What causes dizziness and balance problems?
Patient: Hi, I'm a 21yo female, 5'8, 110kg. I woke up this morning with severe dizziness and unbalance. I was literally leaning towards my left side. It's been an hour and I'm not as unbalanced anymore, but I still feel extremely airy and very slightly nauseous. Doctor: Hi,Thank you for posting your query.I have noted your symptoms and based on that, you seem to be suffering from peripheral vertigo. The commonest possibility in your case could be BPPV- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, where the symptoms of dizziness get exacerbated on change of head or neck position.For relief of symptoms, you may take betahistine tablets.You should undergo an ENT evaluation if symptoms persist for long.Vestibular rehabilitation exercises would help prevent its recurrence.I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.Wishing you good health,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, IndiaClick on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumarMy BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in