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What Causes Dizziness, Nausea And Vertigo While Lying?

We were camping in west Texas Big Bend NP. We have been camping in the area for some 30 years. We rode mt bikes one day, and drank a moderate amount of water. Around sunrise my wife and I were in our sleeping bags waiting for the sun to come up and warm up some. As I was laying there I suddenly fetl dizzy, I couldn t focus on the tent, I got double vision and vertigo. I became very nausea and had dry heaves for half an hour. After about another hour on my hands and knees I was able to sit in a chair but I couldn t look up without getting vertigo. I sipped on water with electrolytes for several hours thinking that maybe I was dehydrated. But I have never had this before and I know I have pushed my water intake a lot more. I looked up dehydration and electrolyte depletion when I got hom but none of the symptoms describe what I had. What do you think?
Thu, 21 Dec 2017
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Welcome on Healthcaremagic!

I agree with you that your symptoms are not typical of dehydration, but u should know that an electrolyte imbalance could trigger this clinical situation.
An inner ear disorder could also explain your symptoms.
For this reason, if the problem repeats, I would recommend consulting with an ENT specialist in order to exclude an inner ear disorder.
It is also necessary performing an X Ray study of the cervical spine to exclude chronic degenerations of the vertebral column.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
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What Causes Dizziness, Nausea And Vertigo While Lying?

Hello! Welcome on Healthcaremagic! I agree with you that your symptoms are not typical of dehydration, but u should know that an electrolyte imbalance could trigger this clinical situation. An inner ear disorder could also explain your symptoms. For this reason, if the problem repeats, I would recommend consulting with an ENT specialist in order to exclude an inner ear disorder. It is also necessary performing an X Ray study of the cervical spine to exclude chronic degenerations of the vertebral column. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Best wishes, Dr. Aida