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Meniere's disease is an inner ear problem that can cause dizzy spells, also called vertigo, and hearing loss. Most of the time, Meniere's disease affects only one ear. Meniere's disease can happen at any age.
A sense of dizziness or lightheadedness can result from: Inner ear problems. Abnormalities of the vestibular system can lead to a sensation of floating or other false sensation of motion. Psychiatric disorders. Depression (major depressive disorder), anxiety and other psychiatric disorders can cause dizziness.
Inner ear conditions that cause dizziness due to vertigo. Your sense of balance depends on the combined input from the various parts of your sensory system. These include your: Eyes, which help you figure out where your body is in space and how it's moving. Sensory nerves, which send messages to your brain about body movements and positions.
To determine if your symptoms are caused by problems in the balance function in your inner ear, your doctor is likely to recommend tests. They might include: Hearing tests. Difficulties with hearing are frequently associated with balance problems. Posturography test.
A Meniere's disease diagnosis needs to include: Two or more vertigo attacks, each lasting 20 minutes to 12 hours, or up to 24 hours. Hearing loss proved by a hearing test. Tinnitus or a feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear. Meniere's disease can have similar symptoms that are similar to other illnesses.
ANSWER: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is one of the most common causes of vertigo (dizziness). BPPV is characterized by sudden bursts of vertigo that are caused by head movements, such as sitting up or tilting your head.
Your main healthcare professional likely will be able to find and treat the cause of your dizziness. You may be referred to an ear, nose and throat doctor called otolaryngologist. Or you may see a doctor called a neurologist who treats conditions of the brain and nervous system.
Inner ear problems. Dizziness often is caused by conditions that affect the balance organ in the inner ear. Inner ear conditions also can cause vertigo, the sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving. Examples of such conditions include: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) Migraine; Meniere's disease; Balance problems
The canalith repositioning procedure can treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which causes dizziness when you move your head. The procedure includes head positions that move the canalith particles (otoconia) in the inner ear that cause the dizziness to a part of the ear where they won't (the utricle).
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo — the sudden sensation that you're spinning or that the inside of your head is spinning. BPPV causes brief episodes of mild to intense dizziness.