Q. Can dizziness also be treated with Korean medicine?
Yes, Korean medicine differentiates dizziness as phlegm-fluid (痰飲), qi-blood deficiency, liver yang ascending (肝陽上亢) etc. for cause-specific treatment. Particularly effective when Western tests show no abnormality.
📝 Detailed Answer
Dizziness has very varied causes, so distinguishing what is behind it comes first.
Vestibular problems (BPPV, vestibular neuritis, Ménière's disease), cervical problems, orthostatic hypotension, anaemia, medication side effects and anxiety all produce dizziness.
Where Korean medicine treatment plays a role is dizziness associated with cervical tension, dizziness associated with stress and the autonomic nervous system, and the sense of imbalance remaining after a vestibular condition.
The following carry a possibility of stroke, and you must go to an emergency department immediately. Dizziness together with severe headache, seeing objects double, slurred speech, weakness in the limbs on one side, imbalance severe enough that you cannot walk, or facial paralysis.
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