Myths and countermeasures for patients with vertigo

  Vestibular system injury vertigo is a common clinical condition that seriously affects the quality of life of patients. According to general statistics, vertigo disorders account for 5% of internal medicine outpatient visits and 15% of ENT outpatient visits. Vertigo creates fear in patients and poses a greater threat to them.  At present, vertigo patients have the following problems: 1. The first attack of vertigo is seen in hospitals below the third level, and there are more misdiagnosis.  2. Patients with vertigo often feel that it is a disease of the cervical spine, but they repeatedly visit orthopedics and rehabilitation departments, which delays the treatment and seriously affects the efficacy.  3. Due to the frequent transfer between different departments, the examination cost is high and there is the phenomenon of over-examination and over-treatment, which causes great economic and mental burden to patients and their families.  Strategies: 1. Due to the complexity of the disease, vertigo patients should try to go to the best local hospital under possible conditions, and prefer otolaryngology and neurology, and try to go to the vertigo clinic if there is a special clinic for vertigo.  2.You can’t take it for granted that vertigo is caused by diseases of the cervical spine, which is also the case in practice, and patients often receive cervical MRI, which wastes medical resources.  3.Try to find a doctor who specializes in vertigo with expertise, and do not go to the clinic blindly.  4. Patients should follow the doctor’s guidance when stating their medical history, and try to describe the medical history accurately and informatively.