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The common ginger has been traditionally used in treating dizziness through the centuries, herbal remedies made from the ginger can act relatively quickly in treating dizziness. Its remedial effects can be felt even within minutes following consumption - the herbal ginger preparations help to beat back the sudden dizziness and nausea which often accompanies motion sickness or mild vertigo in many individuals. The use of the herbal remedy has been shown in some tests, to be much more effective and longer lasting in its beneficial effects than many of the over the counter medications used in the treatment of dizziness and vertigo. Compared to the conventional medications, the herbal ginger remedies also produces no known side effects - conventional medications typically induce drowsiness or blurred vision as side effects.

To rule out the presence of any underlying serious causative factors, the presence of persistent vertigo or dizziness in an individual will require medical attention - only an examination of the causes will ascertain the likely reason for persistent long term dizziness or vertigo in an affected individual. While the use of certain other herbal supplements in addition to the herbal ginger preparations may help - the doctor must be consulted for relevant prescription medications to treat persistent dizziness in an affected individual. In an investigation done in France on chronic vertigo patients, the study demonstrated that use of the herb ginkgo biloba - which boosts blood flow to the brain - effectively helped almost half of the patients in the study - in this case, patients reported a lessening in the vertigo they felt over a long period of time. The beneficial effects of the ginkgo herb may however, take up to eight or twelve weeks in alleviating the condition. In certain cases, of chronic dizziness, the use of additional supplements, the form of the vitamin B6, may be useful - this vitamin is very essential to the normal functioning of the brain and the nervous system.