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What Causes Head Spinning When Sleeping?

Hi, I am based in Dublin, today early morning i just went to bathroom and came back to bed..i felt my head was spinning, and the whole room was spinning for 15 seconds..then after 15 mins again I woke myself from the bed to recheck..when i went to bed again, i felt the same..could you please let me know the reasons?
Sat, 24 May 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms. These are suggestive of a condition called as BPPV- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

BPPV is a problem caused to middle ear pathology, and can be easily treated.

The main symptom in BPPV is vertigo or dizziness brought on by head or neck movements. There may be a feeling of nausea, vomiting or imbalance associated with that.

You can take betahistine tablets for symptom relief.

Vestibular rehabilitation exercises may be done to prevent its recurrence and faster recovery.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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What Causes Head Spinning When Sleeping?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms. These are suggestive of a condition called as BPPV- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. BPPV is a problem caused to middle ear pathology, and can be easily treated. The main symptom in BPPV is vertigo or dizziness brought on by head or neck movements. There may be a feeling of nausea, vomiting or imbalance associated with that. You can take betahistine tablets for symptom relief. Vestibular rehabilitation exercises may be done to prevent its recurrence and faster recovery. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in