection with eye problems, the preparation of glasses to compensate for existing visual defects is often sufficient to correct the dizziness in the long term. Psychiatric treatment should be considered in the presence of mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety disorders. To prevent dizziness in the head, it is important to avoid stress.

You should also make sure you get enough sleep, control your blood pressure and make sure you drink enough fluids. If dizziness attacks occur chronically and at regular intervals, one should be prepared for them in everyday life. In this case, driving a car should be avoided or working with dangerous machines should be avoided as far as possible.

Diagnosis

To diagnose dizziness, a detailed anamnesis must first be taken. This means that the doctor asks the person concerned about the time, duration, frequency, exact symptoms and accompanying symptoms of dizziness. Furthermore, blood pressure should be measured routinely, as low blood pressure can also cause dizziness.

Since dizziness is a generally common symptom that can occur in many different diseases, further diagnosis depends on the results of the medical history. In some cases, a diagnosis can even be made after the anamnesis. This is then referred to as a clinical diagnosis.

If this is not the case, the dizziness occurs frequently and restricts the affected person in his or her everyday life, a cause should be sought. To do this, a blood test can be performed and certain positioning maneuvers can be performed. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the head is rarely necessary to rule out causes in the brain.

Since dizziness is such an unspecific and general symptom, it may be necessary to carry out further diagnostics under certain circumstances. This is the case if the dizziness has reappeared and no possible causes for the dizziness attacks could be identified in the patient’s medical history and previous examinations and diagnostic measures. Furthermore, an MRI should be performed if the dizziness has occurred suddenly, is rapidly worsening and is accompanied by other warning signals.

These warning signals include, for example, disturbances of consciousness and speech, numbness, paralysis, headaches, fever or nausea or vomiting. In these cases, an emergency MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or, if this would take too long, CT (computed tomography) is usually performed. More about this:

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