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I woke up this morning feeling dizzy, what could be causing it and is it a medical emergency?

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Dr. Jon Ahrendsen answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Viral labyrinthitis : Is one likely cause, or benign positional vertigo is another. Neither of which are a medical emergency if you are otherwise neurologically normal. Many times these symptoms will pass in 48-72 hours. If they persist, see a doctor.

Answered 8/18/2016

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