Dizziness and Vertigo Summary When you’re dizzy, you may feel lightheaded or lose your balance. If you feel that the room is spinning, you have vertigo. A sudden drop in blood pressure or being dehydrated can make you dizzy. Many people feel lightheaded if they get up too quickly from sitting or lying down. Dizziness usually gets better by itself or is easily treated. However, it can be a symptom of other disorders. Medicines may cause dizziness, or problems with your ear. Motion sickness can also make you dizzy. There are many other causes. If you are dizzy often, you should see your health care provider to find the cause. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Reference Desk About Hearing Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Human Balance System Vestibular Disorders Association NIDCD Glossary National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Types of Vestibular Disorders Vestibular Disorders Association Seniors Age-Related Dizziness and Imbalance Vestibular Disorders Association Related Issues Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) Vestibular Disorders Association Cholesteatoma American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (EVAS) Vestibular Disorders Association Otosclerosis National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Living With Balance (or Vestibular) Rehabilitation American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Strategies for Everyday Challenges: Tips to Help You Cope Vestibular Disorders Association Specifics Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo American Academy of Family Physicians Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Vestibular Disorders Association Cervicogenic Dizziness Vestibular Disorders Association Dizziness, Vertigo, and Disequilibrium Vestibular Disorders Association Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis Vestibular Disorders Association Mal de Debarquement (Sickness of Disembarkment) Vestibular Disorders Association Ototoxicity Vestibular Disorders Association Perilymph Fistula Vestibular Disorders Association Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops (SEH) Vestibular Disorders Association Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence (SSCD) Vestibular Disorders Association Vestibular Hyperacusis Vestibular Disorders Association Vestibular Migraine (a.k.a.Migraine Associated Vertigo or [MAV]) Vestibular Disorders Association Array Benign positional vertigo Benign positional vertigo — aftercare Dizziness Dizziness and vertigo — aftercare Electronystagmography Epley maneuver Labyrinthitis Vertigo-associated disorders Encyclopedia Caloric stimulation Labyrinthitis — aftercare Treatments and Therapies Canalith Repositioning Procedure Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Home-Based Exercise Vestibular Disorders Association Medication (for Vestibular Disorders) Vestibular Disorders Association Surgical Procedures for Vestibular Dysfunction Vestibular Disorders Association Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Dizziness National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Vertigo National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Vestibular Diseases National Institutes of Health Find an Expert Directory of Organizations (Deafness and Communication Disorders) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology Find an ENT American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Start Here Dizziness Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Dizziness and Balance American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Dizziness and Motion Sickness American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Dizziness and Vertigo (Beyond the Basics) UpToDate Dizziness Can Be a Drag: Coping with Balance Disorders National Institutes of Health Children Dizziness and Balance Problems in Kids: Spinning Sensations and Unsteadiness National Institutes of Health Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning) (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Pediatric Vestibular Disorders Vestibular Disorders Association Journal Articles Dizziness and Vertigo Health Check Tools Vertigo DSHI Systems Symptoms What are the Symptoms of a Vestibular Disorder? Vestibular Disorders Association Videos and Tutorials Why Am I Dizzy? National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
