LOOSING YOUR BALANCE? FIND OUT WHY

Some of us must have experienced imbalance or unsteadiness. It may present as, vertigo ( feeling of rotation), dizziness, vomiting, nausea, motion sickness, unsteadiness, rapid eyeball movement. 

Detailed history of the problems, patient is facing, has to be noted, along with provocating factors like sound, visual stimuli, movement. 

Whether problem started suddenly, or gradually or presence of associated symptoms( problem) like ringing sensation in the ear, hearing loss, ear fullness as in Meniers Disease ,  displacement of calcium carbonate crystals to  one part of the inner ear to another as in BPPV , after an infection as in  labyrinthitis or vestibular neuronitis  ,vesicles ( varicella  and herpes Zoster lesions) in the ear canal, double vision, numbness of the face, swallowing and speech problem, fits, loss of consciousness,  head ache or blindness. Vestibular  migraine  another cause for vertigo .Above  mentioned symptoms points towards any involvement of ear and higher centres (brain) 

Other causes for  giddiness are hormonal problems, hypoglycemia ( low sugar levels), heart problems, hypotension( low blood pressure) anaemia, anxiety, phobia, panic attacks to name a few. 

Hope you got some idea of balance problems.