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Dizzy Spell, Losing Balance. Any Ideas?

one morning I had a very large dizzy spell while shopping. I was standing and it came on qiite fast. It starteed light then hit me real hard. I had to hold on to something close to me so I would keep my balance. It was like a bomb went off in my head. It scared me. Can you please give me an idea of what it was? Thank you.

Tue, 17 Sep 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Dizziness is a non-specific symptom and causes could be related to ear or brain dysfunction. In ear, it could be due to BPPV- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and acute labyrinthitis. These conditions respond to medications and vestibular adaptation exercises.
In brain, dizziness could be due to lack of blood flow to cerebellum and brain stem.
I would suggest you to consult a neurologist.

I hope it helps.

Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/

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Dizzy Spell, Losing Balance. Any Ideas?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Dizziness is a non-specific symptom and causes could be related to ear or brain dysfunction. In ear, it could be due to BPPV- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and acute labyrinthitis. These conditions respond to medications and vestibular adaptation exercises. In brain, dizziness could be due to lack of blood flow to cerebellum and brain stem. I would suggest you to consult a neurologist. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/