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What Causes Dizziness And Loss Of Balance While Walking?

I am a 51 year old female. I have been feeling very off balance for about a week. I m a bit light headed and dizzy sometimes. My balance seems oarticularly off when I look down or look up. The last couple of days I have a bit of a dull penetrating feeling in my head - not really a headache though. I m wondering if I should make an appointment with the doctor or leave it for a bit to see if it goes away
Tue, 27 Oct 2015
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Hello

Your symptoms may be due to problem in cervical spine,hypertension,internal ear,cerebellar problem etc.
You may need clinical correlation and routine investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,lipid profile,liver and renal function test,urine RE/ME,X-ray cervical spine (AP/Lateral view),ultrasound of abdomen.
Other investigations like CT/MRI of brain can be done after evaluation.
It is also important to exclude any ear problem.
You may need some medicines after evaluation.
You should consult neurologist.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Causes Dizziness And Loss Of Balance While Walking?

Hello Your symptoms may be due to problem in cervical spine,hypertension,internal ear,cerebellar problem etc. You may need clinical correlation and routine investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,lipid profile,liver and renal function test,urine RE/ME,X-ray cervical spine (AP/Lateral view),ultrasound of abdomen. Other investigations like CT/MRI of brain can be done after evaluation. It is also important to exclude any ear problem. You may need some medicines after evaluation. You should consult neurologist. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan