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Is it possible to get vertigo from to much stress?
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No: Vertigo is the name of a feeling that you are moving when in actuality you are not. Technically speaking vertigo is just a symptom and not a disease. What you are really asking is "can stress cause any diseases which cause vertigo?" The answer is still no. Most causes of true vertigo come from the ear. The other small percentage come from the central nervous system and would be more worrisome
Answered 4/7/2017
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