What is "dizziness"?

What is "dizziness"?

Jason Hamilton (Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon) gives expert video advice on: What is "motion sickness" or "sea sickness"?; What can I do to prevent or treat motion sickness?; How can I reduce or prevent dizziness? and more...

Dizziness is a very obscure term. Dizziness can be categorized into four different things. There is vertigo where we actually see our environment spinning around us and that comes from the ear. There is lightheadedness which is caused by either anxiety or hyperventilation where the patient feels like they have a kind of sense of heaviness but they don't see their environment spinning around them. There is disequilibrium which effects older patients where they have problems with their sensation. They may need a cane or walker to keep their balance. The last form of dizziness is syncope which is where everything is black and that is usually caused by vascular or heart problem where your blood pressure becomes very low and the oxygen to the brain is diminished and things go black. These are the four types of dizziness.