been dizzy a lot lately?

Question

For the past couple days, every time I stand up I get a terrible dizziness that can last up to a minute and it actually makes me nauseous at times. Even just sitting will make it happen, not just bending over.

Answer 1

It sounds like orthostatic hypotension-dizziness on changing positions from laying down/sitting to standing. When you change from sitting/laying down to standing, your blood pressure drops and doesn't correct itself in time to prevent the dizziness.

It can be caused by certain medications, illness, inner ear problems, dehydration, low blood pressure.

When moving from a lying or sitting position to standing, go slowly; go from lying to sitting and wait a full minute before standing. When you go from sitting to standing, don't jump up; stand up slowly and gently tighten and relax the muscles in your buttocks, thighs and calves to encourage the blood flow back up to the brain and heart.

Check in with your family physician to check your ears and do a quick rundown of any medications or other factors that may be contributing to the dizziness.

Answer 2

There are many causes of dizziness. Conditions that affect the inner ear may cause this symptom, because this is where the organ of balance (the labyrinth) is situated; more rarely, conditions that affect the brain may also lead to dizziness. Abnormalities of heart rhythm or falls in blood pressure when standing up may cause the sensation of light-headedness. The most common conditions to affect the inner ear and cause dizziness include Meniere's disease, 'benign positional vertigo' and 'vestibular neuronitis', which is also known as 'viral labyrinthitis' and may result from a viral infection of the labyrinth.

When my allergies are flared up, I tend to be dizzy for several days until the allergies are under control.

See a doctor if this lasts past today. You could have an inner ear infection.

Answer 3

wake up and sit up for a minute or two to let the blood circulate. if she is still dizzy, she may have vertigo of the aural canal. a buildup of wax in the ear can be the problem, sometimes it's way in there, and that's okay because that's where it's supposed to be. Get some ear drops from the drug store over the counter. ask RpH were drops are to remove ear wax. or if she is a fan of the Q-tip, tell her to stop all q-tipping immediately! This just pushes the wax deeper into the ear canal, and can cause problems. or, she may be getting an ear infection.

Answer 4

It could be lots of things. You could have a low blood pressure. Or it could be you are causing your blood pressure to drop suddenly when you stand up, sit up, bend over. YOu could have an ear infection which can cause you to be dizzy, or a sinis problem which can cause it to. YOu should go to the doctor if it stays that way so that the doc can do some tests and check you out to see what is causing this.

Answer 5

It may be postural hypotension, or it could be an inner ear problem.

"POSTURAL HYPOTENSION - The manifestation of low blood pressure when rising from a chair or bed. A drop in blood pressure that is precipitated by changes in body position. May be related to hydration status, drug side effect, or be caused by a dysfunction in the autonomic nervous systems ability to maintain blood pressure with positional changes (e.g. autonomic neuropathy secondary to diabetes)."
http://www.medhelp.org/glossary2/new/GLS_3760.HTM

You might want to use the health forum search engine DNoneOfTheAbove.com to look for information. Health forums like medhelp.org and healthboards.com often have a lot of good first-person information.

Some web forum discussions about postural hypotension:
http://dnoneoftheabove.com/?cx=002486926153363561559%3Ayblv8b6jj6c&q=%22postural+hypotension%22&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9

And some forum discussions about vertigo/inner ear problems:
http://dnoneoftheabove.com/?cx=002486926153363561559%3Ayblv8b6jj6c&q=vertigo+%22inner+ear%22&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9

Answer 6

It sounds like postural hypotension AKA orthostatic hypotension. It is a drop in blood pressure (hypotension) due to a change in body position (posture) when a person moves to a more vertical position: from sitting to standing or from lying down to sitting or standing.

The change in position causes a temporary reduction in blood flow and therefore a shortage of oxygen to the brain. This leads to lightheadedness and, sometimes, a "black out" episode, a loss of consciousness.

Tilt-table testing can be used to confirm postural hypotension. Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward and blood pressure and pulse is measured while symptoms are recorded in various positions.

No treatment is needed for postural hypotension. If someone with postural hypotension faints, they will regain consciousness by simply sitting or lying down.

The person is thereafter advised to exercise caution and slow the process of changing positions from lying to sitting to standing. This simple technique can allow the body to adjust to the new position and permit the nerves to circulation of the legs to adjust slower in older person.

If this continues even after exercising caution, I would suggest seeing your doctor to find out what is the underlying cause.

Answer 7

I use to have thiose alot. It always came out to be an inner ear infection. Most people don't know that you don't have to "feel" anything different like pain or clogging in your ears to have an inner ear infection. The cause of mine was from wearing ear plugs at work. Once I got an office job and didn't have to wear them, they went away. I haven't had once since.

Answer 8

You might want to see a doctor. It could be anything from problems with your blood pressure, vertigo, ear infection to name a few. Get professional advice.

Answer 9

your equalibrium is off - there is a drug called antivert that your doctor can prescribe that will help with that. Best and quickest way to get rid of it is to see a doctor and in a day or so you will be back to normal.

Answer 10

You may have an inner ear infection. Any unbalance in the ear completely destablizes our bodies.