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Overview
Overview
Vertigo is having a sensation of spinning of either the surrounding or within oneself, but physical movement does not exist.
Associated symptoms in vertigo may include feeling of fullness in the ear, ear or mastoid pain, facial weakness, focal neurologic deficits, headache, hearing loss, imbalance, and tinnitus.
Clinical tests such as Romberg test, Dix-Hallpike maneuver, head impulse test (HIT) may be used to evaluate vestibular function and to differentiate peripheral from central vertigo.
Pharmacotherapy includes the use of antiemetics (eg Metoclopramide, Promethazine, Prochlorperazine) for nausea and vomiting control, Methylprednisolone for vestibular recovery, and in the case of Meniere’s disease, diuretics for lowering the endolymphatic pressure.
For further information regarding the management of Vertigo, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.
Associated symptoms in vertigo may include feeling of fullness in the ear, ear or mastoid pain, facial weakness, focal neurologic deficits, headache, hearing loss, imbalance, and tinnitus.
Clinical tests such as Romberg test, Dix-Hallpike maneuver, head impulse test (HIT) may be used to evaluate vestibular function and to differentiate peripheral from central vertigo.
Pharmacotherapy includes the use of antiemetics (eg Metoclopramide, Promethazine, Prochlorperazine) for nausea and vomiting control, Methylprednisolone for vestibular recovery, and in the case of Meniere’s disease, diuretics for lowering the endolymphatic pressure.
For further information regarding the management of Vertigo, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.
