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What Causes Dizziness And Occasional Blurred Vision In Elderly?
I am a female, 54 years old. For the past several months to a year I have been experiencing a lot of dizziness, occasional blurred vision and my muscles & joints are tight and ache pretty seriously all the time particularly in my legs. I go for massages every couple weeks because I just cant stand the aches and pains any more. I really only get relief for a day or so. All of the massage therapist s tell me I have spasms all over. It does seem that I have the most pain in my right hip, knee & calf and something just doesn t feel right with my right shoulder. I often have a numbness & tingling on the left side of my face, ( left cheek, left of my mouth). I also have some hearing loss & have had tinnitus for over 10 years. I was wondering if I should be concerned about Mulitple Sclerosis.
Mon, 18 May 2015
User's Response
Hello dear,
Welcome to HCM. I read and understand your concern. Blurry vision and dizziness can be caused by problems with microcirculation in vertebrobasilar pool,systemic conditions, diseases of the nervous system(TIA,ischemic stroke, vertigo), complications of cardiovascular disease(atherosclerosis of aorta, angina) and other medical conditions(sleeplessness, lack of sleep,intoxication, etc). Treatment for blurry vision and dizziness varies, depending on the underlying cause.
For osteoarthritis diclofenac potassium(1 tablet twice a day),tolperizon(150mg in the morning, gabapentin and mecobalamin(1 tablet only at night time) you can use for decreasing stiffness and pain.
For dizziness betahistine 1 tablet 3 times will do.
Please correct any problem with the eyes. It causes blurry vision ,distorted perception and feelings of dizziness. For example, nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism - may occasionally experience bouts of dizziness with blurry vision. Cataracts can lead to blurry vision and mild dizziness. Even pregnancy-related eye changes can lead to periods of distorted vision and dizziness.
Massage, physiotherapy, stretchering exercises,swimming will help you to relieve pain and spasms.
Take care!
Dr.Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva
Welcome to HCM. I read and understand your concern. Blurry vision and dizziness can be caused by problems with microcirculation in vertebrobasilar pool,systemic conditions, diseases of the nervous system(TIA,ischemic stroke, vertigo), complications of cardiovascular disease(atherosclerosis of aorta, angina) and other medical conditions(sleeplessness, lack of sleep,intoxication, etc). Treatment for blurry vision and dizziness varies, depending on the underlying cause.
For osteoarthritis diclofenac potassium(1 tablet twice a day),tolperizon(150mg in the morning, gabapentin and mecobalamin(1 tablet only at night time) you can use for decreasing stiffness and pain.
For dizziness betahistine 1 tablet 3 times will do.
Please correct any problem with the eyes. It causes blurry vision ,distorted perception and feelings of dizziness. For example, nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism - may occasionally experience bouts of dizziness with blurry vision. Cataracts can lead to blurry vision and mild dizziness. Even pregnancy-related eye changes can lead to periods of distorted vision and dizziness.
Massage, physiotherapy, stretchering exercises,swimming will help you to relieve pain and spasms.
Take care!
Dr.Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva
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