The accompanying symptoms | Dizziness after sports

The accompanying symptoms

Since dizziness is a symptom that can have many different causes, there are a number of very different accompanying symptoms. Among the most common are nausea or vomiting and headaches, but also neck pain, visual disturbances such as a flickering before the eyes, hearing disturbances such as tinnitus or a fast pulse and palpable palpitations can be associated with dizziness. These symptoms provide important clues as to the cause of the dizziness, as they are often triggered by the same cause.

The two most common symptoms will be briefly explained below. Nausea is such a common accompanying symptom because it is, so to speak, a natural reaction of the body to contradictory sensory perceptions such as dizziness: the inner ear and eyes communicate movement of the ground on the one hand, but on the other hand everything seems to be fixed. Since the central nervous system also perceives these kinds of perceptions as poisoning, the CNS tries to get rid of the poison in the gastrointestinal tract by vomiting.

  • Dizziness with nausea
  • Dizziness and vomiting

Headaches are another frequent accompanying symptom of dizziness: here, however, it is necessary to differentiate exactly where and how the pain is perceived. When they occur together, headaches and dizziness can indicate an acute migraine attack (hemiplegic headache with visual disturbances, sensitivity to light and nausea), an inflammatory process in the inner ear or a cervical syndrome with radiation of the tension pain from the neck to the head. However, low blood pressure can also cause an unpleasant to painful throbbing in the head. Learn more about the topic: Dizziness and migraine.

The diagnosis

To diagnose dizziness, a detailed anamnesis must first be taken. This means that the doctor asks the person concerned about the time, duration, frequency, exact symptoms and accompanying symptoms of dizziness. The type of sport and the exact time in relation to the sporting activity should also be discussed.

It is important to differentiate between the type of sport in which the vertigo occurred and whether the sport involved involved a fall or impact, for example, against the head or spine. Furthermore, blood pressure should be measured routinely, as low blood pressure can also cause dizziness. Since dizziness is a generally common symptom that can occur in many different diseases, further diagnosis depends on the results of the patient’s medical history. In the further course of the diagnosis, a blood test can be performed and certain positioning maneuvers can be performed. In rare cases, magnetic resonance imaging of the head may be necessary to rule out causes in the brain.