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Dizziness
Alternate Names : Lightheadedness - Dizzy, Loss of Balance, Vertigo
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Dizziness: Prevention
Promptly treat ear infections, colds, flus, sinus congestion, and other respiratory infections. This may help prevent labyrinthitis and Meniere's disease.
If you have a cold, the flu, or other viral illness, drink plenty of fluids to prevent getting dehydrated.
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• Definition
• Dizziness: Common Causes
• Dizziness: Home Care & Treatment
• Dizziness: Prevention
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Benign Positional Vertigo
• Common Cold
• Heart Attack
• Labyrinthitis
• Meniere's Disease
• Stroke
• The Flu
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• ECG
• Electronystagmography
Other Topics
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Shock
Review Date : 8/13/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Galit Kleiner-Fisman MD, FRCPC, Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/09/2001).
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