Dizziness
Pending clinical review Educational information from public health sources, pending clinical review. It is not a diagnosis or medical advice.
Feeling off-balance, giddy, lightheaded or faint, or as if you or things around you are spinning (vertigo). It is common and not usually serious.
Get emergency help now (call your local emergency number (112 in India)) if you have:
- Face drooping, arm or leg weakness or numbness, or difficulty speaking
- Dizziness with chest pain, a racing or irregular heartbeat, or fainting
- A sudden, severe headache
Contact a doctor or clinician today if you have:
- Hearing loss, ringing in the ears, or double or blurred vision
When to see a clinician
- The dizziness will not go away or keeps coming back.
- You are worried about it.
What it can be associated with
This page cannot tell you what is causing your symptom. Many different things, minor and serious, can cause the same symptom, and only a clinician who can examine you can assess it. The list of things a symptom can be associated with is in alphabetical order, not in order of how likely they are.
- A side effect of medicine
- A sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up
- An ear infection or inner-ear problems
- Dehydration or heat exhaustion
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Low blood sugar (for example with diabetes)
- Migraine
- Motion sickness
- Stress or anxiety
General self-care
- Lie down until the dizziness passes, then get up slowly.
- Drink plenty of fluids, especially water.
- Do not drive, climb or use machinery while dizzy.
For medicines, ask a pharmacist or doctor; SuperHealthyAI does not advise on medicines or doses.
Check for warning signs
Tick any that apply now. This does not diagnose anything; it tells you how soon to get help.
Sources
- NHS (England): Dizziness (retrieved 2026-10-19)
- MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine): Dizziness and Vertigo (retrieved 2026-10-19)
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