By Marzia KhanReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. IntroductionDizziness or balance problems can feel as though the room is spinning and can occur regardless of sitting, standing, or lying down.1 This symptom encompasses one of the most frequent patient complaints made in the neurological clinic, accounting for 5% of complaints in the outpatient clinic and 4%...
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What might cause head pressure and dizziness?
by Eric Swensen, University of Virginia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understand how our genes determine the strength of our bones, allowing them to identify several genes not previously known to influence bone density and, ultimately, our risk of fracture. The work...
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What might cause head pressure and dizziness?
Some people experience a feeling of pressure in the head or behind the eyes. The head may pound or feel very full. It may worsen if a person changes position. Feelings of pressure in the head and dizziness may occur together. Head pressure may be a type of headache or may happen alongside a headache....
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People who feel dizzy when they stand up may have higher risk of dementia
by American Academy of Neurology Some people who feel dizzy or lightheaded when they stand up may have an increased risk of developing dementia years later, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The condition, called orthostatic hypotension, occurs when people experience a sudden drop in blood...
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Physicians give first comprehensive review of COVID-19’s effects outside the lung
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. “I was on the front lines right from the beginning. I observed that patients were...
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How long is mono contagious and how is it spread?
Mono can last for a few weeks or several months and spreads mostly through saliva. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the main cause of mono. Mono is short for mononucleosis. People sometimes refer to mono as glandular fever. Here we discuss how long mono is contagious, its symptoms, and how it usually spreads. How long is...
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Advanced X-ray technology tells us more about Ménière’s disease
CREDIT: NORDSTRÖM ET AL. The organ of balance in the inner ear is surrounded by the hardest bone in the body. Using synchrotron X-rays, researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a drainage system that may be assumed to play a major role in the onset of Ménière’s disease, a common and troublesome disorder. These results...
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What causes a metallic taste and fatigue?
A metallic taste in the mouth, also called dysgeusia or parageusia, is a taste disorder in which a person perceives the taste of metal even though nothing is in the mouth. It can sometimes occur alongside fatigue, which is a constant feeling of exhaustion and lack of energy. A metallic taste by itself may be...
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Dry, wet, barking, hacking: A guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
by Maja Husaric and Vasso Apostolopoulos, The Conversation Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if you’ve got a relatively harmless cough, a coronavirus cough—or something else altogether? An occasional cough is healthy, but one that persists for weeks, produces bloody mucus, causes changes in phlegm color or comes with fever,...
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Examining associations between hearing loss, balance
What The Study Did: About 3,800 adults 40 and older in South Korea participating in a national health survey were included in this analysis that examined associations between hearing loss and a test of their ability to retain balance. Age-related hearing loss affects the inner ear, which may increase the risk of dizziness. Authors: Sung-Won...
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