{"id":19597,"date":"2026-10-09T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=19597"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:59:42","slug":"vertigo-in-old-age-how-to-get-it-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/patientenblog\/schwindel-im-alter-was-abklaeren-lassen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dizziness in old age: What should be checked out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not every gait instability in old age is a purely age-related phenomenon of the inner ear (<a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/presbyvestibulopathy-age-related-dizziness\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presbyvestibulopathy<\/a>Before a diagnosis is made, other treatable and potentially dangerous causes must be thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What matters in the investigation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neurological examination: In the case of newly occurring balance disorders or falls, neurological examination should always be performed first to rule out diseases of the central nervous system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthostatic dizziness: Blood pressure-lowering drugs and heart medications often lower blood pressure when standing for a long time or getting up quickly. The result: Suddenly you feel \u201eblack out,\u201c one of the most common causes of dangerous falls!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The risk of polypharmacy: Anyone who takes four, five or more medications daily is at high risk of interactions and side effects. <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/vestibulotoxicity\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dizziness triggered by medications.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a medication check: Have your medication list reviewed at your family doctor's office or directly at the pharmacy. Often, unnecessary medications can be discontinued or dosages adjusted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 You want to know the causes, diagnostics and <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/vestibular-rehabilitation-therapy-and-balance-training\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Training strategies <\/a>Understanding age-related dizziness in detail? Check out our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/presbyvestibulopathy-age-related-dizziness\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient information<\/a> or that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KqZPsVU6SJQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hVZMpMS9eUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main video on YouTube<\/a> may apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Are you looking for qualified therapists near you who specialize in dizziness? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapist-search\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapist search<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicht jede Gangunsicherheit im Alter ist eine reine Alterserscheinung des Innenohrs (Presbyvestibulopathie). Bevor eine Diagnose gestellt wird, m\u00fcssen andere behandelbare und potenziell gef\u00e4hrliche Ursachen gr\u00fcndlich gepr\u00fcft werden. Worauf es bei der Abkl\u00e4rung ankommt: \ud83d\udc49 Du m\u00f6chtest Ursachen, Diagnostik und Trainingsstrategien bei Altersschwindel im Detail verstehen? Schau dir jetzt unsere ausf\u00fchrliche Patienteninformation oder das Hauptvideo auf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_jf_save_progress":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patientenblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19599,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19597\/revisions\/19599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19597"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}