The 3 main types of dizziness
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2021
- "Feeling dizzy" means different things to different people but it usually relates to one of 3 different sensations:
1. Vertigo - when the room feels like its spinning around
2. Light headedness - when you feel faint, before you pass out
3. Loss of balance - being unsteady on your feet
In this video, we talk more about these 3 types of dizziness, what causes them and how to manage them.
I made a separate video on light headedness and feeling faint - you can check that out here: • Feeling faint
One of the treatments for BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is the Epley manoeuvre - here's a link to an external video on this so you can see what it looks like: • Epley Maneuver to Trea...
For medications that you can buy over the counter for symptoms of vertigo - do speak to your pharmacist.
Hope you find it useful!
Thank you so much for your time
I have 24/7 vertigo and have had for 9 months. It never goes away.
I've seen a balance physio. He did the Hall-Pike and I had nystagmus on the left. And he did the Horizontal Roll test and I had nystagmus on my right. I have 56% hearing in my right ear and some negative pressure and terrible tinnitus. BPPV fits when I'm bending down and looking up. But the rest of the time I have constant vertigo that never goes away and I can't balance.
I'm 41 and I have to use a walking stick to go out and I rely on the walls and furniture at home to get around.
Finally a GP is taking this seriously and not just putting it down to Covid.
I also have Narcolepsy and Fibromyalgia. I can't see properly most of the time and half the time i have to close one eye and squint to be able to read -- like right now.
The GP tried Betahistine but it made it a lot worse so I was told to stop it. He also put me on Escitalopram and I'm on Ritalin for my Narcolepsy and Pregabalin for my Fibromyalgia pain. Plus I'm on Betavit.
None of it is really helping. Neither is the Epley Manoeuvre.
The right side of my head feels kinda heavy and full.
I am fatigued and when my balance is bad I can't think or function properly as I'm so focused on balancing I can't focus on anything else.
I can't work. And it's hard to be a good Mum to my 16yo son.
I had an MRI and it was clear.
I can't find any condition that gives constant vertigo. Even Meniere's veritgo is periodic and mine is not. It's persistent.
The physio says an ENT wouldn't do anything much he wasn't doing but I think there's something else going on apart from BPPV because the vertigo with that is widely reported to last up to about 90 seconds - but it's almost been 9 months of it.
- My BP and blood sugar is ok.
- I don't drink caffeine.
- I had the vertigo before I started the Pregabalin so it's not that.
- I've been on Ritalin for 12 years so it's not that.
- I'm definitely stressed and anxious.
- I get fatigued when it's bad because I can't sleep.
- I don't get light headed much.
- I vear off to right when walking but everything spins to the left.
- I am very sensitive to light. I keep my curtains closed all the time and have to wear sunglasses outside because the light bothers me.
- My iron level is ok.
- I'm not pregnant.
- Blood tests are ok.
- Don't have allergies or sinus.
- I get quite a lot of headaches.
- I'm sensitive to loud noises in my right ear.
- I have a fast heartrate resting of about 120bpm.
- I had Myocarditis in 2021 and it wasn't due to the vax.
Your videos have given me some points to raise with my new GP on Tuesday.
Thank you
Lex
Hope you feeling bit better
Thanks Dr for your information very interesting for me thanks👍🤗
thank for teaching us
Thank you doctor this let me end up in hospital but what are the treatment doc
Really no disrespect, I had lightheadedness for 5 years yes big mistake I was told I had Vestibular Disorder coming from my ears 5 years wrong. 6month of therapy now I find out nothing wrong with ears I have a lesion on the left side of brain. I get light headed every day like I am going to pass out like vomiting. I already saw a heart doctor. Now I am starting from scratch. Now I am going to have two different test . I am fed up. It has not gone away I have all day I rest all the time I am tired of resting I DONT spin at all. I been check out
Have you ever tried taking an antihistamine or a decongestant? That helps me. If I take the antihistamine, it dries me out & makes me tired but I feel better. If I take a decongestant, it makes me feel better with no side effects but I don’t take it at bed time b/c it can keep me stay awake awhile.
Try to take Vitamin D3+K2, 10,000-20,000 IU once a day.
I have an ear balance,in one ear,and a hole in the other ear,on mornings I notice I is have a slight dizziness on mornings,or headache ,could an infection in the brain cause that ,I also hardly sleep at nights,this has being going on for years,since I went through menopause.
Can MRI cause dizziness the following day, and be accompanied with bad headache which last all day? I do get frequent headaches upon awakening. I had been evaluated by an ENT in 2021 for the dizziness resulting in a numerous referrals to 5 different specialists. I am going to hear from the Neurologist this coming week. Also, I have noticed tension in the back of my knees after 2 hours of working on the computer. How is this related to the MRI & the 4 AM headache which prevents me from sleeping 🛌 like normal people do?
Thank You Doctor! How can I get in touch? What specialist do I need to see?
It happens to me almost three to four times a Day I wonder how would I cure or limit that to happen to me.
Thank you very much.
Hi been feelin dizzy for two days now..
Am also vomitting every time i have dizzness attack
What if you always feel lightheaded and tingling/numbness in your scalp and feel the need to sleep and if you dont you faint anytime you get still for any length of time?
Dr I really need your help
And one time, I can't even tell like the room all spinned crazy in my head, my vision got black and also I've heard the voices of something that I've been watching... than when I woke up, I forgot everything for a second
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My name is Caroline I have type 2 diabetes Been having problems Having dizzy episode My head is spinning like if I'm on a roller coaster I've had it for the last 3 days I'm not sure what's causing it
i have dizzenes daily before all meals , once i have a meal it goes of, what could be the cause.How could this will be treated?
Hi Dr, I feel dizzy and my 👂
Hi I am 38 years old am feeling like that all the time
i came here because i was super anxious and dizzy. when i saw jack dawson tho i started to calm down lol 💕
Could you do a video on why being in a caloric deficit, fasting and dehydration can all cause faintness?
Thanks for comment. Yes, it's a good question, i'll definitely add it to the list of potential topics or at least weave it into one my future talks. Thanks for watching!
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Hi there,I am going through periods of dizziness,it started like three weeks ago and it still going on after seeing the doctors and doing check ups and blood test,it scares me some times,headaches,loose my balance,I feel like I’m going to land on my head,my vision feels weird, I feel some times brain activity like electricity going through my head,I don’t know what is happening,sometimes last minutes,sometimes hours 😢.
Wow, I remembered now this feeling of “electricity going through your head” when you are trying to sleep 🛌 😴 and it scares the hell out of me. What the doctors say?
@@marietamccune84he’s dead 😂
@DanielReyes-uq4wd, how are you doing now? You got me concerned, bro...!!!
I have dizziness all day long after I had an MRI of the brain 🧠 🧠, and the neck on July 7th, 2023. They found some spurs on my neck.
Are u alive buddy
And when I went out it feels like I'm losing my balance A little bit
Same thing happens to me
I have loss of balance, I feel extremely powerless and don't remember what was happening afterwards.. also vertigo happened too
I’ve been dizzy and off balance when getting up and walking nothing spinning only it’s me feeling dizzy , it’s normal when laying down, almost 3 months now , MRI,blood test are normal…any advice please.
Idk if anyone gave you an answer but look up POTS syndrome. I have the similar symptoms and have that. It’s rare so it takes a bit to be diagnosed
How are u
Yeah, I feel really weak, and my vision goes off, it's like slowly goes black and I have to blink multiple times or need to switch the light to actually get back to normal..
I’m dizzy the whole day!😢
Thanksgiving
Happened to me for the last two days I just came here to search what is going on on me. I’ll feel like when I was kid doing a Disney so now it’s happened to me real. 😢
I am near going crazy. I have a spontaneous CSF leak . I don't know if it's because of that or not, but sometimes (very frequently recently) when I turn my head or move , the back of my skull experiences a sudden wave of numbing tingles . I feel disoriented and can't breathe. It lasts for several seconds and is pretty scary but then I'm alright .
I tell doctors this and they just shrug.
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Hello there,I saw your post and I wanted to say that am sorry for what you are going through,I am having periods of dizziness that last for hours,I have been seeing the doctors and in between blood teatsand check ups nothing comes up,I’m also scare some times,I have been postponing to go to the hospital,just going to local clinic,but am affeaid I will be ending up in the hospital,there are days when I’m ok others not so much,and like you I have to say that doctors are useless,but they are good to send you the bill later on.
Yeah that's all doctors are good for now they just roads are they look at you like they'd never heard of it they know exactly what you're talkin about they don't care it's all about the money honey Medicare insurance Medicaid whatever they can build in for and get kickbacks and nice prizes and gifts that's all they're all about I hate them now cardiologist let me get so bad with LVH but now I have constant afib because of one particular cardiologist I probably should take him to court I haven't got much longer anyway he doesn't deserve to be working around people or even pets