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How Can Vertigo Be Treated?

My mom is 91 years old suffering from vertigo. She was prescribed mezciline 25mg this week due to severe dizziness to be taken three times a day. Does this medicine cause numbness and tired muscles. She is feeling very week and her left leg is numb. It is frustrating because I have taken her to doctors and all the prescient for her dizziness is an aspirin. After numerous test, mris, ctscan, artery couppler, only diagnosed with thicking of her artery and prescribed aspirin. Are there doctors who specialize in dizziness. This affects her motor skills, eyes and head getting from the fro the of her forehead to the back of her head.
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
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Dear >65years age patients may present>50%may suffer from dizziness. This is due to age-related degeneration of different neural structures affects balance, including the vestibular receptors, central vestibular neurons, cerebellum, and visual and proprioceptive pathways. This is the dizziness associated with aging. But pathological causes are bppv, vestibular neuronitis, posterior circulation strokes, cardiac problems, autonomous nervous system problems, endocrinal problems etc... Age related dizziness difficult to treat, but pathological causes may be identified treat them to relieve dizziness. Dumping more dose of drugs in old age cause again dizziness. Please consult your neurologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
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How Can Vertigo Be Treated?

Hello Thank you for trusting HCM Dear 65years age patients may present 50%may suffer from dizziness. This is due to age-related degeneration of different neural structures affects balance, including the vestibular receptors, central vestibular neurons, cerebellum, and visual and proprioceptive pathways. This is the dizziness associated with aging. But pathological causes are bppv, vestibular neuronitis, posterior circulation strokes, cardiac problems, autonomous nervous system problems, endocrinal problems etc... Age related dizziness difficult to treat, but pathological causes may be identified treat them to relieve dizziness. Dumping more dose of drugs in old age cause again dizziness. Please consult your neurologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.