Some people experience dizziness accompanied by nausea. What are the reasons for this?
To answer this question, the German Society for General and Family Medicine explained that dizziness accompanied by nausea may be due to the following reasons:
- Benign positional vertigo, which is caused by the presence of small crystals in the ear
- Persistent vertigo, which is often caused by acute failure of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear
- Meniere’s disease, which is paroxysmal vertigo caused by a large amount of lymphatic fluid in the inner ear
- Motion sickness, for example at sea or when driving a car
- Vestibular attack, a rare disorder believed to be caused by blood vessel pressure on the vestibular nerve in the ear
- Vestibular migraine
- Circulatory problems
- Tumors of the auditory or vestibular nerve
- Heart disease, in which blood flow to the heart is restricted, such as coronary heart disease
To determine the real cause behind dizziness accompanied by nausea, the following questions must be answered:
- What exactly does dizziness feel like (like on a rocking ship)
- When does vertigo occur?
- How long does vertigo last?
- What other symptoms does the person suffer from, such as headaches or hearing problems?
Vertigo accompanied by nausea is treated based on the cause that is diagnosed, and treatment methods extend from exercises to medications to surgery.