Table of contents:
- How does the body maintain balance?
- What are the symptoms of a person having a balance disorder?
- What causes balance disorders?
- How do you deal with balance disorders?
Have you ever wondered how you can walk straight, stand straight without falling, and how your head turns every time someone calls your name? You can do this body movement because of the cooperation of several organs in your body, in creating an ability, known as balance. Then what will happen if the body has a balance disorder?
How does the body maintain balance?
The balance in the human body occurs as a result of the cooperation of several organs. Some of these organs include:
Sensors found on the neck, lower limbs and torso, which plays a role in sending information to the brain when your body makes movements such as looking up and walking on different surfaces.
Eye, turns out to have a cell that is sensitive to light called rod and kone. These two cells play a role in sending electrical signals to the brain via the optic nerve when your eye sees something. The brain is then in charge of interpreting these objects. The number of electrical signals from the eye that the brain receives increases the perception of the object, thereby helping you to maintain balance.
Fluid in the semicircular canal of the ear. This fluid will move to the cochlea (cochlea), to send a message to the brain, when you turn your head quickly, so that the brain immediately continues the message to the muscles that will keep your body balance and your eyes to stay focused. Although balance results from the cooperation of several organs, hearing is believed to be the center of balance in the body.
What are the symptoms of a person having a balance disorder?
Symptoms of balance disorders generally differ from one person to another. But in general, someone with a balance disorder will experience:
- Disequilibrum, or an imbalance that can cause you to be unable to walk, turn, climb stairs or even stand without falling or bumping into something.
- Vertigo. Some people call it the sensation in which the room feels spinning, even though you are just standing upright, all of a sudden.
- Presyncope. A condition in which you feel dizzy, want to faint but are still conscious.
- Oscillopsia. A person with a balance disorder will tend to see most things blurry, so they will have difficulty reading and writing.
- Tinnitus. Someone with a balance disorder will tend to hear a buzzing sound in their ears.
What causes balance disorders?
The cause of a balance disorder is not always predictable. However, based on the symptoms shown, several conditions that can trigger a balance disorder include:
- A head or neck that has been injured.
- The need for the inner ear is due to the side effects of using antibiotics or certain medical treatments.
- Migraine.
- Loss of hearing ability.
How do you deal with balance disorders?
Treatment given usually depends on the conditions that cause the balance disorder. However, generally you will be advised to do rehabilitation in the form of therapy that can help you deal with your imbalance.
Unfortunately, symptoms of balance disorders often begin with symptoms that are common to normal people, such as bumping into objects while walking and feeling the room spinning, which some people might think is due to the process of standing too fast. This assumption is not wrong, but if the symptoms occur so often that they start to show a pattern, you should immediately consult a doctor.
