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Dizziness, blurred vision, and falling are all symptoms of a vestibular disorder. Vestibular Disorder: If you have vertigo or trouble hearing, your body's balance system might not be in the...
Peripheral vestibular disorders (PVD): Conditions that impact your inner ear or the nerve that carries balance signals to your brain (vestibular nerve). Central vestibular disorders (CVD): Conditions that impact parts of your brain that process balance signals from your peripheral vestibular system. The most common vestibular disorders are:
The symptoms of a vestibular balance disorder include: Dizziness. Feeling off-balance. Feeling as if you are floating or as if the world is spinning. Blurred vision. Disorientation. Falling or stumbling. Less common symptoms include: Nausea. Diarrhea. Vomiting. Anxiety. Fear. Changes in your heart's rhythm.
The symptoms of peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction may overlap, and a targeted physical examination will often help to differentiate between the two. Symptoms typically consist of vertigo, nausea, vomiting, intolerance to head motion, unsteady gait, and postural instability, with nystagmus often clinically apparent as well.
Vestibular neuritis is an inner ear disorder that causes symptoms such as sudden, severe vertigo, dizziness, balance problems, nausea and vomiting. Experts believe that viral infections cause vestibular neuritis. Treatment typically involves managing symptoms or taking antiviral medications.
Common vestibular symptoms include dizziness, vertigo and imbalance. Secondary symptoms may include nausea, ringing in the ears (or tinnitus), hearing loss, and cognitive impairment. This article can help you identify and describe your symptoms to your doctor.
The key signs and symptoms of vestibular neuritis are acute onset of sustained rotatory vertigo; horizontal rotatory peripheral vestibular spontaneous nystagmus toward the unaffected ear, which typically can be suppressed by visual fixation; a pathological head-impulse test; and postural imbalance.