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    Dizziness and vertigo

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    • Rihannaundefined
      Rihanna
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      Dizziness is an inexact term people often use to describe various related sensations, including

      Faintness (feeling about to pass out)
      Light-headedness
      Dysequilibrium (feeling off balance or unsteady)
      A vague spaced-out or swimmy-headed feeling
      Vertigo (a false sensation of movement)

      Vertigo is a type of dizziness felt as a false sensation of movement. People usually feel that they, their environment, or both are spinning. The feeling is similar to that produced by the childhood game of spinning round and round, then suddenly stopping and feeling the surroundings spin. Occasionally, people simply feel pulled to one side. Vertigo is not a diagnosis. It is a description of a sensation.
      People with vertigo may also have nausea and vomiting, difficulty with balance, and/or trouble walking. Some people have a rhythmic jerking movement of the eyes (nystagmus) during an episode of vertigo.
      Different people often use the terms “dizziness” and “vertigo” differently, perhaps because these sensations are hard to describe in words. Also, people may describe their sensations differently at different times. For example, the sensations might feel like light-headedness one time and like vertigo the next.
      However it is described, these sensations can be disturbing and even incapacitating, particularly when accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Symptoms cause particular problems for people doing an exacting or dangerous task, such as driving, flying, or operating heavy machinery.
      Dizziness accounts for about 5 to 6% of doctor visits. It may occur at any age but becomes more common as people age. It affects about 40% of people older than 40 at some time. Dizziness may be temporary or chronic. Dizziness is considered chronic if it lasts more than a month. Chronic dizziness is more common among older people.
      For dizziness that occurs only on standing up, see Dizziness or Light-Headedness When Standing Up.

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