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What Could Be The Reason For Having Dizzy Sweats, Nausea, Off Balance And Headache?

my wife is dizzy sweats ,, nausea, off balance, headache, weak . she was just released from hospital and they said it was mystery benign positional verdago, what the heck... she cant function like this.. they don't know what it is . Not heart attack, not a stroke, no fever, no infections. What do I do next?? it killing me to see her this way. She would normally outwork anybody you know . Now she can't even walk on her own to the car
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a common cause of vertigo (sensation of spinning or movement).
The other common causes are (1) vestibular neuronitis (symptoms lasts for hours at a time) and (2)meniere's disease (symptoms last for a few minutes to hours)

BPPV normally causes the episodes for a few seconds to minutes and it occurs with a particular position of the head. It is normally treated by the using the epley or semmont maneuvers which would be done by the doctor.
The symptoms can last up to a few weeks.

She may want to consider a review by a ENT specialist if she is unsure about the diagnosis and treatment.

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What Could Be The Reason For Having Dizzy Sweats, Nausea, Off Balance And Headache?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a common cause of vertigo (sensation of spinning or movement). The other common causes are (1) vestibular neuronitis (symptoms lasts for hours at a time) and (2)meniere s disease (symptoms last for a few minutes to hours) BPPV normally causes the episodes for a few seconds to minutes and it occurs with a particular position of the head. It is normally treated by the using the epley or semmont maneuvers which would be done by the doctor. The symptoms can last up to a few weeks. She may want to consider a review by a ENT specialist if she is unsure about the diagnosis and treatment. I hope this helps