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DOC, I AM DIZZY!

Introduction

Disclaimer

I feel dizzy whenever I stand up

Here's what happens during a tilt table test:
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Neurocardiogenic Syncope
Orthostatic hypotension

I feel like I am constantly on a boat, and no one seems to know why

Sea Sickness
Land Sickness
Mal de Debarquement Syndrome

Ever since I had the flu, I just can’t shake off this dizziness

Viral Labyrinthitis
Bacterial Labyrinthitis
Autonomic Variant of Guillain Barre Syndrome
Labyrinthine Stroke

I was doing just fine, and this spinning dizziness came out of nowhere. But my hearing is Ok.

Vestibular Neuronitis

I have these Horrendous Headaches which make me Dizzy.

Basilar Migraines
Vertebrobasilar Stroke

I woke up this morning, sat up and the whole world is spinning

What is the Dix-Hallpike Maneuver?
What is the Head Impulse Test?
BPPV Explained Further

I get these spells of dizziness, and when that happens my ear is all stuffed up and ringing

How is an audiogram done?

Doc, I am so Unsteady, I would never Pass a Drunk Driver Test!

What are common causes of Neuropathy?
What is involved in a Nerve Conduction Study / Electromyography?
Understanding Ataxia
What is Parkinonism ?
What are some nutritional deficiencies that can lead to spinal cord damage?
What is a Rotatory Chair Test?
What is Mal de Debarquement Syndrome?

I had this spell where everything was spinning, now it is all gone. Should I be worried?

What is Vestibular Paroxysmia?
What is Rotational Vertebral Artery Syndrome?
What is Vertebral Artery Dissection?
What is a Posterior Circulation TIA and What Makes it Unique?

I have been spinning around ever since I woke up, and I am throwing up and I have a headache

What You Should Know About Posterior Circulation Stroke
What You Should Know About Sub Arachnoid Hemorrhage

I am dizzy and I can’t hear anything out of my left ear for the last couple of days

What You Should Know About Labyrinthine Stroke
What You Should Know About Labyrinthitis

I have been losing my hearing in my right ear and I am always dizzy

What You Should Know About Vestibular Schwannomas

I get these dizzy spells where the whole world looks and feels strange, and even smells strange.

What You Should Know About Vestibular Seizures
What is an Electro Encephalogram (EEG)?
What You Should Know About Subclavian Steal Syndrome

I feel dizzy every time I cough or sneeze

What you should know about ‘Cough Syncope or Cough Fainting or Cough Induced dizziness.
What You should know about Perilymph Fistula
What You Should Know about Chiari Malformation
What is Vestibular rehabilitation?
What is Involved in the Rotational Chair Test?
What is involved in the Ear Caloric Test?

I am not lightheaded but I am so unsteady and keep falling to one side.

Romberg Test Explained
Postural Instability Explained
Sensory Ataxia Explained