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What Could Cause Sudden Imbalance And Tilting Towards The Left?

i woke up this morning and got out of bed and felt really unbalanced as though i was leaning to the left as i was walking! i felt as if i had been drinking last night but i assure you i wasnt! then i was making my daughters bed and bent down and had to hold on to her ladder on way up as i felt as though i was swaying to the left again! i dont feel bunged up and havent got any colds of anything! last week i did feel really sick and under the weather but havent actually been sick!
Fri, 31 Jan 2020
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Hi,

Without an exam, I can only give general information. Balance issues are broken into internal/brain and peripheral / ear causes. Even though the ear causes can be inside the brain. The brain causes are basically always serious. The ear causes pretty much never are. So, ear causes can be drainage / sinus / wax / clogging even just sleeping wrong. They often go up and down. Brain tumor or brain infection generally gives worse balance problems and very often coordination of the hand is affected. Coordination of the hand is never affected by the ear.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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What Could Cause Sudden Imbalance And Tilting Towards The Left?

Hi, Without an exam, I can only give general information. Balance issues are broken into internal/brain and peripheral / ear causes. Even though the ear causes can be inside the brain. The brain causes are basically always serious. The ear causes pretty much never are. So, ear causes can be drainage / sinus / wax / clogging even just sleeping wrong. They often go up and down. Brain tumor or brain infection generally gives worse balance problems and very often coordination of the hand is affected. Coordination of the hand is never affected by the ear. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist