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By Mayo Clinic staffDizziness is often temporary and goes away on its own. These self-care tips may help:
- Move slowly. When you stand up from lying down, move slowly. Many people experience dizziness if they stand up too quickly.
- Drink plenty of fluids. Staying well hydrated can help prevent or relieve several types of dizziness.
- Avoid caffeine and tobacco. By restricting blood flow, these substances can make symptoms worse.
Schedule a doctor's appointment
Call your doctor if your dizziness is accompanied by:
- A new, different or severe headache
- Falling or trouble walking
- Hearing loss
Seek emergency medical care
Dizziness can be a symptom of a serious medical problem, such as a heart attack or a stroke. Call 911 or have someone drive you to the emergency department if your dizziness is associated with:
- Chest pain
- Heart palpitations
- Shortness of breath
- Changes in your vision or speech
- Serious head injury
- Leg or arm weakness
- Loss of consciousness that lasts more than just a few minutes
- Seizures
- Tusa RJ. Dizziness. Medical Clinics of North America. 2009;93:263.
- Dizziness and motion sickness. American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/dizzinessMotionSickness.cfm. Accessed July 8, 2010.
- Huller TE, et al. Approach to the patient with dizziness. In: Flint PW, et al. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2010. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05283-2..00165-8--s0045&uniq=208944929&isbn=978-0-323-05283-2&sid=1022782623#lpState=opened&lpTab=contentsTab&content=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05283-2..00165-8--s0045%3Btype%3DbookPage%3Bisbn%3D978-0-323-05283-2. Accessed July 8, 2010.
- Ferri FF. Dizziness. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2011. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2010. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05610-6..00039-1--s0175&uniq=208944929&isbn=978-0-323-05610-6&sid=1022782623. Accessed July 8, 2010.
- Kerber KA. Vertigo and dizziness in the emergency department. Emergency Medical Clinics of North America. 2009;27:39.
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