Dizziness when bending

Introduction

Dizziness when bending is a dizziness that occurs when the body position changes rapidly to a bent position. The dizziness is described in the majority of cases as rotational vertigo and the affected persons feel as if they were sitting on a merry-go-round. There are several possible causes for this. The most common is the so-called benign positional vertigo, in which a disorder in the organ of balance causes false information about the position of the body to be sent to the brain. But other causes, such as a weak blood circulation, can also be possible.

Causes

There are several possible causes for the occurrence of dizziness when bending down. In most cases it is a so-called benign positioning vertigo. It occurs in attacks when the position of the body changes suddenly and is therefore a typical cause of dizziness when bending down.

Furthermore, the dizziness can occur when turning the head, for example in bed. The cause of this lies in a functional disorder of the organ of balance. This can cause so-called ear stones to come loose, which causes the organ of equilibrium to send incorrect information about the position of the body to the brain.

Other diseases of the organ of equilibrium are also possible as causes, but by no means as typical as benign positional vertigo. Other possible causes are weakening of the circulatory system. There are many different types, but none of them are typical for vertigo that occurs directly when bending down. Possible causes are a disturbance of the blood pressure adjustment when changing position, hypoglycaemia or incorrectly adjusted blood sugar, venous insufficiency or the side effects of medication.

Accompanying circumstances

If dizziness occurs when standing up, this must be distinguished from dizziness caused by the actual bending itself, since the causes are usually very different. Dizziness when standing up is most often caused by a failure to adjust blood pressure to the change in body position. This causes a sudden drop in blood pressure, which causes the head and brain to be supplied with too little blood for a few seconds.

The dizziness is a manifestation of this blood deficiency and usually lasts only a few seconds. If dizziness occurs after bending down and looking up, there are several possible causes, just as with bending itself, but the most common is benign positioning vertigo. In this case, so-called earstones are loosened in the organ of equilibrium, whereby faulty information from the organ of equilibrium is passed on to the brain.

This disorder is typically accompanied by the occurrence of dizziness when sudden movements of the head or changes in position occur. Therefore, this cause is most likely to occur when dizziness occurs while bending down and looking up again. Other indications of this are, for example, the occurrence of dizziness when turning around in bed.

If dizziness occurs when bending down and then looking backwards, there are two main causes. Benign positional vertigo as a disease of the organ of equilibrium is characterized by the sudden appearance of dizziness when the head changes position. Therefore, it can often lead to dizzy spells in such situations.

Another common cause in these circumstances is the entrapment of a nerve in the area of the cervical spine. This can be caused, for example, by tension and, depending on the extent of the symptoms, can lead to recurrent dizziness. This topic may also be of interest to you:

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