Question 1

what are some of the risk factors for getting vertigo?

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The risk factors for getting Vertigo include::   Diabetes, Giant cell arteritis, Head injury, High blood pressure, Hyperlipidemia, Intubation, Labyrinthitis, Menieres disease, Middle ear infection, Migraine, Osteoporosis, Head trauma.

Question 2

what are the factors that make it more likely to get benign positional vertigo?

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Poss. head trauma: In a study of 240 cases in 1987, 17% developed onset within days to weeks after cerebral trauma and 15 % after presumed viral neurolabyrinthitis. The significance of the findings were unclear as they did not influence the course of the disorder. The cause in most cases is undefined. Rapid head movements will worsen vertigo caused by other disorders (meniere's disease, posterior fossa tumors etc).

Question 3

can ent tell if vertigo is from inner ear, hormones? nuero? etc...? any factors/condition/med that will skew results? scheduled "dizzy" appt next week

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Yes, ENT is best: for true vertigo.  S/he should be able to sort out whether the cause is otologic or neurologic.  They are not that versed in hormones, but hormonal imbalance does not result in vertigo, as opposed to dizziness.  Great website called dizziness-and-balance.com could help you to sort it out beforehand.  Good luck!

Question 4

what are the risk factors for dizziness?

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Multiple causes: heart arrhythmia,low blood pressure, dehydration, sinus inflammation, kidney problems, and ear infections can all be risk factors for dizziness. Stroke and Brain tumors can also have dizziness as a symptom

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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.

Question 9

what is visual vertigo?

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Vretigo from  vision: Some people, myself included, can get vertigo and dizzy from looking at things that are moving rapidly. An example of this are the high definition video games that people play. If the characters in the game move rapidly from place to place, up and down, it can make you dizzy and nauseous. Reading your cell phone in the car can also make you very dizzy. The eyes are hard wired into the inner ear.

Question 10

what is random vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Comments: Not familiar with term "random", but maybe you mean to ask about paroxysmal vertigo, which can occur suddenly, with or without a migraine headache, and be present for a short time, and recur without warning over a period of time.

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