And how to act competently if you are about to collapse into a faint, experts say. You were driven when taking blood from a vein or when you sat in the dentist's chair. Before that, you feel ringing in your ears, weakness, darkening and flies in your eyes.

- This is the most common variant of dizziness and lightheadedness in healthy people, says neurologist, doctor of the highest category Anna Gorenkova. The reason - in a stressful situation, the release of hormones and active substances into the blood increases.. After such an attack, there is weakness, pallor, the skin is moist, warm.. Ammonia or tart perfume will help to come to your senses.

The head is spinning in the same situation - in the morning or at night after you abruptly got out of bed. The attack begins without previous symptoms, that is, suddenly (get up - and immediately led).

- Most likely it is a pressure problem.. In extreme cases, this is orthostatic hypotension (that is, a sharp decrease in blood pressure when standing up). Normally, when a person gets up, his pressure first decreases, then recovers.. In orthostatic hypotension, the pressure recovery mechanism works later. Therefore, such people need to get up slowly, gradually. And, if the attacks started recently, it is advisable to contact a cardiologist and check the blood pressure in dynamics.

Dizziness on the verge of losing consciousness after a blow, head injury, with severe headache.

- This is a very common symptom in concussions, vascular diseases of the brain. Also happens with migraine, epilepsy. Be sure to check with a neurologist - make an x-ray of the brain and preferably a CT scan (computed tomography).

The head is spinning and the heart is pounding, jumping out of the chest. Face pale, sweating, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing.

- If this happened to you - immediately see a cardiologist. With some arrhythmias, the blood supply to all organs, including the brain, worsens.. This leads to the development of a semi-conscious state.. You need to immediately put nitroglycerin under the tongue. And then do a cardiogram, echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart) and preferably Holter monitoring (there is such a device that you put on for a day to track the cardiogram in dynamics), cardiologist Tamara Ogieva advises.

You feel sick and dizzy on a sea cruise, in the mountains, on a long bus ride. May be accompanied by impaired coordination, loss of balance.

- Often this indicates that you have a weak vestibular apparatus. Such “lucky ones” who are always sick and sick in transport, about 7% of the population. If, in addition to these symptoms, there is tinnitus, abdominal pain, consult an ENT doctor: you need to find a cure for seasickness.

The attack occurs exclusively in front of the "

- This is a typical hysterical fit.. Usually the girl declares, they say, oh, how dizzy, then she begins to fall picturesquely, while the blood does not drain from her face, reflexes are normal. The diagnosis of a hysterical seizure is most often clear immediately, but officially it can only be made by excluding other causes of fainting.. The best way to stop a hysterical fit is to pat your cheeks and make less fuss around.

The attack of lightheadedness occurs mainly in men, when the head is turned sharply, for example, while shaving or playing sports, or when wearing tight-collared shirts..

- In the vessels of the neck there is an active zone - the carotid sinus, with irritation of which the pressure drops sharply by 40 mm. rt. st. With a sharp turn of the head or a tight tie knot, the vessels of the neck are compressed and the carotid sinus is irritated.. The result is a sharp drop in blood pressure and dizziness.. This condition is called carotid sinus syndrome.. Conclusion: Set up “no tie” appointments more often.

You have suffered from rheumatism or a severe cold. The doctor, when listening, determines the noise in the heart. Rhythm disturbances and pressure drops may disturb.

- It is necessary to do an ECHO-cardiography. Perhaps you have an acquired heart disease, which occurs most often against the background of rheumatism and undertreated tonsillitis. With almost any heart defect, severe dizziness occurs from time to time..

You are too zealous with a diet, resulting in a decrease in body weight in a short time.

- Don't lose weight quickly. Dizziness in this situation - still flowers. This is followed by an exacerbation of chronic diseases, a decrease in immunity and a whole bunch of ailments - it will be worse. So lose weight gradually..

10. you have diabetes. Before an attack, you feel hunger, general weakness, excessive sweating, trembling in the hands and body, heart palpitations. Dizziness may turn into fainting.

- Looks like hypoglycemia. This condition occurs with an overdose of insulin..

Therefore, it is necessary to carefully observe both the doses of insulin and the diet.. After a hypoglycemic state, it is useful to have a snack: eat some fruit, yogurt, a handful of nuts, a couple of spoons of honey.

IMPORTANT!

How to help if you feel dizzy If you feel that you are about to faint, start breathing as deeply as possible, unfasten tight clothes, try to sit up and in no case close your eyes! Then start, with strong pressure, massaging the little fingers and thumbs.

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