Ear: Vertigo & Balance

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Most of us feel dizzy at one time or another. Dizziness -- a feeling of light-headedness and unsteadiness, often accompanied by a spinning sensation, as opposed to fainting -- is the most common complaint of people over 65. Dizziness can be symptomatic of many conditions. It's important to separate common dizziness from vertigo. This term is reserved for the times you feel a sense of motion when your body is really at rest. Vertigo is a spinning sensation when you and your surroundings are in fact stationary. Ataxia (walking as though drunk) can be a sign of vertigo. Vertigo results from a disturbance of the body's extremely complex system of equilibrium. When a person experiences vertigo combined with dizziness, it is usually caused by a disorder of the inner ear, or can signify a problem with the cerebellum or brainstem. Find out more about these conditions and approaches to treatment.