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Dizziness
The Basics | Symptoms | Detection & Treatment
What Are the Symptoms?
- Feeling of motion when your body is still.
- Feeling lightheaded or that you are about to faint.
- Balance problems, such as being unsteady on your feet or feeling as if you might fall.
- Feelings of anxiety or panic.
Call Your Doctor If:
- You also have tinnitus (ringing in the ears), hearing loss, or pressure or fullness in the ear — you may have Meniere's disease.
- The whole world seems to bounce as you walk — you may have Dandy's syndrome.
- You also have double vision or slurred speech — you may have suffered a stroke.
- You feel lightheaded and you are an older person, or it happens after exercising.
- You feel lightheaded frequently after standing up — you may have orthostatic hypotension
- Your dizziness is long-lasting.
Medically reviewed by Tracy Shuman, MD, July 2005.
SOURCES: National Institutes of Health. The American Academy of Family Physicians. The Mayo Clinic. Dr. Timothy Hain, MD, professor of neurology, otolarynogology and physical therapy/human movement science, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. Wikipedia.com
SOURCES: National Institutes of Health. The American Academy of Family Physicians. The Mayo Clinic. Dr. Timothy Hain, MD, professor of neurology, otolarynogology and physical therapy/human movement science, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. Wikipedia.com
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