Dizziness

GENERALLY DESCRIBES A FEELING OF BEING OFF-​BALANCE. WHEN YOU'RE DIZZY, MOVING CAN BE ​DIFFICULT. YOU MAY STAGGER WHILE YOU'RE WALKING ​OR FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO FALL.

Some potential causes of dizziness include:

• DEHYDRATION
  
• HEAT EXHAUSTION
  
• LOW BLOOD SUGAR (HYPOGLYCEMIA)
  
• IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
  
• LOW BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPOTENSION)
  
• ANXIETY
  
• MOTION SICKNESS
  
• HEAD INJURIES
  
• TAKING CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICATIONS
  
• ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
  
• CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
  

Vertigo

WHEN YOU FEEL AS IF YOU OR YOUR SURROUNDINGS ​ARE MOVING. YOU MAY FEEL A SPINNING, WHIRLING, OR ​TIPPING SENSATION.

Potential causes of vertigo include:

• BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
  
• MENIERE'S DISEASE
  
• VESTIBULAR NEURITIS
  
• LABYRINTHITIS
  
• VESTIBULAR MIGRAINE
  
• CEREBELLAR STROKE
  
• HEAD INJURIES
  
• TUMORS THAT AFFECT
  
• THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OR INNER EAR
  
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
  
• CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICATIONS