Dizziness

[Bujidmaa]

Hi, I am 35 years old and I am physically very active. I go to gym 6 times a week and spend an hour. I like to do cardio classes like zumba, step and kickboxing. Unfortunately, I am experiencing dizziness and head spinning while I exercise. Mostly when i make certain movements with my head. Like shaking my head, jumping and tumbling. I don't know what it is and what causes it. Should I be worried or is it one of the things that will pass. It started slowly after I had my baby and it seems like it is getting worse. Please some advise?
I don't smoke, drink coffee basically I am very clean.

[caregiver222]

Try drinking tea prepared by steeping several slices of fresh ginger for twenty minutes. This is also an age-old seasick remedy.

[Bujidmaa]

Thank you so much for your response. I guess I have to have a doctor look at it or run some tests. Dizziness never goes away and it seems it only gets worse.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Your symptoms could be due to Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which is an entity in which with movement of the head the person is likely to get dizziness. This happens because of a disorder of the labyrinth system in the inner ear. It can get affected due to head injuries, surgeries, nerve inflammations and as a side effect to medications. In a majority of cases the cause is not known. It is diagnosed by a physical examination and sometimes blood tests, a CT and MRI and audiology tests can further help with diagnosis.  Therapy is with diazepam and OTC meclizine. Other measures which help are elevating the head end of the bed, drinking plenty of fluids, avoiding sudden movements of the head and taking precautions with driving during an attack. Please consult your primary care physician who will do an initial clinical assessment and then may refer you to a neurologist.