What is vertigo?

Vertigo is derived from a Latin word “Vertere” which means to turn.

Vertigo is the continuous feeling of disordered orientation of the body in space. In common language it is referred to as dizziness. However, vertigo is a special type of dizziness and will not cause any loss of consciousness. It can also be described as the sensation of rotation in the absence of actual rotation.

It is the feeling of the world spinning around you and can easily make you fall. But the unique feature of vertigo is that you are awake all the time and do not blackout. Vertigo basically results in imbalance and can result in an increased tendency to fall. Vertigo is usually precipitated or felt on sudden movement of the head, in people suffering from certain diseases. This feeling of dizziness can also cause nausea and vomiting.

What causes Vertigo?

Vertigo is a symptom that frequently points towards an ear problem, although other diseases unrelated to the ear can also cause it.

The causes of Vertigo are:

What is Sneezing and What causes it?

A sneeze is a characteristic sound produced by deep inhalation (taking in of air) followed by a massive and uncontrollable exhalation of air through the nose.

It is a common symptom in many diseases of the nose.

What causes Sneezing?

Though more commonly sneeze is caused due to problem in the nose, other systemic diseases and drugs can also cause them.

The following conditions cause sneezing:

• Local causes:

These are the diseases of the nose that can lead to sneezing. The most common are –

Does weight loss have anything to do with genes or genetic makeup?

You must have wondered that some people in spite of eating a lot never gain weight. On the other hand others even on eating a controlled and restricted diet do not loose weight. This is so because each one of us has a specific genetic makeup that determines how our body metabolises our food and whether it should be stored as fat or not.

If our metabolism is good, the extra calories are burnt out to produce heat instead of being used to form fat.This burning of extra calories is carried out by a specialised tissue in the body called the Brown Fat.The brown Fat is abundant in particular parts of the body like the back of the neck and shoulders and a few other places in our body.