Vertigo Treatment in Portland, OR
Vertigo can be a debilitating condition, causing dizziness, imbalance, and nausea. At True Chiropractic Portland, we specialize in providing effective, non-invasive chiropractic treatments to help manage and improve vertigo symptoms. Our clinic is among the top chiropractic centers in Portland, offering expert care for patients with vertigo.
Sometimes, although vertigo appears to have recently begun, the root cause may have been present the root cause may have been present for a longer duration, related to problems with the neck, inner ear, or nervous system. Without proper identification of its causes, vertigo symptoms may deteriorate or start to occur more often.
Dr. Parham Harati, DC, carries out a comprehensive assessment of a person’s balance, posture, and spinal function. Based on the findings, vertigo treatment could involve spinal adjustments and exercises aimed at improving balance.
What is Vertigo?
Vertigo is a type of dizziness characterized by the sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning. Many people relate the term vertigo to the fear of heights, which is not correct. You may experience vertigo when looking down from great heights, but that is not the same as Acrophobia. Vertigo is just a temporary spell of dizziness as a result of an underlying problem.
Symptoms of Vertigo
People with vertigo may feel their head is spinning, or that they are tilting or swaying in one direction while being still.
Other than a dizzy feeling, other symptoms that may accompany vertigo are:
- Nausea or vomiting
- Abnormal or jerking eye movements
- Headache
- Stumbling while walking
- Lightheadedness
- Fainting or near fainting
- Balance problems
- Sweating
- Blurry vision or difficulty focusing
- Problems hearing, especially in one ear, ringing in the ears
- Feeling fatigued all the time
- Double vision
These symptoms can look different for everyone; some people notice just one or two, while others experience several at once.
An early chiropractic evaluation can help pinpoint the cause. We can walk you through the best options for feeling steadier again. Getting a proper diagnosis is the first step to treating what’s actually causing your symptoms.
What are the common causes of vertigo?
Vertigo is a temporary symptom and is usually associated with problems in the inner ear or brain. But there can be various reasons that cause vertigo.
Here are some common causes responsible for vertigo:
- Spinning in circles
- Standing up too quickly
These are generally a result of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). It causes short and temporary episodes of mild to intense dizziness usually triggered by changes in the positioning of your head. This might happen when tipping your head up or down, lying down, or turning over in bed. It is generally not serious.
- Intoxication
- Side effects of medication
- Meniere’s disease, which is a disorder of the inner ear. It is caused by a buildup of fluid and a change in ear pressure
- Vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis which are inner ear problems usually related to infection (viral)
- Migraine headaches
- Head injury
- Ear surgery, etc
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