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Migraine and vertigo are common head disorders. Unlike migraines, vertigo is not a disease. Vertigo is a collection of several symptoms that occur suddenly over a period of time. Then what is the difference between migraine and vertigo? Check out the answer here.
Difference between migraine and vertigo
1. The sensation that appears
Migraine and vertigo both attack the head, but the sensation that is felt when the attack appears is different.
People who experience migraines will feel the sensation of a throbbing headache or the pain is like being hit by a hard object. Attacks of migraine headaches are usually recurrent followed by severe and often disabling pain. Migraines are more common on one side of the head.
In addition, migraines can be preceded by the appearance of other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances to tingling and even weakness.
While people with vertigo will feel the sensation of the head that continues to spin or clink violently and feels like they are going to fall. Vertigo also makes you lose balance, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating, headaches, sometimes even accompanied by abnormal eye movements (nystagmus), a feeling of fullness in the ears and ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
2. Based on the cause
The causes of migraines are still uncertain, but genetic and environmental factors are among the contributing factors. Migraine is an inherited neurological disorder.
In addition, migraines are caused by abnormal nerve activity that triggers pain signals in the brain and these signals spread to other parts of the nerves. Migraines can also be triggered by many factors such as hormonal, psychological, food, physical, drug and environmental factors.
Meanwhile, the cause of vertigo depends on the type of vertigo. Vertigo can be divided into two groups, namely peripheral vertigo and central vertigo (disturbances in the balance center of the brain).
The main cause of peripheral vertigo is a disturbance in your inner ear, which affects the balance of the body. Several things that can cause peripheral vertigo, namely:
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- Labirintitis, inflammation and infection due to viruses or bacteria that attack the inner ear area.
- Vestibular neuritis, inflammation that occurs in the part of the ear nerves that is directly connected to the brain.
- Ménière's disease, a rare disease of the inner ear, sometimes accompanied by ringing in the ears and loss of hearing function over a period of time.
Some of the conditions that cause vertigo central include migraines, multiple sclerosis, acoustic neuroma, stroke, and taking several types of drugs that can cause side effects in the form of vertigo symptoms.
