| The words 'dizziness' and 'vertigo',
although commonly used interchangeably, actually refer to different
symptoms.
Dizziness relates to feeling lightheaded, feeling
like you might faint, being unsteady or the loss of balance, while
vertigo
relates to feeling that you or the room is spinning or moving.
Typical Causes of Dizziness
Dizziness of the lightheadedness kind can happen as
the result of becoming dehydrated due to vomiting, diarrhea, fever or
other illness. Dizziness is also very common with colds, flu, or allergies.Profuse sweating may also cause dizziness due to the loss of fluid
which in turn leads to a lessening of blood volume reaching the brain.
This is in effect, why becoming dehydrated due to illness can also cause
lightheadedness.
Dizziness Not Related
to Multiple Sclerosis
It is important to realize that while dizziness is a common complaint
with multiple sclerosis, it may also be the result of other serious
conditions. This does not mean that feeling dizzy definitely indicates
a serious illness; only that it may.These include; heart problems
such as abnormal heart rhythm or heart attack. Other conditions which
may cause continued dizziness include stroke and problems with low blood
pressure (hypotension). It should be noted that these types of serious
condition which are associated with dizziness will usually cause additional
symptoms such as chest pain.
Dizziness and Multiple Sclerosis
Dizziness, when not related to other illnesses, conditions or inner
ear problems (for example, Meniere's disease or labyrinthitis), is commonly
a sign of a neurological condition. This can range from a stroke to
multiple sclerosis.
Dizziness related to multiple sclerosis is not usually a permanent
event and it tends to pass over the course of several weeks. Sometimes,
however, there may be left a tendency towards dizziness where
particular types of motion may provoke a dizzy-like response where previously
there was none, such as traveling by car.
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