This article will let you know what allergy balance disorder is and ways to treat the condition.
What is a Balance Disorder?
A balance disorder means that you have problems with your balance. This might mean difficulty in standing up, walking straight, or getting feeling of disorientation. Therefore, with this condition, your balance is disrupted.
What Affects Balance?
The way the body senses balance is related to the inner ear. This senses the way the body is positioned and, therefore, is responsible for how the body senses balance.
How are Allergies Related to Balance Disorder?
The balance disorder that allergy can be responsible for is called labyrinthitis. This condition affects the inner ear. It causes swelling and inflammation in the ear canal. When this swelling comes into contact with the parts of the ear that sense movement, the balance disorder can occur. Allergies can be responsible for causing this condition. When you get an allergic reaction from something you come into contact with that you have an allergy to, the body goes into defense mode. This means that an allergic reaction, with histamine release, occurs. Therefore, there is often a localized reaction that occurs in the body, often in the skin. It can also occur in the respiratory tract, in the nose or even in the ear. If the ear is affected, then balance disorder, like labyrinthitis, is likely to occur. Allergy to a medication is most often the reason for this condition.
Remedies for Allergy Balance Disorder
– Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is one way the dizziness from labyrinthitis can be treated. VRT works by causing the brain to learn ways to cope with the condition. This involves exercises that are carried out in order to teach the brain to compensate for the dizziness.
– Prochlorperazine is used to treat the effects of the condition. It helps to remedy vertigo and nausea symptoms.
– Anxiety can often interfere in how fast this condition will go away. Therefore it is important to treat anxiety symptoms along with the allergy. Both emotional and physical stressors should be taken into account. Therapy is preferable to medicines like Valium because of possible drug dependence.
