Vertigo and Travelling

I travel by plane a great deal. In the process, I end up engaging in conversations with numerous people.

Vertigo is a subject that tends to come up a lot. I’ve heard from various people that they feel travel either causes the vertigo or that it makes it worse.

Vertigo is the feeling that objects are spinning or that the person is in motion when neither is actually occurring.

Dizziness can also occur during a vertigo attack. However, not everyone who experiences dizziness has vertigo. Vertigo is usually caused by an inner ear disorder. Although the central vistibular system can also be responsible.

Fear of heights has been confused with vertigo - likely due to the Alfred Hitchcock flick. Bear in mind that the phobia of heights shares common vertigo symptoms (dizziness.) It is not however, necessarily vertigo. Conversely, people who are afflicted with this phobia do not tend to mind flying.

The most common type of vertigo is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Certain head movements can bring it on due to calcium crystals becoming detached.

Nausea and vomiting can accompany this. Certain exercises are known to be helpful to either prevent the attack or to lessen the episode.

While travel itself is not usually responsible for BPPV, head positioning when travelling can.

Alcohol is known to trigger vertigo at least temporarily, so it is recommended to avoid it when flying and of course when driving.

Anxiety or panic disorders are responsible for a less common type of vertigo known as psychogenic vertigo. Travelling can trigger this or make it worse.

Motion sickness is actually responsible for the discomfort most travellers suffer. The parts of the inner ear responsible for balance can be affected with motion. Boats are well known for bringing this on but auto and plane travel can do this as well.

The motion sickness sufferer tends to start experience symptoms rapidly. Headaches, dizziness or nausea are present.

When this occurs, maintaining a steady gaze and still head can provide some relief. Here again, abstaining from alcohol as well as smoking and reading can prevent the problem. Getting some fresh air also helps in treating it.

Although there are many drugs that can provide some relief, side effects tend to occur as well such as drowsiness.

My Vertigo and Dizziness Program has proven very successful. It is all natural and is also very effective for motion sickness.

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