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Dizziness

Our sense of balance is controlled by various organs and perceptions. These include the eyes, the ears, the organs of balance in the inner ears, the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and mental sensation. Dizzy spells and balance disorders are common complaints in a variety of conditions. Often other complaints are added, for example nausea or vomiting. Vision or hearing impairments are also possible. People affected by dizziness often find it frightening. If the dizziness is very severe, the circulation may collapse and the affected person faints for a short time.

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Causes

There are very many different triggers for dizziness. Problems with the vestibular organ in the inner ear or the vestibular center in the brain, or inconsistent or inadequate blood flow to the brain, are often the origin.

Acute attacks of vertigo often conceal neurological disorders. Chronic dizziness, on the other hand, is usually due to psychological triggers.

Symptoms

Basically: Dizziness is not a disease, but itself a symptom that can occur in various diseases. If our balance is disturbed, we find it difficult to walk and stand, the ground “wobbles”, “everything spins” or we have “the feeling that we are about to fall over”. If the twisting and swaying does not stop at all, the dizziness has become chronic.

A distinction is made between four symptomatic types of vertigo:

Spinning: The environment seems to be spinning.
(Common accompanying symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, ringing in the ears, and decreased hearing).
Swagger: The ground is pulled out from under your feet.
Elevator dizziness: You have the feeling of falling.
Pseudo-vertigo: Drowsy feeling / black before the eyes – without the surroundings appearing to move. Daher der Name Pseudo-Vertigo.

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Examination in Smartpraxis

Why?

Find and treat possible causes of your dizziness. Exclude potentially dangerous diseases.

Diagnostics / Procedure

Comprehensive investigation. ECG. Blood analysis.

Duration

30 minutes

Preparation

Appear sober and empty-stomached for the blood draw (take permanent medication!)

Afterwards

Referral to specialist colleagues, if necessary. Prescription, if necessary. Follow-up appointment.

Costs

Health insurance benefit, otherwise the current official regulation of charges for physicians (GOÄ) applies.

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