Talk:Dizziness
Page contents not supported in other languages.
 | This level-5 vital article is ratedB-class on Wikipedia'scontent assessment scale.It is of interest to the followingWikiProjects: | |||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
 | Ideal sources for Wikipedia's health content are defined in the guidelineWikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) and are typicallyreview articles. Here are links topossibly useful sources of information aboutDizziness.
|
 | The content ofDisequilibrium (medicine) wasmerged intoDizziness on 15 August 2019. The former page'shistory now serves toprovide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see itstalk page. |
Archives |
| 1 |
This page has archives. Topics inactive for365 days are automatically archived1 or more at a time byLowercase sigmabot III if there are more than8. |
what about dizziness which is caused by the site of blood— Precedingunsigned comment added by217.132.102.216 (talk)21:35, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Should the title of the article be Dizziness instead of dizzy? I'm not an expert at grammatical terms but "dizzy" seems to be more a state of being such as "I am dizzy" or "They are dizzy" whereas dizziness is the state being experienced. The article is describing the sensation of dizziness. There is no such term as the sensation of dizzy.Rajrajmarley (talk)05:23, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This section needs some clarification, undoubtedly just about everyone experiences dizziness at some point in their life, not 20–30% of people. –Acdx(talk)04:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
DizzinessHello, Dizziness article writers and editors. This article currently a priority article for theWikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Google Project. The goal of this project to is provide a useful list of suggested revisions to help promote the expansion and improvement of this article.
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
To expand this article, the following outline fromWikiProject Medicine for signs and symptoms articles will be helpful:
“Most articles about medical signs and symptoms should follow the below recommended structure. Omit sections that your sources do not address and combine sections when this seems sensible. For example, the definition of some signs is amply covered by an explanation of the mechanism, so having a section dedicated to the definition would be redundant.
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The introduction needs to be rewritten, but probably this would be best to do after expansion of the article so it can be summarized in the Introduction.
‘One can induce dizziness by engaging in disorientating activities such as spinning.’- while this is certainly true, the idea should be expanded and moved to the Definition section. Introductions are usually unreferenced in Wikipedia, and these statements would be more appropriate in the Definition section.
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I recommend removing the bulleted list of differential diagnoses and associated medical conditions from the introduction and moving it to this new section. It should be noted that any list will be a partial list, because this is such a common symptom. However, the most common subcategories can reportedly be broken dows as follows: 40% peripheral vestibular dysfunction, 10% central nervous system lesion, 15% psychiatric disorder, 25% presyncope/dysequilibrium, and 10% nonspecific dizziness (see Chan 2009, below). The medical conditions that often have ‘dizziness’ as a symptom include:
See:
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Y These changes were made.BSW-RMH (talk)03:30, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This section would explain how the above conditions cause dizziness. The Merck Manual has a good overview:
“Dizziness has many causes because many body parts work together to maintain balance. They include the inner ear, the eyes (which provide visual cues needed to maintain balance), muscles and joints, the brain (mainly the brain stem and cerebellum), and the nerves that connect all of the parts.
Each type of dizziness tends to have characteristic causes. For example, faintness and light-headedness may result from a sudden fall in blood pressure (see Low Blood Pressure: Introduction) or from other disorders that result in an inadequate blood supply to the brain. In these disorders, the heart may be unable to pump enough to the brain, or the arteries to the brain may be blocked or narrowed.
Loss of balance may result from vision disturbances because the body depends on visual cues to maintain balance. Loss of balance may also result from musculoskeletal disorders, which cause muscle weakness and thus interfere with walking. Other causes include use of certain drugs (such as anticonvulsants and sedatives) and disorders of the inner ear.”
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Y This information was added.BSW-RMH (talk)03:44, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This section could discuss that the first approach to determining what is causing the dizziness is to distinguish non-specific dizziness from vertigo:“vertigo is most likely due to vestibular organ dysfunction, whereas nonvertigo symptomsmay be due to a variety of central nervous system, cardiovascular, or systemicdiseases. Vertigo is the illusion of true rotational movement of self or surroundings. Nonvertigo symptoms include light-headedness, generalized weakness, imbalance,tilting sensation, or unsteadiness.” (Chan 2009, below)
In addition, Chan et al. goes on to describe how others symptoms, the duration of the dizziness, aspects of physical examination, and history of other conditions can help refine the diagnosis of cause of dizziness.
See also:
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Because dizziness is associated with so many conditions, I would recommend this section state that treatment and management depends on diagnosis and direct readers to seek specific information for conditions individually.
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
" Dizziness is among the most common complaints in medicine, affecting approximately 20% to 30% of persons in the general population. Dizziness is a general term for a sense of disequilibrium.” (Karatas 2008)
“Dizziness is the third most common complaint among outpatients. Only chest painand fatigue are more common. In 80% of these cases, the dizziness is severe enoughto require medical intervention. Dizziness affects more than 50% of the elderly population and is the most common reason for visiting a physician after the age of 75years.” (Tusa 2009)
“The incidence of dizziness in the general population ranges from 20 to 30% andit has been demonstrated that with every 5 years of age increase, there is a 10% increase in the probability of suffering from dizziness. A population-based study estimated that 7.5 million patients with dizziness are examined in the ambulatory care setting in the United States each year.” (Chan 2009)
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don’t have specific recommendations for these sections. I think they can be omitted for now, added later if needed.
BSW-RMH (talk)16:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
?—Precedingunsigned comment added by174.25.95.32 (talk)19:30, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
{{cite journal}}:Unknown parameter|month= ignored (help)Doc James (talk ·contribs ·email)22:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Two conflicting figures for the rate of veritgo are given, 25% (ref #4) and 50% (ref #6). --Belg4mit (talk)18:18, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Disequilibrium is currently a dictionary definition, and is primarily known in association with dizziness. At some point, if the section on disequilibrium becomes too long, it can be split into its own article again. But currently, it would better serve the project if disequilibrium were merged into dizziness. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 23:04, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
YMerge completedKlbrain (talk)20:40, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]