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How are vertigo and dizziness distinguished from each other?
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Varies: This depends on the person sometimes, but from an ENT stance, dizziness is considered an off-balanced, off-kilter, light-headed or floaty sensation. There is an unsteadiness but not motion in one direction. Vertigo is generally a true sensation of motion. The person feels like he/she is spinning in one direction. The person feels like she/he is on a merry-go-round- implies an inner problem.
Answered 6/27/2014
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