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A vestibular migraine, or migrainous vertigo, is a type of migraine that mainly presents with dizziness symptoms. Approximately 40% of people who experience migraines have problems with dizziness and/or balance at some point. This can be before, during, after, or independent of the migraine. The most common symptoms of a migraine include:
Vestibular migraine is a type of migraine. It happens when signals involved with maintaining balance, hearing and sensing pain get a bit mixed up in the brain. The balance organ of the inner ear (shaded in purple in Figure 1), would normally tell the brain about the position and direction your head is facing.
Vestibular migraine is a type of migraine and is the second most common cause of dizziness. Generally migraines are described as recurrent episodes of severe or intense headaches thought to be caused by a change in blood flow to the brain. Dizziness occurs in 30-40% of migraine patients.
Vestibular Migraine is one of the most common causes of dizziness seen in a Balance Clinic. Around 30% of people with Migraine experience dizziness at some time, making it one of the most common symptoms. However, many people who are diagnosed with Vestibular Migraine do not have severe headaches.
What is Vestibular Migraine? Vestibular migraine (VM) or migraine associated dizziness is a form of migraine which affects about 1% of the population. We aren’t certain what causes VM, but some believe that the abnormal release of chemicals in the brain plays a role along with changes in blood flow.
Around 40 per cent of migraine sufferers will experience vertigo or balance disturbances before an attack or as the main symptom – this is known as vestibular migraine. The word vestibular relates to the inner ear, which is important for our sense of balance.
Vestibular migraine (also referred to as migrainous vertigo, migraine-related dizziness, vestibular migraine or migraine with prominent vertigo) is a type of migraine where people experience a combination of vertigo, dizziness or balance problems with other migraine symptoms.
