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Help please! is getting dizzy while coughing a symptom of something worse than a cold or flu?

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Cough: No. A forceful cough can sometimes stimulate certain nerves that can cause you to feel lightheaded or dizzy. This should resolve as the cough resolves. If not, get it checked!

Answered 11/13/2017

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