Every time she has a dizzy spell, Ms. BCM (29 years old, Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City) lies in one place, unable to move or eat by herself. She feels everything spinning, collapsing, and nauseous. Every time the dizziness "flares up", her life is turned upside down, because she has to take time off work, and her husband stays home to take care of her. Through investigation, Ms. M often stays up until 2-3 am to handle the backlog of work at the company. In addition, she also takes on many other jobs, sitting in front of the computer 14-15 hours a day, without moving. The pressure and stress of work often causes her to lose sleep and sleep poorly.
As for Ms. TLT (27 years old, Tan Binh district), because of dizziness, vertigo, and vomiting while working, the doctor diagnosed her with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. As a department head, Ms. T works continuously for more than 10 hours/day, without weekends, sleeping only 3-4 hours a day. Many times, Ms. T. was exhausted, dizzy and had to be hospitalized.
After examination, both Ms. M. and Ms. T. were diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), also known as otolithiasis, a type of peripheral vestibular disorder .
According to MSc. Dr. Tran Thi Thuy Hang - Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology Center, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, each month the hospital receives more than 100 young people under 40 years old with vestibular disorders, accounting for 13.8% of the total number of patients with peripheral vestibular disorders in the form of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In particular, many cases are hospitalized in emergency conditions due to dizziness, vertigo, and vomiting. While this disease is common in people aged 40 and over.
During the examination, Dr. Hang shared that the reason why many young people suffer from vestibular disorders is due to an unscientific and unhealthy lifestyle such as a busy work schedule, having to work continuously without rest time; too much pressure at work; frequent stress, tension; sitting for hours in front of a computer screen; not exercising; lack of sleep...
Vestibular disorders include two types: peripheral vestibular disorders (accounting for about 90%) and central vestibular disorders. Central vestibular disorders are most commonly caused by migraines, brain infections, cerebral hemorrhages, cerebral infarctions, trauma, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis. Peripheral vestibular disorders are often caused by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuritis, vestibular inflammation, Ménière's disease, labyrinthitis, perilymph fistula, cranial nerve 8 tumors, foreign bodies in the external auditory canal, and acute otitis media.
Therefore, when patients experience symptoms of dizziness, spinning, and loss of balance, which are common symptoms of vestibular disorders, they should see a doctor early to avoid affecting daily life and facing the risk of falling, leading to unwanted injuries.
