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What Causes Recurring Lightheadedness With Loss Of Vision And Hearing?

What could be wrong with me if, when I stand up from sitting or laying down I get light headed, my vision goes black, I can t hear, my muscles give out, it feels like it s happening for 5 minutes but it was less than one, and have limited memory of what happened while it was happening?
posted on Sat, 5 Sep 2015
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Hi,

Do you have associated vertigo / vomiting (suggesting BPPV / positional vertigo)? If no vomiting / vertigo, this suggests a condition called vaso-vagal syncope. Here, when we suddenly gets upright, blood pressure falls (postural hypotension), causing transient inadequacy of blood supply to our brain leads to these symptoms. This is especially common if we are dehydrated, or drink inadequate fluid. So drink enough fluids, and avoid getting up all of a sudden.

If this continues to happen despite having adequate fluids, we will need to have basic evaluation including blood pressure and sometimes an ECG to rule out other causes.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK, Pediatrician
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What Causes Recurring Lightheadedness With Loss Of Vision And Hearing?

Hi, Do you have associated vertigo / vomiting (suggesting BPPV / positional vertigo)? If no vomiting / vertigo, this suggests a condition called vaso-vagal syncope. Here, when we suddenly gets upright, blood pressure falls (postural hypotension), causing transient inadequacy of blood supply to our brain leads to these symptoms. This is especially common if we are dehydrated, or drink inadequate fluid. So drink enough fluids, and avoid getting up all of a sudden. If this continues to happen despite having adequate fluids, we will need to have basic evaluation including blood pressure and sometimes an ECG to rule out other causes. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Muhammed Aslam TK, Pediatrician