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What Causes Dizziness Upon Bending Down?

This morning I got up to do my regular bending over exercise for stretching my back and the room started spinning. As long as I keep my head straight I am good, but when I move my head to the right, left, back or front I get dizzy. The spinning is there when I bend over and it does not stop until I get up. I also have ear ringing for quite a while. My doctor said not to worry as he thought it was tinnitus what was normal at my age being 50 now.
Fri, 12 Aug 2016
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I think you are suffering from BPPV.
BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is one of the most common causes of peripheral vertigo (vertigo not associated with the brain and spinal cord).

As its names suggest, the vertigo tends to occur with certain positions. The positions can vary during the course of the illness and may also vary from one person to the next with this condition.

The loss of balance when you are looking down and when your head is at certain angles is related to the BPPV.

The other common causes of peripheral vertigo are menieres and vestibular neuronitis but these are a little different than the BPPV. In menieres, there is usually hearing loss and tinnitus.
IN vestibular neuronitis, the episodes of vertigo lasts for hours at a time.

BPPV is normally treated with certain maneuvers that you probably had at your doctor's office, the epley or semont maneuvers.
Despite these , it can sometimes still last for a long period of time in some persons.
ALSO ,you may try taking tab vertipress twice daily for relief.
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What Causes Dizziness Upon Bending Down?

I think you are suffering from BPPV. BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is one of the most common causes of peripheral vertigo (vertigo not associated with the brain and spinal cord). As its names suggest, the vertigo tends to occur with certain positions. The positions can vary during the course of the illness and may also vary from one person to the next with this condition. The loss of balance when you are looking down and when your head is at certain angles is related to the BPPV. The other common causes of peripheral vertigo are menieres and vestibular neuronitis but these are a little different than the BPPV. In menieres, there is usually hearing loss and tinnitus. IN vestibular neuronitis, the episodes of vertigo lasts for hours at a time. BPPV is normally treated with certain maneuvers that you probably had at your doctor s office, the epley or semont maneuvers. Despite these , it can sometimes still last for a long period of time in some persons. ALSO ,you may try taking tab vertipress twice daily for relief.