Dizziness and Nausea

Dizziness is lightheadedness, feeling like you mightlabyrinthitis and Meniere's disease.
faint, being unsteady, loss of balance, or vertigo.Nausea and vomiting can occur in both children
Dry heaves when it is at its worst. The nausea isand adults. Nausea is often indicative of an
worse in the morning and is aggravated byunderlying condition elsewhere in the body. Nausea
moving and somewhat alleviated by eating. Moreis also an adverse effect of many drugs. Nausea
serious conditions that can lead to lightheadednessmay also be an effect of a large intake of sugary
include heart problems (such as abnormal heartfoods. Nausea is the sensation that there is a
rhythm or heart attack), stroke, and severe dropneed to vomit. Nausea can be acute and
in blood pressure (shock). Common symptoms ofshort-lived, or it can be prolonged. Nausea and
dizziness associated with aging includevomiting can sometimes be symptoms of more
lightheadedness, a spinning sensation, giddiness,serious diseases such as heart attacks, kidney or
wooziness, or unsteadiness. Dizziness may be justliver disorders, central nervous system disorders,
mildly annoying or caused by something possiblybrain tumors, and some forms of cancer. It is
life threatening. Lightheadedness is a feeling thatestimated that 50 to 90 percent of pregnant
you are about to faint or "pass out. Nausea is thewomen experience nausea, while 25 to 55
body's way of reacting to an infection or condition.percent experience vomiting. It often occurs with
Always carry a "sipper" cup filled with youror precedes vomiting, but both
favorite drinks. Dizziness and vertigo caused by anausea-without-vomiting and
vestibular migraine may be triggered by turningvomiting-without-nausea are possible.
your head quickly.Nausea Treatment Tips
Brain causes. Stroke, tumor, headaches, migraines,1. Several antiemetics, and researchers continue
hyperventilation. Fainting (syncope) - A loss ofto look for more effective treatments.
blood supply to the brain causing loss of2. Doxylamine is the drug of choice in
consciousness, typically after loss of blood outputpregnancy-related nausea.
by your heart. Dementia or senility - Any illness3. Non-invasive (often untested) mechanical
causing confusion or changed state of mind, suchdevices used to suppress nausea due to motion
as medications, drugs, or alcohol.sickness.
Many things may trigger this infamous "common4. Avoid solid foods until there has been no
faint"—emotions, rapidly assuming an uprightvomiting for six hours, and then work slowly back
position, even urination. Promptly treat earto a normal diet.
infections, colds, flus, sinus congestion, and other5. Spice ginger is also used for centuries as a folk
respiratory infections. This may help preventremedy to treat nausea.