Ticket to Trouble Dizziness Needs Immediate Medical Evaluation in Old and Young People New Study Implicates Heart Disease in More Than Half of Dizzy E

Ticket to Trouble Dizziness Needs Immediate Medical Evaluation in Old and Young People New Study Implicates Heart Disease in More Than Half of Dizzy Elderly

Sometimes people just take an anti-vertigo pill without a deep search for the cause of the dizziness. This turns out to be an even worse idea than it seems. According to a recent study OVER HALF of the elderly people who had DIZZINESS had it caused by HEART PROBLEMS.






The study which appeared in the Annals of Family Medicine, concluded "Contrary to most previous studies, cardiovascular disease was found to be the most common major cause of dizziness in elderly patients in primary care. In one-quarter of all patients an adverse drug effect was considered to be a contributory cause of dizziness, which is much higher than reported in previous studies". A number of heart related problem can make a person feel dizzy such as atrial fibrillation, other irregular heart beats and high or low blood pressure. Of course some other causes can be high or low blood sugar, inner ear problems and fluid loss.



No matter how you parse it, dizziness is NOT something to sneeze at and just taking a medication to cover up the symptom without a complete medical evaluation is a ticket to trouble.

Causes of Persistent Dizziness in Elderly Patients in Primary Care