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Vertigo "Doc, I'm dizzy and imbalanced." These are probably some of the most common words uttered in medical practice. Millions of Americans go to their physicians with this complaint. Unfortunately, from the physician's standpoint, this complaint opens an enormous "can of worms". Dizziness can be caused by a variety of disorders ranging from something as simple as dehydration to something as serious as a brain tumor. To add to this confusion, dizziness may involve many specialists. If the problem is related to heart disease a cardiologist may need to be involved. If the dizziness is from inner ear problems, an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist might be consulted. Neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists may also be needed as well. Dizziness is not only difficult to diagnose, it can be very difficult to treat. Certain types of vertigo such as Meniere's disease, can be managed with diet or medications. Some may require surgery, others may require the Canalith Repositioning procedure (a nonsurgical cure for benign positional vertigo). There are some forms of dizziness that neither surgery nor medications can help. This may include people who have suffered head injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, diabetes and other peripheral neuropathy patients, blindness and poor vision and inner ear disorders such as labyrinthitis, and postoperative brain tumor patients.
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