Veritgo - Symptoms, Treatment, Homeopathic Remedies

Using Homeopathy for Vertigo

Vertigo, a symptom of various disorders, is the sensation of spinning - either the person himself (subjective vertigo) or his surroundings (objective vertigo). The term is sometimes misapplied to dizziness. Peripheral vertigo is the case when there is a problem with part of the inner ear that controls balance (the semicircular canals or the vestibular labyrinth) or with the vestibular nerve (the connector between the inner ear and the brain). The vestibular system keeps objects in focus and integrates sense stimuli and motion. Central vertigo is when there is a problem in the brain itself - usually either the stem or the cerebellum.

Because of the associated dangers of this balance disorder, someone suffering from vertigo should avoid driving and operating machinery, and should be extra careful while walking.

Quite often doctors cannot detect a specific reason for the patient's vertigo. The basis of central vertigo can be migraines, multiple sclerosis, or drug reactions. Symptoms of central vertigo can also include double vision, difficulty in swallowing, facial paralysis, slurred speech, problems with eye movements, weakness of the extremities, and sometimes nausea and vomiting.

Conventional Treatment Treats the Symptoms Not the Cause

Peripheral vertigo can be caused by injury, benign positional vertigo, a brain tumor compressing the nerve, or an inflammation. Conventional treatment for peripheral vertigo include antihistamines, benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, and sometimes a medication to treat the nausea/vomiting such as promethazine. Hydergine is a synthetic compound that stimulates the brain and has been effective in lessening vertigo symptoms.

There are physical therapy movements that can help reposition structures in the inner ear and thus eliminate the vertigo.

But quite often doctors cannot detect a specific reason for the patient's vertigo.

Homeopathy Matches Your Individual Symptoms to a Homeopathic Remedy So You Feel Better Right Away

Among alternative, integrative remedies for vertigo are the following: piracetam, a derivative of the gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) amino acid; Ginkgo Biloba, which boosts blood circulation in the inner ear, the plant extract Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), and Vinpocetine, a brain stimulant.

In homeopathic treatment, a skilled homeopath will select a remedy based on the nature of the symptoms as well as the patient's constitutional condition - for example, a tendency to fear sharp objects is a characteristic that could affect the choice of homeopathic remedy. An appropriate remedy will alleviate the severity and frequency of the symptoms while also addressing the underlying imbalance causing the condition.

Some of the variables involved in selecting an effective homeopathic remedy include the age of the afflicted person, whether and what type of motion (such as suddenly rising from a seated position) intensifies the sensation, the presence of digestive disturbances, and even what effect the sight of water has on the patient. Some of the many remedies appropriate for different types of vertigo include Conium, Ambra grisea, Iodine, Ferrum metallicum, Bromine, Aconite, Cocculus, Bryonia, Cinchona, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Phosphorous, Rhus toxicodendron, Causticum, Argentum nitricum, Natrum salicylicum, and Theridion.