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I'll be sitting for a while or laying down everytime i get up fast the room would spin for a second or would get light headed..
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Vertigo: Vertigo name for permanent or prolonged Dizziness occurs with positional changes from lying down/ sitting/ standing or turning one's head quickly to one side or the other and up/down. Problem with the middle ear, like water/fluid or Infection in the ear. Colds with head congestion,or even long standing damage to the middle ear with calcium deposits. Best to see PCP or ENT for proper eval/ RX.
Answered 11/26/2016
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