{"id":769,"date":"2021-01-18T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happier-at-home.mysites.io\/monitoring-dizziness-in-older-adults\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:55:15","slug":"monitoring-dizziness-in-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/monitoring-dizziness-in-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring Dizziness in Older Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/sinclairstoryline.com\/resources\/embeds\/jw8-embed.html?client=googima&#038;file=https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/7669c0450da041638a36fd51b08a3181.m3u8&#038;autostart=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dizziness is one of the more common reasons adults visit their doctors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Older adults are more likely to have medical conditions that cause dizziness, especially a sense of imbalance. They&#8217;re also more likely to take medications that can cause dizziness.&nbsp;Frequent dizzy spells or constant dizziness can significantly affect your life. But dizziness rarely signals a life-threatening condition.&nbsp;People experiencing dizziness may describe it as a sense of motion or spinning (vertigo), lightheadedness or feeling faint or unsteadiness or a loss of balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get emergency medical care&nbsp;if you experience new, severe dizziness or vertigo along with any of the following:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sudden, severe headache<\/li><li>Chest pain<\/li><li>Difficulty breathing<\/li><li>Numbness or paralysis of arms or legs<\/li><li>Fainting<\/li><li>Double vision<\/li><li>Rapid or irregular heartbeat<\/li><li>Confusion or slurred speech<\/li><li>Stumbling or difficulty walking<\/li><li>Ongoing vomiting<\/li><li>Seizures<\/li><li>A sudden change in hearing<\/li><li>Facial numbness or weakness<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dizziness has many possible causes, including inner ear disturbance, medication effects, or something more serious.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Inner ear problems that cause dizziness (vertigo) &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Vertigo is the sense that your surroundings are spinning. With inner ear disorders, your brain receives signals from the inner ear that aren&#8217;t consistent with what your eyes and sensory nerves are receiving. Vertigo is what results as your brain works to sort out the confusion.<ul><li><strong>Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).&nbsp;<\/strong>This condition causes an intense and brief but false sense that you&#8217;re spinning or moving. These episodes are triggered by a rapid change in head movement, such as when you turn over in bed, sit up or experience a blow to the head.&nbsp;BPPV&nbsp;is the most common cause of vertigo.<\/li><li><strong>Infection.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Meniere&#8217;s disease.<\/strong>&nbsp;This disease involves the excessive buildup of fluid in your inner ear. You may also have fluctuating hearing loss and ringing in the ear.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Circulation problems &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;You may feel dizzy if your heart isn&#8217;t pumping enough blood to your brain.<ul><li>Drop in blood pressure.&nbsp;A drop in blood pressure may result in brief lightheadedness. It can occur after standing too quickly. This condition is also called orthostatic hypotension.<\/li><li>Poor blood circulation.&nbsp;Conditions such as cardiomyopathy, heart attack, heart arrhythmia and transient ischemic attack could cause dizziness. And a decrease in blood volume may cause inadequate blood flow to your brain or inner ear.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Other causes<ul><li><strong>Neurological conditions.<\/strong>&nbsp;Some neurological disorders \u2014 such as Parkinson&#8217;s disease and multiple sclerosis \u2014 can lead to progressive loss of balance.<\/li><li><strong>Medications.<\/strong>&nbsp;Dizziness can be a side effect of certain medications \u2014 such as anti-seizure drugs, antidepressants, sedatives and tranquilizers. In particular, blood pressure lowering medications may cause faintness if they lower your blood pressure too much.<\/li><li><strong>Low iron levels (anemia).<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Overheating and dehydration.<\/strong>&nbsp;If you&#8217;re active in hot weather or if you don&#8217;t drink enough fluids.&nbsp; This is especially true if you take certain heart medications.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxrochester.com\/news\/good-day-rochester\/monitoring-dizziness-in-older-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click to watch the video on foxrochester.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dizziness is one of the more common reasons older adults visit their doctors. 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