The words "woozy," "about to black out," "tunnel vision," and "lightheadedness" are associated with dizziness. These sensations are almost always due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. In general, symptoms are worse when standing and improve with lying down. This kind of dizziness is frequently experienced by healthy individuals who rise quickly from a chair, often after a meal, and have a few seconds of disorientation.

Some people describe their balance problem by saying that they feel dizzy, unsteady or giddy. This feeling of imbalance without the sensation of turning or spinning is called disequilibrium and is sometimes due to an inner ear problem. See similar questions...

YES! Once a diagnosis of the dizziness is established, physical therapy can be directed for most causes. Some forms of dizziness, such as with Meniere's disease, may require medical, or rarely surgical, treatment. Vestibular therapy/balance retraining is a relatively new advance in treating many forms of dizziness, and is offered at the Ear Institute of Texas for comprehensive care of our patients. back to top See similar questions...

Usually this happens to people who have a nervous problem, or people who have low blood pressure. This happens often. When it does, I usually I ask the student to just sit down, not do any Qigong, and let them open up a bit more. If they keep feeling dizzy, they might faint. Another reason some people feel dizzy, especially just when you begin to teach Qigong, is that they are very sensitive to qi. They take in other peoples' bad qi very quickly. See similar questions...

Due to lowering of blood pressure, not enough oxygen is supplied to the brain which could lead to fainting and dizziness. See similar questions...

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Dizziness occurs in approximately 1.8% of young adults and more than 30% of the elderly. It is the number on complaint of patients over the age of 70. 85% of dizziness can be attributed to a disorder of the inner ear. BPPV is the most common cause of episodic dizziness and is most common in adults over the age of 65 with almost 100,000 cases per year. See similar questions...

When doing an activity that requires continuous focus changes (near to far, far to near) like scanning a shopping aisle, try to look up to a distant point every now and then to stare off into the distance and rest your eyes. Avoid trying to focus on movement like other shoppers, but not at the expense of running into things or people of course. Do what you can. See similar questions...

No. For some people it is lightheadedness. Some people feel faint. some feel as if they are moving when they are not. Others feel a spinning sensation in which either they are doing the spinning or the world around them is spinning. See similar questions...