Symptoms

Symptoms of Dizziness and Balance Disorders

Symptoms of dizziness can include feelings of:

• Lightheadedness
• Vertigo (spinning motion)
• Unsteadiness
• Loss of balance
• Sensation of floating or swimming
• Heavy-headedness
• Spaciness

Sometimes dizziness is also accompanied by clamminess, nausea, vomiting, paleness or losing consciousness.

Balance disorder

Patients with balance disorders often experience a feeling of dizziness or vertigo and may find it difficult to walk without falling. Other symptoms may include:

• Blurred vision
• Mental confusion or disorientation
• Nausea and vomiting
• Feelings of depression, fear, anxiety
• Tiredness
• Difficulty concentrating
• Diarrhea
• Blood pressure and changes in heart rate