Dizziness

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Causes

Signs/Symptoms

Care

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

• If you are feeling dizzy, lie down until the feeling passes.
• To avoid an attack, rise slowly from a prone to a sitting position. Do the same when you go from a sitting to a standing position.
• Avoid driving a car or operating heavy machinery while dizzy.

Call Your Doctor If...

• You have prolonged, severe, or repeated attacks of dizziness.
• You notice some loss of hearing or hear strange noises in your ears.

Seek Care Immediately If...

• You have a severe headache, weakness in your arms or legs, numbness or tingling in any part of your body, blurred vision, or difficulty speaking or swallowing.
• You develop frequent morning headaches along with nausea and vomiting.
• You pass out, loose control of your bowels or bladder, bite your tongue, or sustain any injury from falling or unsteadiness.