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Can you get mild vertigo? what are the symptoms and is it hereditary? can certain exercise bring it on and or what types medication? age

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Vertigo: Can be caused by inner ear disorders or neurologic causes. Symptoms are dizziness, instability, nausea. Exercise usually not a cause unless drop in blood pressure. Medications? what are you taking? almost any medication can effect a person uniquely but important for you to see your doctor who has prescribed medications and report symptoms

Answered 8/2/2016

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Vertigo: Causes are manifold can be benign positional vertigo, Lyme disease, I have seen it with subclinical herpes I infection,ear infection,labyrinthritis, acoustic neuroma can be from meds like blood pressure medications, can be from basilar strokes, or tumors so in a 50 year old even with mild vertigo would have an evaluation,

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