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Suggest Treatment For Headaches And Dizziness

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2016

Question: 57 yr old male in generally good health...for several months i have experienced dizziness....and general brain fog....sometimes worse upon standing....now it has progressed to daily..sometimes headaches in back of head near neck....feels like i am walking around with 2 drinks in my system but i do not drink...my pc dr thought it might be postitional vertigo but now it lasts most of the day

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Needs further evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your concern. Most often, vertigo can be due to causes localized to the vestibulocochlear apparatus of the inner ear, or the cerebellum, a part of the back portion of the brain. Your condition therefore calls for a careful neurological evaluation on one hand and an audiometry (to rule out sensorineural involvement of the inner ear) on the other. Positional vertigo mostly relates to the inner ear and often has a viral cause (not something that you can test for). A step by step approach should help.

I would insist you to get your blood pressure checked. I would recommend drinking plenty of water daily.

Let me know if I could be of any further assistance.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (4 minutes later)

should i see a neurologist? tx

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
yes

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. Yes you should see a neurologist. You also need to get a pure tone audiometry done. You can do that after visiting the neurologist however.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar