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What Causes Dizziness While Laying Down?
For the past four nights when I lay down to go to sleep at some point I get dizzy and my head spins and feels like my brain is sloshing around. Last night the same thing but I was burning up and got a cold sweat and felt some what short of breath. I had to sit up in a chair for 3 hours before I felt better.
Wed, 20 Dec 2017
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Your symptoms could be related to a sinus infection or an inner ear disorder. Do you have any cough during sleep? A cardiac disorder could mimic such clinical scenario.
For this reason, if the problem persists, I would recommend consulting with your physician for a physical check up and some tests:
- a sinus X ray study
- a cardiac ultrasound and resting ECG
- complete blood count
- PCR, sedimentation rate.
- a chest X ray study for chronic degenerations of the spine.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
Your symptoms could be related to a sinus infection or an inner ear disorder. Do you have any cough during sleep? A cardiac disorder could mimic such clinical scenario.
For this reason, if the problem persists, I would recommend consulting with your physician for a physical check up and some tests:
- a sinus X ray study
- a cardiac ultrasound and resting ECG
- complete blood count
- PCR, sedimentation rate.
- a chest X ray study for chronic degenerations of the spine.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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