Ask the Doctor

My problem with vertigo

Published by

Each time I get up from my sitting position, I feel giddy and the whole room spins around me. The doctor I saw called it Vertigo. Kindly let me know the cause and the treatment.

Mercy (by SMS)

 

Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem. It can occur for no known reason and may be associated with age. Causes of inner ear problems include; changing pressure in the inner ear, infections of the inner ear, head or neck injury, migraine headaches, certain medications that cause ear damage.  These symptoms can last a few minutes to a few hours or more and may come and go. Treatment for vertigo depends on what’s causing it. In many cases, vertigo goes away without any treatment. This is because your brain is able to adapt, at least in part, to the inner ear changes, relying on other mechanisms to maintain balance.

These symptoms can last a few minutes to a few hours or more and may come and go. Its treatment depends on what’s causing it. In many cases, vertigo goes away without any treatment. This is because your brain is able to adapt, at least in part, to the inner ear changes, relying on other mechanisms to maintain balance.

AddThis Website Tools

Recent Posts

FG appoints Ogun gov’s aide, Ronke Soyombo, as TRCN RegistrarFG appoints Ogun gov’s aide, Ronke Soyombo, as TRCN Registrar

FG appoints Ogun gov’s aide, Ronke Soyombo, as TRCN Registrar

Soyombo, until her new role as TRCN Registrar, was serving her second term in office…

13 minutes ago
I was buying finger tip-sized human bone for N1,000, suspect found with human flesh, breasts confessesI was buying finger tip-sized human bone for N1,000, suspect found with human flesh, breasts confesses

I was buying finger tip-sized human bone for N1,000, suspect found with human flesh, breasts confesses

One of the three suspected merchants in human parts arrested by operatives of the Oyo…

32 minutes ago
Anambra govt launches platform to promote transparency, accountabilityAnambra govt launches platform to promote transparency, accountability

Anambra govt launches platform to promote transparency, accountability

The event was organised by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the Ministry of…

43 minutes ago

Rich List 2025: Nine people that fall off UK’s wealthiest billionaires list

Tribune Online reports that the list of billionaires, which had 165 in 2024, was released…

1 hour ago

2025 UTME result errors: NYF calls for JAMB reform

"This translates to an error rate of 19.5%, a figure that the NYF has described…

1 hour ago

JAMB: Our resit was better — UTME candidates

According to Chioma Marvelous Nnamdi, the examination went smoothly, and the usual issues with computer…

2 hours ago