Frequently Asked Questions

Children should visit the dentist every six months for regular checkups and professional cleaning. However, depending on the child’s oral health, the dentist may recommend more frequent visits.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommends that children have their first dental checkup by the age of one year or six months after the first tooth erupts. Early visits help in detecting potential dental issues and establishing good oral hygiene habits from the beginning.

The treatment for each dizziness case differs according to diagnosis. This may range from Physical therapy, Medical therapy and rarely Surgery. The treatment strategy will be decided based on the diagnostic criteria and guidelines formulated by CCBS (Classification committee for Barany Society).

Causes for dizziness could be due to following causes: Peripheral: BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo), Labyrinthitis, Meniere’s disease, Acute Vestibulopathy, Vestibular Paroxysmia, Presbyvestibulopathy. Central: Vestibular Migraine, Posterior circulation strokes, Degenerative diseases of brainstem & cerebellum, Multiple Sclerosis. Medical: Orthostatic intolerance or hypotension, Hypoglycemia, Electrolyte imbalance. Functional: PPPD (Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness), MDDS (Mal de Debarquement Syndrome).

An expert doctor who is trained in Neurotology will have a thorough session with the patient suffering from dizziness for obtaining history of illness, detailed subjective clinical examination followed by objective examination with the help of instruments like Videonystagmogram, Audiometric assessment and if needed Imaging like MRI or CT. Cross consultation with other specialties might also require for reaching proper diagnosis at times. This strategy helps in diagnosing entire spectrum of complex balance disorders with ease and without error.

A patient complaining of dizziness can be referring to any of the following symptoms. Vertigo – A condition in which the person feels like they or the environment around them is moving or spinning. A vertigo episode may range from a few seconds to minutes or for hours or days. Disequilibrium or Unsteadiness – A symptom in which patient feels off balance during head movements or swaying tendency during active body movements. Presyncope – A near fainting episode with black-outs or light headedness Syncope – A fainting episode with transient loss of consciousness and with a spontaneous recovery. Drop attacks – A sudden dizziness resulting in fall but without loss of consciousness.

Coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, previous heart attacks, and high blood pressure are primary causes of cardiac arrest.

An AED delivers an electric shock to restore normal heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest.  

CPR maintains blood flow to vital organs until medical help arrives, increasing survival chances significantly. Generally CPR should be performed by an expert cardiologist but anyone can perform it.