Acupuncture helps to stop vertigo instantly

Vertigo is a symptom of dizziness and blurred vision, and of an illusion sense of rotation and movement. It is classified as either constant vertigo or paroxysmal vertigo. In mild cases, vertigo may be eliminated after lying down with the eyes closed. In severe cases, patients feel a constant rotating and gyrating motion as if sitting in a sailing boat or a moving vehicle, so that it is difficult to stand upright, which is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. If the condition worsens, it may be accompanied by other symptoms and recurrent attacks.

Vertigo is frequently seen in diseases such as hypertension, cereriosclerosis, anemia, neurosis, aural vertigo and kinesia in western medicine.

The cause of vertigo is related to emotional disturbance, preference for greasy and sweet foods, and excessive over-exertion. Emotional depression may result in qi stagnation which transfers into fire, and then causes a stirring-up of wind-yang; that results in irritability, anger, and violent hyperactivity of the liver-yang, which then disturbs the cleart orifices. Preference for greasy and sweet foods may result in dysfunction of the spleen's ability to transfer and transport, leading to accumulation and obstruction of phlegm-dampness in the interior, which may later cause failure of the clear-yang to ascend. Instead, the turbid-phlegm is misted upwards into the clear orifices. Congenital weakness or constitutional weakness after prolonged illness may result in insufficiency of qi and blood, causing malnutrition of the clear orifices. Excessive overstrain may consume the kidney-essence, causing the brain and marrow to be malnourished. Either one of the above causes may lead to the occurrence of vertigo.

The pattern of hyperactivity of the liver-yang may be accompanied by restlessness and irritability, a bitter taste in the mouth, tinnitus, red tongue with yellow coating and a wiry pulse. The pattern of obstruction of phlegm-dampness in the interior may be accompanied by heaviness of the head as if it was wrapped, oppression in the chest and nausea, a fat tongue with a white greasy coating, and a soggy and slippery pulse. The pattern of kidney-essence deficiency may be accompanied by soreness and weakness in the loin and knees, seminal emission, light-colored tongue and a deep, thready pulse.

The pattern of qi and blood deficiency may be accompanied by lassitude and debilitation, sallow complexion, light-colored tongue and a thready pulse.

Remarks

Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect for vertigo. The treatment of primary diseases should be considered as well. For the paroxysm of vertigo, it is advisable to instruct patients to close their eyes and calmly lie on their backs. If vertigo is accompanied by vomiting, the vomit should be prevented from entering the trachea. For patients whose vertigo is caused by phlegm-dampness, spicy and greasy foods should be reduced as much as possible.

Book you an appointment at our acupuncture clinic in Mississauga to have a consultation, In most cases, acupuncture could stop vertigo instantly. A fully recovery usually is expected in two to three treatment sessions.