Types of dizziness and their possible causes

Dizziness belongs to "ordinary" manifestations, quite common and not alarming. Its appearance is associated with stress, pregnancy in women or riding on a swing. But there are cases when dizziness indicates pathological conditions or illness. Consider different types of dizziness and factors, from which there are dizziness.

Why dizzy?

One of the subspecies of this condition, bringing a special discomfort, is a sharp dizziness. Occurs under various circumstances and becomes a surprise for the patient. There are "false" or orthostatic collapse, when it gets dark in gases, the head turns because of the outflow of blood from the brain. It is observed when a person sharply changes the position of the body, rises from the horizontal surface( bed).

Possible causes of sudden dizziness:

1. Rotation on rides and carousels in persons with untrained vestibular apparatus results in dizziness, fast and benign.
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2. In patients with problems in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system( vegetative-vascular dystonia), considerable nervous overstrain, stress, accompanied by the release of adrenaline into the bloodstream. VSD can provoke a psychogenic form of this condition. Patients complain of confusion, unclear consciousness, tinnitus and weakness.
3. Some medications are accompanied by dizziness. For the safety of the patient, this side effect should be clearly stated in the instructions for the drug.
4. Diets, nutrition with a small amount of carbohydrates lead to hypoglycemia - the blood glucose level becomes below normal, so the head turns.
5. In pregnancy, anemia, toxicosis can cause dizziness.
6. Penetration of cold water in the ear or medical manipulations to wash the ear cavity, affect the vestibular apparatus, accompanied by a feeling that the head is spinning.
7. Significant doses of alcohol.

These causes of sudden dizziness are characteristic of a benign course of pathology, without concomitant manifestations. The person's state of health in a short time is normalized and does not require specialized intervention. It is also necessary to take into account pathological conditions, accompanied by a sharp sense of head spin:

• traumatic head injury and concussion;
• overdose of psychotropic, hypnotics or other drugs;
• hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus with inadequate insulin therapy;
• an infectious or oncological process is localized in the structures of the brain responsible for the balance( combined with nausea and vomiting).

Factors that cause frequent dizziness or attacks

It's hard to believe, but some people experience frequent dizziness, their lives are metaphorically "falling" or as an attraction. The basic factor of this condition is the weakness or "immaturity" of the vestibular system. However, there are other causes of frequent dizziness:

• concussion in trauma or neoplasms, which often make the head dizzy, nausea and vomiting occur;
• diseases of the ears - labyrinthitis, impaired ear flow or injury to the inner ear;
• migraine and epilepsy;
• stroke or attacks of ischemic attacks;
• chronic poisoning with toxic substances;
• atherosclerotic damage to the arteries of the neck and head;
• inadequate according to needs nutrition, causing exhaustion;
• motion sickness in transport, especially on water and in a car on uneven roads;
• in women with high levels of hormones - estrogens.

At the same time, of the listed diseases, dizziness attacks have causes related to the pathology of the nervous system( stroke, epilepsy or attacks, when only the head is spinning, as the only symptom of the disease is stroke and migraine).

When the head is spinning in the morning?

The next subspecies are dizziness in the morning, the causes of which can be characterized:

• cervical osteochondrosis manifests itself in the morning with dizziness and nausea, especially after sleeping in uncomfortable conditions;
• Meniere's disease - the presence of a pathological liquid in the ear after a dream provokes dizziness and hearing loss;
• infectious diseases of the facial part of the head( sinusitis, sinusitis and others);
• reduced pressure;
• age features - after 60 years, the vessels and vestibular apparatus may not correspond to the needs of the body.

Important! In patients, the traumatized spine or craniocerebral disorders are considered as causes of short-term dizziness.

Thus, at first glance, a non-dangerous condition, when the head is spinning, has different provoking factors, the time and regularity of their appearance may indicate severe illnesses. It should be noted that if there is a history of dizziness in the patient's history, the doctor must establish its reasons for preserving the health and even the life of the patient.