Lightheadedness and dizziness Posted: 06-06-08 06:11am
For the past 2 weeks I have been feeling
lightheaded for no apparent reason. It
started on a Saturday morning when I arose
from bed and stood up I go very
lightheaded and dizzy. I procedded to
walk slowly out to my livingroom and the
feeling went away. My concern is that I
have been lightheaded throughout the day
everyday since this happened. I no longer
feel lightheaded in the morning.
I do have seasonal allergies. I have had
the sniffles since December and I can't
get rid of them. I use Nasonex. Other then
that I don't have an explaination on why I
feel lightheaded all the time. When I am
at work I stare at a computer all day. I
know I have eye strain alot I can feel
that but as for the lightheaded feeling I
can't.
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Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Answer A4255 Posted: 06-10-08 18:25pm
Current medical status: Had physical
examine on May 15th everything is normal
Dr. went over my blood test panel with me
he said that everything is normal.
Current medical treatment: No meds
Lightheadedness and dizziness can be due
to several reasons:
1. Positional dizziness;
2. Ear disorder;
3. Hypotension;
4. Neck stiffness;
5. Brain disorder;
6. Due to old age;
7. Neurotic disorder;
8. Various medicines;
9. Unknown reasons – in 10% of cases,
etc.
You need several medical investigations to
find out the reason for your symptoms:
basic physical examination, neurological
examination, ENT-examination, audiogram,
ECG, standard blood tests and certain more
sophisticated tests, if necessary (MRI,
EEG, evoked potentials, etc.).
You may want to consult your primary
health provider first and then an ENT or
neurologist.
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