{"id":5313,"date":"2024-09-13T22:21:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T20:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:22:22","slug":"vestibulaere-migraene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/schwindelerkrankungen\/vestibulaere-migraene\/","title":{"rendered":"Vestibular migraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vestibular disorders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This information is intended as a general introduction to the topic.<\/i> Since every person is affected differently by balance and dizziness problems, you should consult your doctor for individual advice.<\/i><\/p>

For reasons of readability, the generic masculine form is used and the simultaneous use of the male, female, and diverse (m\/f\/d) forms is omitted. Unless otherwise specified, the personal designations used in this patient information refer to all genders.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is vestibular migraine?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When you think of 'migraine', you probably think of a throbbing headache that limits you. But if you suffer from repeated bouts of dizziness and other vestibular symptoms without headaches, you may have a vestibular migraine (VM). VM attacks can have a major impact on everyday life.<\/p>

\"Vestibular\" refers to the movement sensors in the inner ear and the part of the brain that interprets the signals from the sensors. The sensors and the brain control your balance and perception of the space around you. If these sensors are not working properly or the brain misinterprets the signals, you may experience vertigo, balance problems or dizziness attacks.<\/p>

A history of migraine headaches with or without aura (transient and reversible neurological disturbances) usually precedes vestibular migraine. Most people develop vestibular migraine after years or even decades of migraine headaches. However, in 3 out of 10 people, vestibular migraine occurs without a history of migraine headaches.<\/p>

Vestibular migraine is the most common cause of recurrent, spontaneous vertigo attacks that last from minutes to several days. \u201cSpontaneous\u201d means that they occur suddenly without an obvious trigger. Vestibular migraine is the third most common cause of dizziness, after BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD). Although vestibular migraine is relatively common, it is still too rarely diagnosed and treated.<\/p>

To define VM-related vertigo attacks, patients describe a sensation of movement when no movement is occurring, or an altered sense of motion during normal movement. Patients describe this in different ways, such as a rocking or swaying sensation, a spinning sensation, or the feeling that the ground is moving.<\/p>

About 1 in 100 people develop vestibular migraine during their lifetime. Vestibular migraine occurs most often in middle age, but it can happen at any age. The average age of onset is 37 years for women and 42 years for men. Vestibular migraine affects about 10% of all people who suffer from migraine.<\/p>

Women suffer from vestibular migraine 5 times more often than men. The episodes could be related to the menstrual cycle.<\/p>

People with a history of benign paroxysmal vertigo in childhood have an increased risk of developing vestibular migraine without migraine headaches.<\/p>

Many people with vestibular migraine experienced motion sickness while driving as a child and continue to suffer from motion sickness as adults.<\/p>

Around half of people with vestibular migraine have comorbid (concurrent) mental disorders such as mood swings, anxiety and depression.<\/p>

Vestibular migraine is often a chronic condition. One study showed that in almost 30% of people with vestibular migraine, the frequency of episodes increased over a 9-year observation period, although it decreased in almost 50%. In the same study, 90% of people with vestibular migraine still reported episodes after 9 years.<\/p>

Vestibular migraine is the internationally recognized term for this disorder. Some also call it migraine-associated vertigo, migraine-related vertigo or, more rarely, migraine-related vestibulopathy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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