Persistent dizziness

Introduction Generally, ordinary acute dizziness disappears for a maximum of one to two weeks. If it is maintained for more than one month, it is persistent dizziness. It can be caused by many factors such as brain diseases, anemia, and systemic diseases.

Cause

1 middle ear and inner ear disease - different ear problems can cause dizziness, such as otitis media, Meniere's disease, etc., generally cold virus will also invade the inner ear and cause problems, and even cause vomiting.

2 drug effects - some blood pressure lowering drugs, heart and diabetes drugs, and even cold sensitive drugs may have this side effect.

3 arrhythmia - heart disease causes dizziness caused by abnormal oxygen supply to the brain, and its center skips slower.

4 chronic diseases - diabetes, bronchial diseases, kidney disease, etc. if not well controlled, the above situation (such as hypoglycemia).

5 anemia - during pregnancy or women's large amount of menstruation, will make the blood oxygen levels reduced, causing dizziness.

6 blood pressure is too high or too low -- blood pressure is too high or too low, can affect the brain and cause dizziness.

Chinese medicine believes that the metabolism of blood caused by qi and blood deficiency and lack of blood and blood is slowed down. The low temperature makes the blood vessels shrink, the blood returning ability weakens the blood circulation, and the fatigue caused by fatigue or excessive toxins in the body.

an examination

Laboratory examinations must be summarized and analyzed based on objective materials and medical examinations, and several possible diagnostics are proposed, and then further examinations are performed to confirm the diagnosis. For examination of body hemoglobin, blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar, etc., it may even be necessary to test the hearing, perform a head computer scan and other auxiliary examinations.

Differential diagnosis

Turning around - the patient will feel the surrounding scene spinning, and he may be turning.

Top-heavy--there is no feeling of turning around, but always feels that "the head is heavy and the feet are floating", and the spirit cannot be lifted.

A black front - feeling blurred, and even temporarily lost consciousness.

Headache with dizziness, may be cervical spondylosis, cerebellar hemorrhage, vertebral basilar artery insufficiency.

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