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Dizziness - Vertigo.It sometimes happens that an individual in good health suddenly becomes dizzy and reels like a drunken man. This sensation is often accompanied by considerable prostration of the nervous system, and perhaps by nausea and vomiting. Yet the nausea appears to be under these circumstances a result rather than a cause of the difficulty. These attacks may last but a few moments, but are apt to be repeated at intervals of a few days or weeks. They are of but little importance, except that the individual almost always is very apprehensive of serious disease. There is a popular impression that attacks of dizziness precede for some time serious diseases of the brain, such as apoplexy, paralysis and epilepsy. As a matter of fact these diseases are not to be suspected when the patient is subject to dizziness, for those who become victims to grave diseases of the brain are rarely troubled in advance by these dizzy fits. The fits of apoplexy, it is true, often begin with dizziness, but are not preceded for any considerable period by this feeling. Dizziness is sometimes a symptom of heart disease ; in these cases it is very apt to be associated with palpitation of the heart. An examination of the heart itself will decide at once whether or not this condition exists. In other cases dizziness appears to be caused by dyspepsia. In the majority of instances individuals are overworked ; it is especially common among those persons whose pursuits are sedentary. Among such, fits of dizziness may be brought on by study ; in some, even a slight mental effort, such as reading a book, is followed by an attack of vertigo. In every case the treatment is to be regulated by the cause. It will usually be necessary for the patient to work less and devote more time to recreation ; most obstinate cases have been cured by complete relaxation from business, even without medicine. It is believed by some physicians that excessive smoking and venery are responsible for many cases of the disease. At any rate a patient who is addicted to either of these practices and suffers from habitual dizziness, should discontinue the practice. In every case benefit is derived from the assurance that the dizziness is not the forerunner of any serious affection of the brain. But first, if you want to come back to this web site again, just add it to your bookmarks or favorites now! Then you'll find it easy! Also, please consider sharing our helpful website with your online friends.
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