siliconindia | | July 20188By Dr. Vijay Rangachari, Consultant ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon, Manipal HospitalsManipal Hospitals is a chain of multi-speciality hospitals in India offering world-class services in the areas of Cardiac Treatment & Heart Surgery, Orthopedic, Organ Transplants, Cancer Treatment, Neuroscience, ENT, Gynecology & Pediatrics and many more.in my opinionUNDERSTANDING VERTIGO D r. Vijay Rangachari has a spe-cial interest in Ear surgery & Endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. He is also an ex-pert in the diagnosis & man-agement of Vertigo. Manipal group of hospitals is one of the largest healthcare brands in India. With more than 60 years of healthcare experience and a panel of 2000+ doctors catering to more than 55 specialties in health-care, it has touched the lives of more than 75 lakh patients. Vertigo is one of the most uncom-fortable and dreaded medical con-ditions for anyone to encounter in a lifetime. Usually this leads them to consult an ENT surgeon, a Physician or a Neurologist. The spectrum of the symptoms may range from giddiness, light headedness, fainting, swaying, imbalance while walking, head spin-ning while getting-up from the bed and rotation of self or surroundings. This is often accompanied by a sensation of nausea or vomiting. At the outset, it is important to understand how the bal-ance of the body is maintained. Maintaining Equilibrium of the Body The equilibrium of the body is main-tained by mainly four major inputs - the signals from the inner ear, the eyes, the joints and the central nervous system. The balancing part of the inner ear is also called the vestibular labyrinth. The labyrinth sends signals to the brain and along with the other three input
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