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Could Being Overweight Cause Frequent Cold And Cough With Severe Dizziness?

I am getting over a cold and cough and recently I am experiencing severe dizziness when I lay down at night. If I keep my head in one position it goes away but everytime I move my head I feel a wave of dizziness to the extent it creates nauseau and makes me throw up. I am 71 and overweight too.
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Hello
You are having cough , cold , severe dizziness particularly when lie down and turn head on one side .
Even you develop nausea .
You are also over weight .
All these symptoms may be due to these possibilities , these include:
1 Hyper acidity , as this is one most common cause . Avoid fried , greasy , oily pizza, burger type foods . Also avoid alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them .
2 Hypertension or hypo tension is another most common cause of such symptoms ( particularly when lie down ). Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination at the time of these episodes.
3 Allergic bronchitis , sometimes allergy causes such type of symptoms due to unknown reason ( idiopathic causes).
Since you didn't mention the duration of these symptoms , so it is very difficult to establish any diagnosis merely on the basis of these symptoms .
However these type of symptoms are due to different disorders , so consult a physician and get his opinion because physical examination is important.
Good luck.
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Could Being Overweight Cause Frequent Cold And Cough With Severe Dizziness?

Hello You are having cough , cold , severe dizziness particularly when lie down and turn head on one side . Even you develop nausea . You are also over weight . All these symptoms may be due to these possibilities , these include: 1 Hyper acidity , as this is one most common cause . Avoid fried , greasy , oily pizza, burger type foods . Also avoid alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them . 2 Hypertension or hypo tension is another most common cause of such symptoms ( particularly when lie down ). Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination at the time of these episodes. 3 Allergic bronchitis , sometimes allergy causes such type of symptoms due to unknown reason ( idiopathic causes). Since you didn t mention the duration of these symptoms , so it is very difficult to establish any diagnosis merely on the basis of these symptoms . However these type of symptoms are due to different disorders , so consult a physician and get his opinion because physical examination is important. Good luck.