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What Causes Constant Dizziness And Nausea In An Elderly Person?
My Mom is 90. She has been dizzy, light headed and nauseous. Not all the time. But she has 2 good days then it comes back. Her Dr basically told her in was in her head. She never complains about anything unless it really is. she is active, still drives and cooks. Works out. So i don t see his conclusion
Fri, 11 Nov 2016
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I agree with you, that it cannot be dismissed so easily. Dizziness, light headed sensation and nausea often go together.
There are different possible causes: (1) it can be related to the inner ear and there are 3 main conditions that affect the inner ear eg meniere's disease, vestibular neuronitis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
(2)side effect of medication
(3)low blood pressure
(4)lesion in the brain such as the brain stem or cerebellum
(5)certain types of migraines
(6)dehydration or electrolyte disorders
If her present doctor is not willing to assess and investigate, she may need to consider seeing another doctor.
A thorough history and physical examination should reveal the cause of the symptoms.
Based on these findings, additional investigations may or may not be needed.
I hope this helps
I agree with you, that it cannot be dismissed so easily. Dizziness, light headed sensation and nausea often go together.
There are different possible causes: (1) it can be related to the inner ear and there are 3 main conditions that affect the inner ear eg meniere's disease, vestibular neuronitis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
(2)side effect of medication
(3)low blood pressure
(4)lesion in the brain such as the brain stem or cerebellum
(5)certain types of migraines
(6)dehydration or electrolyte disorders
If her present doctor is not willing to assess and investigate, she may need to consider seeing another doctor.
A thorough history and physical examination should reveal the cause of the symptoms.
Based on these findings, additional investigations may or may not be needed.
I hope this helps
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