Brief Answer: Needs examination & Investigation Detailed Answer: Hi friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic She must be seen by a doctor! She needs examination / and investigation... Light headedness is a vague term – dizziness / unsteadiness. If there is definite sense of rotation, it is called vertigo. If it is from getting up from bed, it may be from postural hypo-tension.. check her BP – standing and lying? / It can be from anaemia – what is her haemoglobin? The body's balancing mechanism is in the inner ear. An ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist is the one to see - they have special tests to confirm or exclude the contribution of the ear. .. Especially important in her case because of associated tinnitus… If the ear is excluded, you have to be followed up by a neurologist. / MRI may be needed. MRA (MRI angiography) shows blood vessels and is generally done at the same sitting…/ particularly here – in view of headache If there are no clues, you have to be investigated by a Cardiologist! EKG / HOLTER (24 to 48 hour ambulatory monitoring – for arrhythmia) / ECHOcardiogram (for clot) / TMT (Treadmill exercise ECG – for ischemia) / LABORATORY work-up – may all be necessary for further assessment and assistance. In the mean time, medicines like betahistine or flunarazine alone or in combination may help The treating doctor may suggest them depending on need, based on his assessment of the situation. Good luck Take care Wishing all well God bless

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