Been dizzy, lasts a few hours, unable to do any task, ears and face gets red. Help?
Patient: I have major anxiety and fear about beig dizzy. I have een dizzy a few times in my life and now it seems to be back. I get dizzy when I move my head down but it s not bppv because it only lasts like a few hours n it doesn t last days. Everyday I wake up worrying I I will e dizzy and I can t do anything without thinking about. Could. The worrying about being dizzy actually cause me to be dizzy? My fa e and ears get rely got and red too sometimes. Doctor: HI I have gone through your mail and as you said that you had faced few episodes of being dizzy in your past and type of tendency you are again suspecting. As you said that you are not having B.P.P.V.You have asked weather just thinking about dizzy may cause dizzy? For your this question I would like to say YES, because psychological factor are also included in the list of causes of vertigo.But as for as diagnosis is concern we should rule out other causes of vertigo and if no pathological cause could be detected than only one may think about psychological vertigo.You are advice to go for these basic investigations like- (1) E.N.G., (2) C.T.scan head with comments on C.P.angle, (3) Audiometery - pure tone & impedance. After this you should go for physical examination by Physician, E.N.T.specialist, Ophthalmologist and lastly Cardiologist and clinical co-relation of recmonded investigations to find out cause of your dizziness.