What is the treatment of vestibular paroxysmia?

Posted by Vertigo and Ear Clinic on September 7th, 2019

Vestibular paroxysmia is also known as microvascular compression syndrome (MVC).

A person facing a high frequency of attacks is generally indicated suffering from Vestibular paroxysmia. It can be treated well with medications for neuralgia. Vestibular paroxysmia, occurs for a longer duration with patients suffering from hundreds of attacks per year. It has been anticipated by doctors, that vestibular paroxysmia occurs due to the compression of the eighth cranial nerve by an artery that is responsible for hearing. A proper examination of the disease by an expert doctor is recommended to go for vestibular paroxysmia Treatment.

Causes of vestibular paroxysmia

Besides Vestibular nerve damage or compression, there are many other potential causes that lead to Vestibular paroxysmia.

1. One of the most common causes for Vestibular paroxysmia is compression or damage of the vestibular nerve which may further result in various situations such as compression by blood vessels.

2. Post-radiation or post-surgery fibrosis, vestibular neuritis, tumors like vestibular schwannoma are some of the most common causes of Vestibular paroxysmia.

Some common symptoms of vestibular paroxysmia

It is recommended to get diagnosed if you face any issue related to vertigo. If a Diagnosis report or a picture of diagnosis of Vestibular paroxysmia shows certain characteristics like short spells of vertigo which lasts for seconds or minutes, change of head position in spells, hearing aid or ringing or buzzing in the ear, then you must go for vestibular paroxysmia treatment to cure the prevailing disease.

Undergo a Vestibular paroxysmia Treatment  to cure the hearing aid

Vestibular paroxysmia can be treated with sodium channel blockers for the first time. To confirm the microvascular compression or damage, drugs like Carbamazepine and Oxcarbamazepine are used as a therapeutic trial at the first stage during Vestibular paroxysmia treatment.

If a patient observes a sudden relief by taking these medicines, it confirms the diagnosis and indicates that you are suffering from Vestibular paroxysmia. Doctors usually start Vestibular paroxysmiatreatment Carbamazepine with a dosage of  100 mg BD which is increased gradually to give relief and ease the disease. If patients are not cured with these drugs, even after a dose of Carbamazepine – 200-600mg/day and Oxcarbamazepine – 300-900mg/day, then undergoing surgery is recommended to them. Seeking proper advice from your doctor is a must before taking any decision. Get your self diagnosed before going for any kind of treatment, whether its an intake of a drug or undergoing an endoscopic surgery to cure Vestibular paroxysmia.