People often worry about dizziness when sleeping because this problem can sometimes be a sign of one or more serious medical conditions. So, what to do when we feel dizzy when we sleep?
1. Causes of dizziness
Dizziness is a condition when you lose balance and feel like you or your surroundings are spinning, wobbly and at risk of falling. Dizziness is not a disease but a symptom of many different conditions with different causes: vestibular disorders, inner ear damage, head trauma, stroke, anemia, low blood pressure …
Among those mentioned causes, feeling dizzy during sleep is often caused by vestibular disorders. Common causes of vestibular disorders such as low blood pressure, cerebrovascular accident, hemophilia, leading to blockage of blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the brain, or neuritis, otitis media, head trauma that can cause damage to the 8th nerve (vestibular nerve - cochlear), stress, insomnia…
However, to be sure of the cause of dizziness when sleeping, you should go to Healthcare facilities for examination, accurate diagnosis and timely treatment
2. How does dizziness look like when lying down to sleep?
Patients may experience episodes of dizziness, lightheadedness, lightheadedness, confusion, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, fear of noise, fear of light, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, fatigue, and insomnia. The condition can be worsened when we change into other positions.
Patients with different conditions may experience mild or severe symptoms. This can last for a few days and then gradually recover, but it can also last for a long time, affecting the patient's health
3. What to note if you are dizzy while sleeping?
- Avoid sudden change of position, when changing from sitting to lying position or vice versa, it should be slowly, avoid sudden.
- Build a regimen of regular rest, avoid staying up late, overwork, and avoid stress.
- Limit the use of stimulants such as coffee, alcohol, beer, tobacco.
- Have a scientific, nutritious diet, drink enough water every day.
- Adopt a regular and reasonable exercise regimen.
- Avoid climbing, driving, operating machinery, or other potentially hazardous jobs during dizziness for your own safety.
- Arrange household objects neatly and neatly, avoiding obstacles on the floor due to the risk of falling and endangering the patient.
If dizziness when sleeping only appears for a short time and then recovers on its own, you should not be too worried because this may be a sign of stress, just modify the lifestyle with proper diet and physical exercises. However, if this occurs too often or the symptoms go worse, especially in people with chronic diseases and many risk factors, it is necessary to immediately visit a doctor for treatment, precisely diagnose in a timely manner.
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