Saw a doctor recently from feeling nauseated and what I thought was dizziness, but when doctor asked if it was dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo or an imbalanced sense of disequilibrium, I now have more questions than answers. I think I left dizzier than when I went in from the confusion!
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Not a doctor, but in general language terms:
“Dizzyness” is when you feel like the world is spinning or tilting around you, like you just finished spinning in circles. You might literally see the room spinning before your eyes,, or it might feel like your brain is spinning around inside your skull.
“Lightheadedness” is when the blood runs out of your head and you get a whooshy, distant feeling. Your vision might start to go black around the edges and your hearing might get muffled or start ringing.
“Vertigo” is when you feel like you’re falling, or like something is rushing around you.
“Imbalanced” is just when you can’t get your body to stay upright, like your sense of which way is up has gone wacky and you keep accidentally tipping.
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