Children whose severity of autonomic disorder is accompanied by increased fatigue, poor sleep and the presence of other additional problems suffer from ailment such as vagotonia. What is it and how is the disease manifested, because it is observed not only in children, but also in adults, today we can determine. We also find out what are the symptoms of this ailment and how to deal with it.
Definition
Surely most people do not know the meaning of the word "vagotonia", what it is and, in general, from what area it is. And this is a term from medicine, it means the dominance of the tone of the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system over the activity of its sympathetic side. A more clear definition of this word will be deciphered based on the indicators of this disease.
Symptomatology
Signs of vagotonia may be as follows:
- Sweating.
- The skin becomes cold and wet.
- Bradycardia occurs (a type of arrhythmia in which the heart rate becomes less than 60 beats per minute).
- A tendency to fainting appears.
- Hypersalivation (increased secretion of the salivary glands).
- Respiratory arrhythmia.
- Patients become slow, indecisive, phlegmatic, low-tolerant, prone to depression.
- Problems with the digestive system: diarrhea or, conversely, constipation, abdominal pain, swelling under the eyes, allergic reactions of various origins.
- The patient may have a narrowing of the pupils.
- Obesity.
- Poor cold tolerance.
- Enhanced erection.
Vagotonia in children
It also happens that our beloved sons and daughters suffer from this disease. Children with this diagnosis require increased attention from their parents. If they do not receive it, then they can easily become depressed, begin to act up, problems with sleep appear. The memory of such girls and boys is not very good, but imaginative thinking is usually well developed, which allows them to remember not facts, but images. For example, it is easier for such children to remember the phone number in the order they were pressed on the device’s keyboard than to actually note the numbers themselves.
Also, children with a diagnosis of "vagotonia" are often overweight, but at the same time they eat poorly. Such boys and girls suffer from disorders of the vestibular apparatus. For example, they can be severely rocked in transport. In this case, it is important to redirect the child's attention to another channel. With a long journey, ordinary mint candies or, for example, some games (counting cars traveling in the opposite direction, etc.) will come to the rescue.
Causes of occurrence
The most common factors for the appearance of a disease such as vagotonia, the symptoms of which were described above, are:
- Neurosis.
- Minor brain damage.
- Stem and hypothalamic disorders.
- Hereditary abnormalities in the functioning of the nervous system.
- Mental strain, emotional overload.
Vagotonia: treatment of the disease
It is quite difficult to carry out therapy of this ailment, and a specialist should do this. But to reduce the manifestations of the disease can be quite simple methods.
- With a mild degree of damage, you should adhere to a healthy lifestyle: do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, sleep for at least 8 hours, do morning exercises and gymnastics, and it is advisable to do this in the fresh air. Serious sports, such as weightlifting or football, should not be practiced, but a fortifying set of exercises will benefit the patient.
- Proper nutrition is very important during the treatment period. For this, fatty, salty, sweet foods should be excluded from the diet. But fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals (especially with a high content of magnesium and potassium) must be consumed.
- Water procedures will help to cope with vagotonia. Activities such as swimming, sauna, therapeutic baths are perfect for this. For children, salt, coniferous, radon baths, rubbing with cold water are recommended.
- With this diagnosis, a specialist can prescribe a general massage.
Drug therapy
We have already found out how vagotonia manifests itself, what it is and how to treat this ailment without the use of drugs. However, in serious and severe conditions of the patient, specialists prescribe drug therapy. Often these are sedative drugs, antidepressants with vitamin complexes, restorative and anti-anxiety drugs. Often, the doctor prescribes treatment with pills with herbal medicine. Children with increased excitability, a sense of anxiety are advised to drink herbal remedies: sage, hawthorn, valerian, St. John's wort. This complex, consisting of herbs, has a sedative effect. The course of treatment is usually long - from 3 to 12 months.
In addition to tinctures and extracts, different types of tea can be used.
With insufficient calming effect in the treatment of vagotonia, anxiolytics and antipsychotics can be used.
Completely getting rid of this ailment is not so simple, but if a person will clearly follow all the doctor’s recommendations, it will significantly ease his condition and give him peace of mind.
Now you know about a disease such as vagotonia. What is it and what are its manifestations, we also found out. So, this ailment can appear for several reasons, which are mainly associated with emotional overstrain, stress, and neurosis. Only an experienced specialist can diagnose “vagotonia”, therefore, if the condition of the child or adult worsens, you should definitely see a doctor.