Question 1

51 yo man has vertigo, nausea, no apparent cause. it just comes for about 10 seconds and goes, lasts for a week or two, then fine for a month or two.?

Accepted Answer

See physician: Vertigo lasting more than 6 wks should be evaluated by an ear specialist. Can indicate a problem with the inner ear. Specialized testing needs to be done to sort this out. It's probably benign positional vertigo. Treated with special exercises. Related to aging changes of the inner ear. Vertigo often causes nausea along with the spinning sensation. With hearing loss & ringing could be meniere's.

Question 2

what causes constant dizziness in.a man that has had guillian barre syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Complicated: Ascending involvement of nerves may lead to interference with the vestibular or acoustic nerve as well as the brainstem, ear labyrinth, all which inyeract in the causes of dizziness.

Question 3

can alfuzosin cause heart problems in a healthy young man w/urine issues? worried bc causes some dizziness, feel faster heart beat.

Accepted Answer

Alfuzosin: Alfulzosin is an alpha blocker medication used to promote better urine outflow from the urinary bladder outlet. Since it can lower your blood pressure side effects include lightheadedness and faster heart rate which can result in palpitations. Check your blood pressure sitting and standing and see it it drops significantly causing symptoms. If so, you are intolerant of it and should notify your MD

Question 4

what causes vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Many possible reason: There are many possible reasons for the symptom of vertigo, which is defined as a spinning sensation (or the sensation of the world spinning around you).  Most but not all of these causes have to do with the inner ear.

Question 5

what can cause vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Long list: There is a long list of causes of vertigo. 
It could be due to a virus, medication, or other complex processes. Hard to answer your question in detail without a good history and physical. Set up an appointment with your pcp for workup of the cause and management of symptoms.

Question 6

what causes central vertigo?

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Central vertigo: Central vertigo is typically the result of a problem in the brain, specifically the cerebellum (coordinates balance) or the brainstem.

Question 7

what causes positional vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Crystals in your ear: This is usually caused by benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (bppv).  A doctor can diagnose this on a physical exam and rule out other diseases. Little "crystals" in your ear that get lose and irritate sensors in your balance organ in your ear. We all have those crystals.  A neurologist or ear-nose-throat doctor can re-position them with a harmless physical maneuver.

Question 8

what would cause severe vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Severe vertigo: There are two types. Peripheral vertigo is more common and often by a small stone stuck in your semicirular canals of the inner ear. See an audiologist of ENT doctor.

Question 9

what are the most common causes of vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Depends on age: Acute vertigo is usually due to a viral infection that affects the inner ear, causing unsteadiness sensation for days to weeks. Older persons may get "benign positional postural vertigo" which is chronic for years. Tumors, trauma, vascular problems can also cause this, but are much less common.

Question 10

what are main symptoms and causes of vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Vertigo: Sensation of severe spinning, self or surrounding, swaying or rocking sensation, usually associated with nausea and may be vomiting. Causes include inner ear infection, meniere's disease, positional vertigo, autoimmune disease of inner ear and others. See an ENT doctor!

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