A vertigo chiropractor in TN can help with just about any balance problems such as vertigo, dizziness, and disequilibrium. However, before seeking professional care for relief, you must first be able to pinpoint which exactly of these you are experiencing.
Vertigo is one of the leading reasons people go to the doctor. It is also the most discussed symptom during a doctor’s consultation. More importantly, a study showed that in the past decade, about 26 million Americans visited an emergency room because of vertigo.
Symptoms of vertigo can arise due to two causes:
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Vertigo, dizziness, and disequilibrium may share a similar cause, but these three terms have different meanings. If you suffer from any of these, it is critical to be able to describe accurately to your doctor what you are experiencing, so you can get the right care for your condition.
The false sensation of movement affecting yourself or objects around you. It always has a rotational or spinning component. It may also involve a feeling of swaying or tilting. Other symptoms accompany vertigo, including nausea and vomiting.
A blanket term for the sensation of lightheadedness, faintness, or unsteadiness. Many people describe it as feeling faint. Various things can cause dizziness, including dehydration, anxiety, motion sickness, and medication side-effect.
The feeling of unsteadiness or imbalance, and it comes with spatial disorientation. In short, it is more of a gait problem. You may feel unstable or unsteady on your feet as if you’re about to fall.
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Three different systems work together to keep your body’s balance— your vision, your inner ear (vestibular system), and the touch sensors in your feet, spine, and body (proprioception).
Sensory input from these structures reaches the brainstem, where the decoding of messages occurs. Then, the brainstem sends the messages to the eyes (to help keep steady vision) and to the muscles (to help maintain proper posture and balance).
If your vestibular system works correctly, it will provide accurate information regarding spatial disorientation. When glitch occurs in any of the three systems, issues may begin to develop. The undesirable outcomes are vertigo, dizziness, and disequilibrium. It is best to get help from a vertigo chiropractor in TN to resolve these issues.
Most of the time, a problem in the vestibular system is due to a viral infection, the natural aging process, and an injury to the neck or head. Genetics, environmental factors, and other health conditions also contribute to the development of vertigo.
Below is a list of the common reasons why vertigo and vestibular issues occur.
This is a condition that involves disorientation and disequilibrium. It arises in patients who have neck issues because of cervical arthritis, cervical trauma, and other problems.
Recognized for extreme headache and vertigo, MAV may also come with spatial disorientation, motion intolerance, imbalance, sensitivity to light and sound, and ringing in the ears.
It occurs when the immune system malfunctions and starts to attack the cells of the body, damaging the ear. Some of the examples of autoimmune diseases that affect the ears are Sjogren’s syndrome, Cogan’s syndrome, Wegener’s granulomatosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus.
BPPV occurs due to the migration of loose calcium crystals in the wrong area of the inner ear. This may occur because of the degeneration of hair cells of the inner ear or a head injury.
These two conditions happen due to the inflammation of either the labyrinth or the vestibular nerve. Both are delicate structures important in keeping our balance. Either of these disorders may ensue following a viral infection.
This has to do with an excessive amount of fluid in the inner ear. Once this condition progresses, it can lead to vertigo, tinnitus (ringing in the ear), hearing loss, or feeling of fullness in the inner ear.
It occurs due to a benign tumor growing on the vestibulocochlear nerve.
The condition happens due to the strange growth of bone in the middle ear, which hinders the inner and middle ear from functioning at their best.
When skin grows in the middle ear behind the eardrum, cholesteatoma develops.
The feeling of rocking or movement that often occurs after you have been on a boat at sea or other types of travel.
Exposure to several drugs or medications that break the hair cells of the ear.
In many cases, vertigo occurs due to a misaligned bone in the upper area of the neck (upper cervical spine). The bones causing the most concerns are the C1 and C2 vertebrae. These bones are prone to misaligning because of their location, shape, and mobility. If they misalign, they can put pressure on the brainstem, causing it to send distorted signals to the brain. In short, if the brainstem dictates the brain that the body is moving even when it is not, vertigo symptoms may pursue.
Precision Spine Specialists in Brentwood, Tennessee can help to correct these problems. Dr. Shawn L. Hall uses the NUCCA technique of upper cervical chiropractic to detect if a patient has misalignments in the neck. He then adjusts the bone that is causing the issue. This method can return the misaligned bone into position. As a result, the body can experience relief from symptoms of vertigo and vestibular conditions.
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