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Does vertigo cause you to feel lightheaded all the time?
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It depends: If it is a positional type, you causes dizzy while you change the position. If you get those symptoms from labyrinthitis or mass , that might give you dizziness most of the time. There are so many other etiology of vertigo and symptoms differ accordingly.
Answered 3/30/2014
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Dizziness: There are essentially 2 types of dizziness;lightheadedness(faintlike) and vertigo(spinning feeling). Persistent lightheadedness may be due to low blood pressure, slow heart rate, anemia, medications; persistent vertigo is usually due to disorders of the inner ear or part of the brain concerned with balance(cerebellum) or a growth in the brain. Your physician can tell you what knd of dizziness you hav.
Answered 3/31/2014
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