[Dizziness] If it is difficult to balance with your eyes closed, it may be a problem with your vestibular system.

2024-07-31 03:41:02

Ear diseases that are typical causes of dizziness include 'otolithiasis', 'Meniere's disease', and 'vestibular neuritis'.

Among these, otolithiasis and Meniere's disease cause disorders in these functions, accounting for more than half of patients who complain of dizziness.

According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients who visited hospitals last year for otolithiasis and Meniere's disease reached 660,000.

Kang Byeong-cheol, a professor at the Department of Otolaryngology at Ulsan University Hospital, said, “Patients with otolithiasis often come to the hospital complaining that their snail has fallen out.”

Unlike otolithiasis, it is a disease caused by increased pressure inside the ear, so the symptoms do not disappear even if you do not move the body, and dizziness accompanied by hearing loss and tinnitus can last for more than 20 minutes, and in severe cases, up to 3 to 4 hours.

Like otolithiasis, Meniere's disease also has many female patients, but unlike otolithiasis, it is believed to be related to an autoimmune disease.

The beginning of treatment for dizziness is finding the cause of the disease.

He added that, rather than having excessive anxiety about dizziness or simply ignoring it, it is important to accurately identify the cause of dizziness and receive professional treatment.

 

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