A sudden onset of neurological incidence might indicate a neurological emergency. Therefore we strongly recommend visiting the emergency room of the nearest hospital.
Phone number: 144
Only in a hospital the neccessary diagnostics – especially concerning imaging – are available.
Do not lose time, because: „Time is brain!“
Another recommendation: Always take a list with yourself with essential medical information:
– Previous diseases
– Medication
– Allergies
It helps saving time!
In the article “Positional vertigo” (in detail: “benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, BPLS”) the “equilibrium part” of the vestibulo-cochlear organ is explained in more detail on the basis of this very common problem. The occurrence of a brief spinning vertigo attack after turning over in bed is particularly characteristic of BPLS, in which 95% of the posterior semicircular canal is affected. BPLS is caused by otoliths that have become jammed together, such a conglomerate exerting a very great stimulus on the sensory hairs and leading to dizziness. Finally, the therapy using positioning exercises is shown and explained in the article.