My mom was diagnosed with verdigo,can
someone please explain what these symptoms
are and what can you do for it??????Her
symptoma are severe shaking in the hands
and sleeping alot because of the medicine
the drs give her.If anyone knows of this
disease ,please help
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wendy3
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: newfoundland
Verdigo Posted: 08-07-07 11:33am
I am looking for more information on
verdigo,If anyone has any answers can you
please reply.
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tinintri
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 08-07-07 12:45pm
If you do indeed mean verdigo, good luck
finding information on it. It's not
listed on any medical websites.
However, there is a medical term "Vertigo"
that is associated with being disoriented
and having your equilibrium off balance.
It is most likely a harmless affliction
that can fade away within a few days to a
few weeks.
My father had vertigo and it was due to
crystals forming inside the cochlea.
That's the spiraling part of the inner
ear. He had to go to a doctor who pretty
much swung his head around really fast,
and it got rid of the crystals, and now
his vertigo is gone.
Please, have your mom talk to her doctor
and find out exactly what's going on.
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 08-08-07 16:46pm
Vertigo is just a generic description of
the symtptoms of dizziness,
disorientation, or a feeling of spinning.
It can be caused by many different things,
usually dealing with the inner or middle
ears. It could be a bacterial infection
and antibiotics would usually clear it up.
It could be viral, and go away with time.
There is also something known as Benign
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, or BPPV.
This is usually characterized by vertigo
that comes about when in certain positions
or movements are made. There are exercises
or adjustments that can be made to cure it
usually, such as Eiri described.
I myself know vertigo well. I was dizzy
for several months and bed ridden every
night for several hours and could not get
a diagnosis. I was given steroids,
anti-dizziness pills, patches,
anti-histamines, antibiotics, anti-virals,
etc. I had a dozen doctor visits and more
tests. Blood, BPPV, MRI, Tilt-Table,
Heart, etc. I saw my doctor who knows how
many times, an ENT, and a neurologist. The
Ear Nost Throat doctor tested my hearing,
made me watch lights, blew wind in my ear
(which by the way made me extremely
dizzy), and all that jazz, testing for
various reasons for dizziness.
Nothing helped and nothing was diagnosed.
So I did my own research and found
something called Menieres Disease. It's
characterized by bouts of vertigo and
often accompanied by hearing loss and
tinnitus. It's not really a disease
though, just a collection of symptoms and
is sort of a catch all of the vertigo
world. Since I was dizzy every single day,
had no diagnosis, and nothing specific
seemed to trigger it I decided to follow
some things that helped Meniere's
sufferers.
There is no cure, so a doctor wouldn't be
of help. Also, I was never diagnosed with
Meniere's, and one of the tests I had is
supposed to show it, so I'm not saying I
have it. However, I found a sufferer that
was using vitamin supplements to treat her
symptoms. I bought them and within a few
weeks I was better. I've been taking them
for 3 years now and have never fallen into
the vertigo I had before. I had a small
relapse last summer, likely do to
allergies, as Meniere's and vertigo has
many triggers. Other than that, the
occassional weak dizziness, but nothing
that ever bothers me for long.
The vitamins are expensive as they are
real high quality and designed well. USANA
is the manufacturer.
I tell you this as a last resort as you
should go to the doctors and get a proper
diagnosis. It could be something temporary
or easily fixed (such as infection or
BPPV) or not even ear related (heart,
blood pressure, blood sugar) so no need to
buy expensive vitamins, unless you just
want to be healthy period. If you get no
help from conventional doctors or if the
diagnosis comes out to be Meniere's then I
can tell you more.