Causes of dizziness in the elderly mainly include anemia, abnormal blood pressure, cerebrovascular disease, cervical spondylosis, etc. It is necessary to find out the causes of dizziness first and give targeted treatment such as general treatment, medication and surgery.
1. Anemia: The digestion and absorption ability of the elderly is poor, and the symptoms of dizziness, if accompanied by pale face, weakness and other symptoms, may be caused by anemia. You can check the blood routine to confirm the diagnosis, according to the results, appropriate supplemental treatment, such as ferrous sulfate tablets.
2. Abnormal blood pressure: high blood pressure or blood pressure falling too fast after taking antihypertensive drugs may cause dizziness, you can measure the blood pressure and adjust antihypertensive drugs according to the results of the measurements, so that the blood pressure is maintained at the normal level.
3. Cerebrovascular disease: the symptoms of dizziness in the elderly may be caused by cerebrovascular disease, such as lacunar cerebral infarction, etc. As most of the elderly are accompanied by cerebral arteriosclerosis, which can narrow the lumen of blood vessels, or even block the blood supply to the cerebral arteries, resulting in symptoms of insufficient cerebral arterial blood supply, and dizziness and other discomforts, which can be treated by taking oral Rosuvastatin and aspirin enteric-coated tablets.
4. Cervical spondylosis: the elderly due to cervical disc herniation, compression of the vertebral artery, resulting in symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the cerebral arteries, dizziness can also occur, can check the cervical spine film to confirm the diagnosis, the use of physiotherapy, traction or minimally invasive surgery and other methods of treatment.
Older people with symptoms of dizziness need to go to the hospital in time to find out the causes of dizziness, and then treat the cause of dizziness after clarifying the cause of the disease.