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RELIEVE YOUR DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO F IND YOUR BAL ANCE!
Do you find yourself getting dizzy doing everyday tasks? Do you find it hard to focus on one thing for long periods? Do you feel tired, lightheaded, or nauseous at any time of the day? If so, some of these can be signs of vertigo. At Heart of Texas Physical Therapy, our physical therapists can evaluate your condition and help you find relief, sometimes in a matter of minutes! People who experience vertigo typically report an overwhelming sensation of feeling off-balance. It can make someone feel dizzy, like you’removing or spinning, resulting in a loss of balance. Some people experienceproblems focusing their eyesor have ringing in their ears. If severe, theconditioncancausesweatingandevennauseaor vomiting. Our physical therapists at Heart of Texas Physical Therapy can help relieve your symptoms. Call today to schedule an appointment with one of our specialists! The Most Common Causes of Vertigo Three common causes of vertigo symptoms are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) andMeniere’sDisease, andvestibular neuritis.
BPPV is essentially an inner-ear infection. This typeof infectionoccurs whenmicroscopic calciumparticles called “canaliths” clump up in the inner ear canals. Your inner ear is responsible for sendinggravitationalmessages toyour brain regarding the movements of your body. This is how we remain balanced daily. When the inner ear canals are blocked, the correct messages cannot make it to the brain, and we become unbalanced — thus, causing vertigo. Meniere’s Disease is a disorder of the inner ear caused by a buildup of fluid and fluctuating pressures within the ear. It has a similar effect as BPPV, as the fluid and pressure blockmessages from the inner ear canal to thebrain, resulting in imbalance.Meniere’sDisease cancause tinnitus, commonly referred to as “a ringing of the ears,” andmay even cause hearing loss in extreme cases. Vestibular neuritis isalsoknownas labyrinthitis. This isanother typeof inner ear infection, but it’s causedby a virus. The virus causes the inner
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