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Can Change Of Altitude Cause Dizziness ?
We just moved from Kentucky, to the dessert in California. We have been here for about a week, and I have been feeling weak, nauseous, light headed, low -grade headaches, and swollen ankles and feet. Is this due to a change in the altitude? Or the dry climate and high heat?
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Some of your symptoms could be related to the change in altitude. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your GP and performing some tests to investigate for other possible causes which may mimic this situation:
- a chest X ray study
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count
- blood electrolytes
- PCR and sedimentation rate.
Meanwhile, I recommend taking plenty of water to stay well hydrated.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
Some of your symptoms could be related to the change in altitude. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your GP and performing some tests to investigate for other possible causes which may mimic this situation:
- a chest X ray study
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count
- blood electrolytes
- PCR and sedimentation rate.
Meanwhile, I recommend taking plenty of water to stay well hydrated.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
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