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Can Viral Infection Cause Dizziness And Nausea For A Long Period?

I woke up 5 days ago feeling dizzy and nauseous , went to ER, they said its a viral infection,went to ENT, he thinks its same or maybe caused by stress, it has subsided (no nauseousness ) but still feeling unbalance while walking. Could this be just a virus?
posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Dizziness and vertigo are common problems. They are most often related to conditions of the inner ear.

The three most common conditions are: (1) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo- episodes last few seconds to minutes and vary with the position of the head
This is treated by the doctor performing a maneuver called epley's maneuver.

(2)menieres- episodes last a few minutes , associated with hearing loss and tinnitus

(3)vestibular neuronitis- episodes lasts for hours at a time
May be associated with a viral infection

If your episodes lasted for hours at a time then it could be related to a viral infection. If however, it is in keeping with the other conditions mentioned then other treatment would be needed.

I hope this helps


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Can Viral Infection Cause Dizziness And Nausea For A Long Period?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Dizziness and vertigo are common problems. They are most often related to conditions of the inner ear. The three most common conditions are: (1) benign paroxysmal positional vertigo- episodes last few seconds to minutes and vary with the position of the head This is treated by the doctor performing a maneuver called epley s maneuver. (2)menieres- episodes last a few minutes , associated with hearing loss and tinnitus (3)vestibular neuronitis- episodes lasts for hours at a time May be associated with a viral infection If your episodes lasted for hours at a time then it could be related to a viral infection. If however, it is in keeping with the other conditions mentioned then other treatment would be needed. I hope this helps