Heavy-headedness
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Heavy-headedness is the feeling of faintness, dizziness, or feeling of floating, wooziness.[1][2][3] Individuals may feel as though their head is heavy; also feel as though the room is moving/spinning also known as vertigo. Some causes of heavy-headedness can be tough to get rid of and can last a long period of time, however most can be treated.
Causes
Heavy-headedness can be caused by inner ear disturbance, motion sickness and medication effects. Sometimes it can be caused by an underlying health condition, such as poor circulation, infections or injuries.[4] Panic attacks can cause heavy-headedness as well. Medical conditions like anxiety causes heavy-headedness too.[5] A sinus infection can cause facial pressure and pain, as well as nasal congestion and headaches; which is also known as heavy-headedness.[6] New users to specific drugs can cause heavy-headedness. Chronic subjective dizziness (CSD) can be related to heavy-headedness. Nausea and vomiting can cause heavy-headedness. In cases of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome cognitive effects such as severely disrupted speech, giddiness, and heavy-headedness have been documented.[7]
Treatment
Treatment for heavy-headedness depends on the problem. Over-the-counter pain medications can sometimes work for heavy-headedness. Examples include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naproxen.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Medicine, Northwestern. "Symptoms of Dizziness and Balance Disorders". Northwestern Medicine.
- ^ Smirnova, Alina; Bell, Stephanie H; Tracy, C Shawn; Upshur, Ross EG (15 September 2011). "Still dizzy after all these years: a 90-year-old woman with a 54-year history of dizziness". BMJ Case Reports. 2011. doi:10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4247. PMC 3176358.
- ^ "Dizziness".
- ^ "Dizziness - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic.
- ^ "Is Anxiety Causing My Head to Feel Heavy?". July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Head Feels Heavy: Symptoms, Treatment, and More". Healthline. November 1, 2017.
- ^ Thomson, Allan D.; Cook, Christopher C. H.; Guerrini, Irene; Sheedy, Donna; Harper, Clive; Marshall, E. Jane (1 March 2008). "Review Wernicke's encephalopathy revisited Translation of the case history section of the original manuscript by Carl Wernicke 'Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten fur Aerzte and Studirende' (1881) with a commentary". Alcohol and Alcoholism. 43 (2): 174–179. doi:10.1093/alcalc/agm144.
- ^ "Head feels heavy: 5 causes, symptoms, and treatments". www.medicalnewstoday.com. March 10, 2018.