The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-30

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whirling, sinking, rising or soaring
Others may experience the sen.
sation that objects surrounding
them are rapidly revolving. sinking
or rising. Along with that. often Z
feeling of q loss Of balance or q
swimming lightness In the head
This form is likely to be more per-
Sistent or constant.
Nerves Are Upset
When these patients walk they
often reel and stagger like q
drunken man. Sick stomach fire.
Quently accompanies the dizziness.
These sensations are quite alarm
ing to the patient. He has visions
Of falling on the street or from q
great height. He fears that these
sensations may be Q forerunner OF
paralysis. heart disease and i'm
pending death. His mind will not
Be at rest till the cause Is found
and the attacks controlled. His
very dread and uneaSinesS increase
the severity and prolongation Of
the attacks.
The great majority Of cases are
due to neurasthenia. BY that I
mean that such persons are al
flicted with an easily upset nervous
system, that slight shocks. over
work and worry produce mental
depression, headaches. brainstormS,
weeping, and historical attacks.
The victims entire nervous sys.
tenn Is readily put out Of adjust
ment. II to this nervous disposi.
ton we md q tendency to govt,
dizziness and vertigo commonly
result. They will persist unless the
entire system can be built up by
rest, good food, and removal of
focal infections. Then with quiet
restful surroundings, q stable men.
tai state can be restored.
The second specific cause Of
dizziness Is found In stomach and
Intestinal disturbances. These may
be the result Of prolonged over.
indulgence In the good things Of
the table. Indeed. one Of the
alarming episodes Is the feeling Of
reeling or falling after INDUCING
IN q large meal Of rich foods and
some wine or other Stimulants.
Vertigo sufferers have heard
that many persons die Of acute in
digestion and they are sure they
are at that stage. Emptying the
stomach and avoiding Q repetition
Of the over-indulgence will result
In q cure. A sudden headache, with
dimness Of vision, pronounced diz.
Illness, q feeling Of faintness and
mental confusion, means an ex-
ce1sive amount of acid in the
stomach. which can be relieved by
the use Of alkalies and avoidance
Of over.indulgence at the table.
Caused By Eye Strain
Many OF US have q feeling that
On occasional attack Of dizziness.
persisting for several days or
week. Is caused by an inactive
liver. The most common remedy
Tor this Is four or I'VE. grains OF
calomel. followed by o large dose
OF cascara sagrada. or EPSON salts
It may not be the liver that Is at
fault, but q so-called bilious sick
4CU00CIlC Will u SWIUIulKB ucdO
win be relieved for several weeks
b. such treatment.
Eye strain u another common
cause Of vertigo. This appears as
. blurrius Of sight. pain In fore.
head or back Of head. watering of
the eyes and tender eyeballs, ac-
counpanied By persistent dizziness.
Resting Of the eyes and correction
ct any faulty vision will relieve
this condition. a great amount Of
0ixnlness u due to some disturb
aslc4 Of the middle ear. It Is often
aggrAvated further by ringing.
bu1Elug. and other noises In the
heod.s a simple cold with obstruc-
ton Of the Eustachian tube may
~ the cause Correction of the ear
disturbance. II possible. will re.
6oye the headache or swimming
CoQGitjon. Overindulgence In tea,
oo4oe. alcohol. tobacco and other
I'D habits are frequent causes of
dixxiness.