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Suggest Treatment For Dizziness And Vomiting
My mother is suffering from dizziness and its ends in vomiting continuously. Normally we take her to the hospital and drips will be given to her. And in another 24 hrs she will be fine. This was earlier happening in a span of once in 6 months. Now the time span has become very close. This problem is happening in every 15-20 days. Doctors are not able to tell why it’s happening. We took CT scan and everything seems to be fine in that. We very much need an expert opinion on this issue. Could anyone help me? Thanks a lot. Sai
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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if the history is so recurrent it could be positional,causes can be due to sudden hypotensive changes,due to decreased blood supply to the brain stem(vertibro basillar insufficiency),or migrane,or vitamin b12 deficiency,chronic cervical spondylosis,or any pathology in the brain, or electrolyte imbalance.
please meet a neuro physician,& undergo MRI brain(contrast & plain) werin you can really know the problem.
thank you,take care
if the history is so recurrent it could be positional,causes can be due to sudden hypotensive changes,due to decreased blood supply to the brain stem(vertibro basillar insufficiency),or migrane,or vitamin b12 deficiency,chronic cervical spondylosis,or any pathology in the brain, or electrolyte imbalance.
please meet a neuro physician,& undergo MRI brain(contrast & plain) werin you can really know the problem.
thank you,take care
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There are different possible causes for dizziness and vertigo. Vertigo refers to a spinning sensation, either the room spinning or the person feeling as though they are spinning.
Causes of dizziness and vertigo are: (1) BPPV- in this case the episodes last a few seconds and are worse with certain positions of the head
(2)meniere's disease- associated with hearing loss and tinnitus
(3)vestibular neuronitis- lasts for days
(4)migraines
(5)mass in the brain
(6)orthostatic hypotension- fall in blood pressure on standing . This can be related to medication, heart disease or inadequate fluids
To determine the cause in your mother's case, a careful history and examination would be needed.
You may want to consider taking her to see a neurologist for assessment.
I hope this helps
There are different possible causes for dizziness and vertigo. Vertigo refers to a spinning sensation, either the room spinning or the person feeling as though they are spinning.
Causes of dizziness and vertigo are: (1) BPPV- in this case the episodes last a few seconds and are worse with certain positions of the head
(2)meniere's disease- associated with hearing loss and tinnitus
(3)vestibular neuronitis- lasts for days
(4)migraines
(5)mass in the brain
(6)orthostatic hypotension- fall in blood pressure on standing . This can be related to medication, heart disease or inadequate fluids
To determine the cause in your mother's case, a careful history and examination would be needed.
You may want to consider taking her to see a neurologist for assessment.
I hope this helps
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