Looking for home remedies for vertigo? This article will show you what you can do to deal with this illusion problem. In actuality, vertigo is not a disease like many people have misunderstood. It is actually a symptom of other health problems such as low blood pressure, inflammation of the inner ear, arterial hardening, and occurrence of calcium carbonate stones in the inner ear causing increased fluid pressure and among others.
Vertigo is actually a balance disorder. It is a condition where the sufferer would feel abnormal dizziness and having an illusion of things around him or her are moving around when there is actually no movement at all. The environment might even seem to be spinning to the sufferer and hence a loss of balance, double vision, nausea and even vomiting.
Depending upon the severity of the condition, vertigo might not actually be a life threatening condition. It may be resulted from inflammation or injury of the inner ear, building up of pressure of the fluids in the inner ear as well as injury to the neck and head.
Before we look at some effective home remedies for vertigo, let’s take a look at some of the common causes of the condition first, and they are:
- Seasickness or motion sickness
- Low blood pressure
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol level
- Diabetes
- Neck and head injuries
- Buildup of calcium carbonate stones in the inner ear
- Inflammation of the inner ear
- Injury to the nerves
- Hardening of arterial walls
- Brain tumor
As there are many reasons as to why vertigo occurs, you should get the condition checked by your doctor or a medical practitioner. Finding out the underlying causes of the symptoms is important before any treatment can be done.
The most common cause of vertigo is the interruption of blood supply to the brain. When blood supply to the brain is reduced, symptoms such as vertigo develop.
Home Remedies For Vertigo
Generally if you are suffering from vertigo, there are things in your diet that you need to watch for, and they are:
- Eat more vegetables and fruits
- Consume food products high in protein
- Stop consuming coffee
- Avoid alcoholic drinks and beverages
- Reduce sodium intake
In addition to the list above, consuming strawberry yogurt with some milk and almonds have also been known to provide great relieves for vertigo symptoms. While these home remedies are great, they aren’t complete without incorporating ginger and ginkgo biloba into your diet. Here’s why.
Ginger
Ginger is a herb that has been known for centuries for its anti-nausea properties. Similarly, it can also be used to treat other problems such as seasickness, queasy stomach, vertigo and is also very good for indigestion.
Ginger particularly ginger root has the ability to halt the symptoms of vertigo as soon as it strikes, making it one of the best home remedies for vertigo symptoms. It can even halt the symptoms almost instantly. Therefore, keeping some slices of ginger root may be a good idea as they come in handy in times of needs.
Ginkgo Biloba
Besides ginger, one should also take ginkgo biloba, another Chinese herbs great for vertigo. Ginkgo biloba can be taken in the form of supplements. It works by promoting blood flow within the body. With more blood flowing uninterrupted to the brain as well as to other important parts of the body previously reduced by arterial hardening or even narrowing, the symptoms of vertigo can be greatly reduced.
More Home Remedies For Vertigo
On the other hand, if your vertigo condition is diagnosed to be caused by calcified stones in your inner ear, getting rid of them is essential. As the fluids of the inner ear that keep us balanced is disturbed by these stones, dizziness and spinning feeling may occur. Hence, removing them is essential.
In this case, the home remedies for vertigo would include the use of hydrogen peroxide to loosen these lodged stones and some positional therapy to help dislodge the stones.
Depending on how severe the stone buildup is, smaller stones are usually rather easy to remove with just hydrogen peroxide.
In addition, you can also perform some simple positional therapy to help. Start by sitting on your bed with a pillow right on your back against the wall. Then slowly tilt your head to the left until you are half way to your shoulder. Now do the same for the right side. Repeat this therapy again for a couple more times and it will help loosen and dislodge the stones for easier removal when used in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide.
Nonetheless, if these home remedies for vertigo above does not help much or the symptom persists and does not improve, you should not hesitate to seek medical help for your condition. Your doctor would definitely know what treatment is best for you.
So, get yourself in full control today and start having a better quality of life.
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I have been to ER,my docotor, my chiropractor. I have been to dizzy to get full adjustment. He just did my neck I am sick of being dizzy. 49 yr old female.
I suffer with vertigo, which hit me unexpectedly a weekago. A doctor told me once to take a
antihistimene for it and it does help some, but in the meantime I am homebound because I can’t
go anywhere by myself. I have had this problem off and on for years but this last time it hit me really
hard. I would like to have more information. This last time when it hit, thank God I was beside the bed.
I fell over on the bed and I felt like I was walking. Please help.
I did those two tests and the touching the nose one was more difficult than the first. I find that even when I lay down, I’m STILL unstable. Difficult to explain I guess. I’ve had vertigo where when I lay down flat, I’m fine, but this is continual throughout the day on and off… more on than off some days. I don’t think the room is spinning. It’s more like I am very, very unstable and my balance is not good and it feels like I am on a boat that is going up and down in the water.
I’m a health-concious 37 year old female and honestly don’t feel I will get my life back and I’m actually really scared.
My husband just got Vertigo and would like mor info and video of natural things to do I lov ur video very informative Dr. Have made my husband an appointment for therapy but Ina month too much to wait, I have heard that Ginkgo and ginger is good is this true.
Thank you much,
Maria
I am diagnosed of a Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo since last September 2012 …
I would love the vertigo video. Please email back.
Richard is 86 and had vertigo for a year help him
Please send the information, it’s a horrible feeling,,,,
I would like the information please. I’m. Tired of being dizzy
Would like more informtion to try to figure out why I have vertigo. it struck meseverly out of the blue a year ago and it’s always right there under the surface (about 25% of what I experienced initially) and gets worse at times. I’m too young and healthy otherwise to suffer like this and would really like some help.
Please can i have the full video
Please can i have the full video. I have had this problem fir 6 months.
Plz help me I’m 29 and its ben going on for three months all I want to dok is lay aroujnd I have a son who needs me
I have had vertigo for a cpl of years now, worse was about 6 months ago where I was actually sick, I was off work for 3 weeks, I couldn’t do a thing even when I sat trying to focus on something I just couldn’t and dizzy episodes were lasting about 3-5 minutes on and off throughout the day. I have it now and hate it. I think from reading I must have the BPPV vertigo as when I go to bed I get it when I lay my head on the pillow or turn my head whilst laying down, I do get a tizz sometimes when I am standing if I jar my head/neck quick up down or to the side too quick like turning my head upside down to dry hair from shower, but, strangely enough and feedback would good for this it is ALWAYS the same side/ear. My right, I never feel dizzy if I turn to the left, and I do try to sleep on my left side when having an episode (which I never do normally) and my ear always feels sticky in the morning as well. But I have had lower back problems as well for the last couple of years since renewing my bed mattress, but this vertigo I get comes around about twice a year, appears out of no where and lasts for ages, like weeks. Such relief when it goes I tell ya. They should invent some sort of hoover so you can vacuum these crystals from out of your ears, that would be job done. I did get prescribed anti sickness pills on my last bout which did stop the sickness and a sheet with head/neck excersises which to be honest was totally useless, the excersises where simply to sit on bed look straight ahead and turn my head to the left and hold then back to the middle then to the right, then upward and down. DId nothing at all! I am going to try a different one I have seen and see how I get on with it and will post back, but I sympathise with everyone who suffers with this because it’s horrible and I think the worse thing is knowing you have no control over when you get it or how long it will be for. Good Luck everyone in all you try and let us all know of good ones
looking for a cure for my constant dizziness.please e mail any info.thanks
My husband has vertigo and was told there are no cures and the medicines for the symptoms have bad side effects. Please send your full length video and thank you .
I had my vertigo again last week. Wow! That was a crazy spin and vomiting as well. I’m just used to it dwelling on it but it really sucks of having an attack.