Vertigo in the middle of the night may be related to benign positional vertigo, or it may be caused by high blood pressure and cervical spondylosis.
1. Benign positional vertigo: clinically, it can also be called otolithiasis. If one suddenly turns over or sits up at night, it is likely that the otolith will fall out into the semicircular canals, resulting in vertigo in the middle of the night, which may be accompanied by symptoms such as rotating of vision and nystagmus.
2. Hypertension: common in people with a history of high blood pressure, in the middle of the night due to the limited role of antihypertensive drugs continue to cause blood pressure fluctuations, resulting in increased pressure inside the cerebral blood vessels, which may cause vertigo in the middle of the night, may also be accompanied by headache, nausea and other symptoms.
3. Cervical spondylosis: commonly seen in vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, sleep at night due to the pillow is not appropriate, easy to lead to local vascular pressure, resulting in the vertebral basilar artery blood supply is insufficient, may cause dizziness in the middle of the night, can also be accompanied by headache, neck and shoulder discomfort and other symptoms.
Vertigo in the middle of the night, may also be related to other factors, if the symptoms continue to be unable to alleviate, should seek medical attention as soon as possible, after a clear diagnosis of the cause, by the doctor’s guidance for treatment.