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What is Vestibular Neuritis?
Vestibular neuritis is a condition that comes from inflammationof the vestibular nerve that causes vertigo and dizziness. Thevestibular nerve is a nerve in your inner ear that sends signals toyour brain about balance. When this vestibular nerve is inflamed,the signals are disrupted and the information your brain receivesis inaccurate and causes problems with how balance isperceived.
How to “Read” Common Vestibular Neuritis
Vestibular neuritis symptoms are usually known to happensuddenly and can be intense during the first time they happen. Someof the symptoms of vestibular neuritis includes the following:
- Issues with balance
- Dizziness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sudden vertigo (the sensation of you or the environment aroundyou spinning or swaying)
- Inability to concentrate
- Nystagmus (fluttering eye movements)
Vertigo and dizziness could last up to a couple of days andinterfere with your ability to complete day to day activities. Somepatients, however, have experienced issues with balance or have haddizziness that last for several months.
What Can Cause Vestibular Neuritis?
In more cases, the cause of vestibular neuritis is due to aviral infection within the inner ear or another part of your body.Some viral infections and others that are known to cause vestibularneuritis include the following:
- Flu
- Shingles
- Chicken Pox
- Rubella
- Measles
- Hepatitis
- Polio
- Mononucleosis
- Cold Sores
- Mumps
Other times the cause of vestibular neuritis could be from abacterial infection.
Most Common Reasons Adults Have Vestibular NeuritisProblems
Shingles are mostly common in those older than 50, with thechances of developing shingles increasing even more with as theyage. Cold sores and hepatitis could bring about vestibular neuritisproblems more likely for adults as well.
Most Common Reasons Children Have Vestibular NeuritisProblems
A child’s body can be vulnerable. Just like an adult, the childcan develop vestibular neuritis from the same causes althoughchildren have a smaller risk of getting shingles. When it comes towhich causes affect a child in developing vestibular neuritisproblems the most, it could be from the flu, chicken pox, measles,and other diseases or infections that children are more vulnerableto.
What to do About Vestibular NeuritisProblems
There are medications that help with the dizziness and nauseathat comes with vestibular neuritis. Medications such asdiphenhydramine (Bendadryl), diazepam (Valium), meclizine(Antivert), and lorazepam (Ativan) are a few that help the dizzyand nauseas symptoms.
Most treatment options available look at helping the symptomsthat come with vestibular neuritis instead of the underlying issuethe body may be experiencing.
To target an issue that could be causing your vestibularneuritis, we must see if your body has the ability to fight againstit in its current state. Upper cervical chiropractors focus on yourbrain stem and its functions.
They study how a misalignment harms your brain stem and causesthe body to begin weakening and developing conditions over time. Ifa misalignment is causing your body harm and stunts its ability torepair and heal itself, it could be causing the vestibular neuritiscondition to occur.
Can Upper Cervical Adjustments Help VestibularNeuritis?
Our bodies react to the stress of our daily habits andlifestyles. We will fall, get into accidents, cause strain onourselves from lifting heavy objects or improper posture…the listgoes on. Over time, or suddenly after an accident or injury, wecould develop a misalignment in the upper cervical spine.
The upper cervical spine consists of two bones in the neck area,located right beneath the base of your skull. These two bonesprotect your brain stem and enable your brain to properlycommunicate with the rest of your body.
If an upper cervical misalignment occurs, it compresses thebrain stem and distorts your body’s signals it sends to the brain,causing confusion and false reactions. This takes away your body’sability to fight off infections and can cause random pain thatseems to occur for no reason.
Those who have vestibular neuritis that might have been causedfrom an infection could have complications in treating it if theirbody is not able to respond as it should.
Vestibular neuritis treatments are usually directed at helpingyou ease the symptoms that come with vestibular neuritis. Uppercervical adjustments, however, can give your body the ability tofight off the infections and repair harm that was done.
Diagnostic for Vestibular NeuritisProblems
During a diagnostic, an upper cervical chiropractor can seethrough scans and a physical exam the current state your body isin. Scans can provide an accurate reading on where the misalignmentis and how it is affecting your body’s functions.
If you are experiencing vestibular neuritis issues, a scan cangive an upper cervical chiropractor an idea if the severity of themisalignment is involved with causing the vestibular neuritis. Witha physical exam, the upper cervical chiropractor can see how thebody is positioned and if the misalignment is causing physicalissues.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Treatment for VestibularNeuritis Problems
Those who have vestibular neuritis could see great improvementafter underdoing an upper cervical adjustment. This is becauseupper cervical adjustments work to give your body the strength tofight off the infections or other causes of vestibular neuritis byreleasing pressure placed on your brain stem and restoring itsbrain to body functions and communications.
A simple compression can lower your blood flow, cause tinglingsensations and pain throughout your nerves, and bring about loweroxygen levels to the brain which can cause migraines and headachesto appear. The effects of a compression can weaken your entire bodyand make it vulnerable to infection all while making it moredifficult to fight one off you already have.
When a correction is made, proper communication is restored, andthe body begins its repairing and healing process instantly.Depending on the severity of the misalignment or how long you havelived with the misalignment, more adjustments may be needed.
The goal for an upper cervical chiropractor is to makeadjustments during your body’s healing process until it is strongenough to hold the correction on its own. Patients who have triedvarious medications and surgeries still had miraculous outcomesfrom upper cervical adjustments due to its ability to help the bodyget back to its natural working self.
If you are suffering from vestibular neuritis problems, uppercervical adjustments may be the natural treatment you need to helpyour body fight against the cause of your vestibular neuritis.
We would like to invite you to accept our invitation fora free 15 minute phone consultation to speak with one of ourupper cervical chiropractic doctors where you can ask anyquestions you may have and decide if an exam or care might beright for you.
If you are interested, you can call ouroffice at (843) 225-5855.
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