Definition of Vertigo According to Experts
Vertigo can be classified as a form of balance disorder or disturbance in the orientation of the room. Many system or organ that is involved in regulating and maintaining the balance of our body. The balance is set by the integration of various systems including the vestibular system, visual system and the somatosensory system (propioseptic). To maintain the balance in the room, then at least two of the three systems mentioned above system must function properly. At vertigo, patients feel or see the surroundings move, or he moves to its environment. Movement experienced normally rotates, but sometimes in the form of linear as would fall, or feel drawn away from the vertical plane. In patients with vertigo sometimes we can see the nystagmus. Nystagmus is an involuntary rhythmic movements of the eyeball (Lumban Tobing, 2003).
Vertigo can also occur in a variety of conditions, including serious brain stem abnormalities, such as multiple sclerosis, infarction, and tumors. (Muttaqin, Arif. 2008)
Vertigo is a feeling as if the patient moves or rotates, or as if the objects around the patient is moving or spinning, usually accompanied by nausea and loss of balance. Vertigo may last only a few moments or may continue for several hours or even days. Patients often feel better when lying still, but vertigo may continue even if the patient does not move at all (Israr, 2008).
Vertigo is a feeling abnormal, regarding the movement of the patient or the surrounding vicinity of the patient; suddenly everything seemed to spin or move up and down in front of him. This situation is often followed by vomiting, sweating, and collapse. But never lost consciousness. Often accompanied by symptoms other ear. (Manjoer, Arif, et al., 2002)
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or dizziness is a symptom, the patient felt any nearby objects moving rotate or move up and down because of disturbances in the balance system. (Arsyad Soepardi efiaty and Nurbaiti, 2002)
