Question 1

what causes vertego?

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Many diseases: Vertigo, or the hallucination of movement, either subjective or objective, can be caused by a number of inner ear diseases.  Benign positional vertigo, meniere's disease, labyrinthitis (inner ear infection) are but a few.  Vertigo can also be the result of a number of central (brain) problems.  Therefore because you are describing a symptom, you need a diagnosis. Start with an ENT doctor.

Question 2

exercises for vertago?

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Depends on the cause: If you have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, then a variety of maneuvers can help. The most common of these is the epley maneuver, which you can find a description of on google. The brandt-daroff exercises and the semont maneuver are some others that can work.

Question 3

what is cutis verticis gyrata?

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Cutis verticis gyrat: Cutis verticis gyrata is  a condition in which there are  folds &amp; creases visible on the scalp due to thickening of tissue. Please  google  images of this because it can have quite a striking appearance.

Question 4

how do you keep someone comfortable while they are having a  veritgo attack?

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Project calmness: Reassure your friend/family that they are going to be ok. True vertigo is scary, and extremely unpleasant, but almost never means there is a true emergency. Have them lay down, keep their eyes open and fixed on a specific object: your finger, the light switch etc.  Take any prescribed medication such as ativan, (lorazepam) melizine, and avoid sudden movements.  The rest depends on what is causing the vertigo.

Question 5

curious what causes cutis verticis gyrata? is there other effects from this? does it progressively get worse?

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Cutis gyrata: There is a primary and secondary form of the disease. The primary form may be combined with genetic conditions the secondary form is caused by inflammatory processes like eczema or psoriasis and causes furrowing and thickening of the skin of the scalp

Question 6

my boyfriend has primary cutis verticus gyrata that has progressing rapidly, there seems to be very little research on this dessease why is that?

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A lot we don't know: Cutis Vertica Gyrata may not get much press but it is being investigated. Here is a good review: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1113735-overview#a5. For example, there have been 5 studies on its genetics and 68 articles mentioned in this review.
    Uncommon (1 in 100,000) conditions which don't lead to massive morbidity or mortality often don't get funding.

Question 7

what is vertigo?

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Sensation of moving: Vertigo is the sensation that you are moving when you are not. It can present as spinning dizziness, swaying, or tilting. It is a symptoms of a number of conditions, but usually those that affect the inner ear vestibular system. This system maintains balance and alert the brain to body position and movement.  If you are experiencing this, see your physician for evaluation.

Question 8

what is vertigo?

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: By Vikipedia: vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. 
By WebMD: vertigo is a sensation of feeling off balance. If you have these dizzy spells, you might feel like you are spinning or that the world around you is spinning.

Question 9

what causes vertigo?

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Many possible reason: There are many possible reasons for the symptom of vertigo, which is defined as a spinning sensation (or the sensation of the world spinning around you).  Most but not all of these causes have to do with the inner ear.

Question 10

how is vertigo treated?

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Depends on cause: Most acquired vertigo is due to inflamation of the middle ear apparatus and steroids help a great deal in my opinion.  Vertigo can also be caused by specific stroke types or migraines, and at times even epilepsy!  need to determine what type, which neurologists are trained to do.

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