Dizziness is a general feeling of being off-balance. Vertigo is the feeling that you or your surroundings are moving or spinning. Both dizziness and vertigo can affect your balance and movement. It is a common symptom in many diseases. It may also occur without underlying pathology.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- CAUSES OF DIZZINESS
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DIZZINESS
- DIAGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- TREATMENTS FOR DIZZINESS
- PROGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- COMPLICATIONS OF DIZZINESS
- DIZZINESS AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DIZZINESS
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DIZZINESS
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DIZZINESS
- HOME REMEDIES FOR DIZZINESS
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DIZZINESS
- YOGA FOR DIZZINESS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- Spinning
- Swaying
- Headache
- Balance problems
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Vertigo on head movement
CAUSES OF DIZZINESS
- Ageing
- Problems in the inner ear
- BPPV – Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Side effects of certain medications
- Stress
- Anaemia
- Stroke
- Brain tumour
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DIZZINESS
- Dizziness is triggered by many factors.
- Benign positional vertigo (BPV) is caused by calcium carbonate particles known as otoliths or otoconia that are abnormally displaced into the semicircular canals of the vestibular labyrinth of the inner ear and produces vertigo and dizziness.
- Psychosocial factors like stress are also contributing to dizziness.
- Deficiency of nutrients along with other disease conditions like anaemia becomes a part of the pathogenesis of dizziness.
DIAGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- Proper history taking
- Physical examinations
- Laboratory tests
- Neurological examinations
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Dix-Hallpike maneuver test
TREATMENTS FOR DIZZINESS
- Physiotherapy
- Surgical interventions
- Treatment of underlying pathology
PROGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- Prognosis is based on the cause of the disease, duration and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF DIZZINESS
- Derangement in the daily activities
- Risk of falling
DIZZINESS AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, dizziness falls under Vata dosha imbalance disorder called ‘bhrama’ and ‘tandra’.
- According to Ayurveda, the movements are controlled by ‘vyanavayu’
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DIZZINESS
- Excess consumption of ununctuous, dry, salty, cold food
- Excessive physical exercise
- Suppression of natural urges
- Karna roga – ear problems
- Excess vitiation of vyana vata
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- The feeling of tiredness (ksheena)
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DIZZINESS
- Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
- The aggravated vyana vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
- The aggravated vata resides in the head and produces bhrama or tandra (dizziness).
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS
- Shirasula – headache
- Bhrama – vertigo
- Chardi – vomiting
- Tandra – dizziness
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DIZZINESS
- Dizziness associated with traumatic brain injuries, chronic diseases is difficult to cure – krichra sadhya
- Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic therapies
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
Ayurvedic local treatment for dizziness
- Abhyanga – oil massaging
- Shirodhara
- Pain-relieving lepa application during headache
- Karna purana – vilwa tailam
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- Treatment of dosha vitiation
- Treatment for dhatu kshaya
- Treatment for agni
- Medicines that causes anulomana
- Gandharvahasthadi kashayam
- Lakshmi vilasa rasa
- Maha lakshmi vilasa rasa
- Sarivadi vati
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DIZZINESS
- Nasya – with anutaila, ghee
- Virechana – purgation
- Vasthi – medicated enema
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DIZZINESS
Internal administration
- Gandharvahasthadi kashayam
- Lakshmi vilasa rasa
- Maha lakshmi vilasa rasa
- Sarivadi vati
- Aswagandha tablet
- Brahmi ghritam
HOME REMEDIES FOR DIZZINESS
- Proper rest
- Drinking plenty of fluids
- Sleeping for 8hrs
- Walk with a stick for stability
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DIZZINESS
- Avoid food items that produce vata and pitta dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Avoid smoking
- Consume less salty foods
- Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate the conditions.
- Oil massage on the head advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
- Take proper rest
- Consume a balanced diet
YOGA FOR DIZZINESS
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from dizziness
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
Savasana – relaxes body and mind