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Blurred vision, Dizziness and Spinning sensation WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms blurred vision, dizziness and spinning sensation including Middle ear infection, Labyrinthitis, and Diabetes, type 2. There are 53 conditions associated with blurred vision, dizziness and spinning sensation. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.
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- When this occurs, the eyes will manifest a tendency to drift outwards or inwards. This in turn can cause eyestrain, double vision, muscle spasm and excessive peripheral visual stimulation, which in turn can trigger dizziness and balance problems. Treatment is with lenses, prisms and therapy.
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A Guide To Nystagmus By Burt Dubow, OD. Nystagmus most commonly causes the eyes to look involuntarily from side to side in a rapid, swinging motion rather than staying fixed on an object or person. Some nystagmuses, however, cause the eyes to jerk sideways or up and down.
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What can cause frequent eye twitching? School of Medicine, Family Medicine answered. Eye twitching is causes blepharospasm. There are many causes of eye twitching. The common ones are alcohol, caffeine, fatigue, lack of sleep, physical exertion, smoking, stress, and irritation to the eye or eyelid. Chronic causes include inflamed eyelids, dry eyes, light sensitivity, and pink eye.
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Nystagmus: Those Annoying Involuntary Eye Movements Nystagmus can be caused by: 1  Abnormal function in the part of the brain that controls your eye movements. 2  A problem with the neural pathway between the eye and brain.  A problem affecting the labyrinth (the part of the inner ear that senses movement and position)
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- What Causes Eye Floaters www.lifescript.com/health/briefs/w/what_causes_eye_floaters.aspx. They appear as black or gray specks drifting about when you move your eyes. So what causes eye floaters? Most eye floaters are caused by age-related changes to the jelly-like substance (vitreous) inside your eyes. ...
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Kevin Conrad Other causes of vertigo: 1  Head concussion. 2  Stroke or transient ischemic attack (a mini-stroke) 3  Migraine headaches. 4  Multiple sclerosis if the plaques associated with multiple sclerosis are located at or near the nerve to the inner ear. 5  Use of unaccustomed amounts of caffeine or nicotine.
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Overview Dizziness has many possible causes, including inner ear disturbance, motion sickness and medication effects. Sometimes it's caused by an underlying health condition, such as poor circulation, infection or injury. The way dizziness makes you feel and your triggers provide clues for possible causes.ertigo is the false sense that your surroundings are spinning or moving. With inner ear disorders, your brain receives signals from the inner ear that aren't consistent with what your eyes and sensory nerves are receiving. Vertigo is what results as your brain works to sort out the confusion.
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Vision problems What types of uncontrolled eye movements are common in MS and how are they treated? Rapid, uncontrolled horizontal or vertical eye movements (nystagmus) can occur in MS. These jumping eye movements, which are rapid and unpredictable, may be triggered by certain visual stimuli and can cause disorientation.
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What causes BPPV? What causes BPPV? Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of spinning dizziness, which is related to the ear. This kind of spinning dizziness is called vertigo. In BPPV, the organ of balance in the inner ear malfunctions. The ear normally uses small crystals called “otoconia” to determine the direction of gravity. In a disease state these crystals come loose and float around inside the inner ear.
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Quick Guide Balance Disorders: Vertigo, Motion Sickness, Labyrinthitis, and More Vertigo is usually due to a problem with the inner ear but can also be caused by vision problems and other conditions. Vertigo is medically distinct from dizziness, lightheadedness, and unsteadiness in that vertigo involves the sensation of movement.
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What Are the Causes of Lightheadedness, Dizziness & Room Spinning? Overview. Lightheadedness and dizziness accompanied by a sensation that the room is spinning, called vertigo, has many causes. Dizziness alone does not constitute vertigo--by definition, the dizziness and/or lightheadedness must be accompanied by the spinning or movement sensation.
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Wandering eye The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Wandering eye as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments. 1  Pemoline.  Cylert.
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Dizziness Vertigo is the false sense that your surroundings are spinning or moving. With inner ear disorders, your brain receives signals from the inner ear that aren't consistent with what your eyes and sensory nerves are receiving. Vertigo is what results as your brain works to sort out the confusion. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). This condition causes an intense and brief but false sense that you're spinning or moving. These episodes are triggered by a rapid change in head movement, such as when you turn over in bed, sit up or experience a blow to the head. BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo. Infection. A viral infection of the vestibular nerve, called vestibular neuritis, can cause intense, constant vertigo.
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What can cause frequent eye twitching? There are many causes of eye twitching. The common ones are alcohol, caffeine, fatigue, lack of sleep, physical exertion, smoking, stress, and irritation to the eye or eyelid.
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Vertigo Vertigo is caused by problems in the brain or inner ear, including sudden head movements, inflammation within the inner ear due to a viral or bacterial inner ear infection, Meniere's disease, tumors, decreased blood flow to the base of the brain, multiple sclerosis, head trauma and neck injury, migraine headaches, or complications from diabetes.
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- Headaches, such as migraines, may be a cause of vertigo. Positional vertigo may occur when you move your head quickly and can result in nausea, vomiting, imbalance and light-headedness. Other known causes are Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis, perilymph fistula and inner ear disease.
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Feeling dizzy? Here are seven reasons for a spinning head and how you can stop it Dizziness and unsteadiness are more likely when the eyes, vestibular system of the inner ear and muscles are no longer working in harmony. Age-related cardiovascular problems can also cause dizziness by affecting blood flow.
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- The following are common causes: 1  An accident or injury to the eye. 2  Hard coughs or sneezes. 3  Medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or a bleeding disorder. 4  Strain, such as when you lift a heavy object or have a bowel movement. 5  Blood thinning medicines. 6  Vomiting.
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What Causes Eye Twitching? Quick Answer. Twitching eyes, or blepharospasm, according to WebMD, is a painless, generally benign spasm that can be caused by a variety of factors, but sometimes it has no apparent cause. A tendency toward eye twitching seems to run in families though no genetic source is known.
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Why Does My Body Do That? Serious eye twitches can be a symptom of neurological disorders, but often there is a more mundane explanation. Common causes for eye twitches include stress, lack of sleep, extended staring or eye strain. Before you get frantic, try reducing your stress level, cutting back on caffeine and catching up on sleep. Itches.
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Dizziness (Dizzy) 1 Vertigo is most often caused by a problem in the balance centers of the inner ear called the vestibular system and causes the sensation of the room spinning. 2  It may be associated with vomiting.
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- Depending on the cause, you may also notice: 1  Misalignment of one or both eyes (a wandering eye or cross-eyed appearance) 2  Pain when you move your eye. 3  Pain around your eyes, like the temples or eyebrows. 4  Headache. Nausea.  Weakness in your eyes or anywhere 1  else. Droopy eyelids.
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10 Causes of Vertigo Vertigo is a whirling, spinning sensation that may be linked to a range of conditions. Doctors divide it into two categories. The most common type is vertical vertigo that relates to the balance inside the ear. It might be triggered by an infection, certain injuries or medications. The rarer category is central vertigo that is caused by damage to the central nervous system. Vertigo may last for just a few hours, or it could continue for some days.
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- People can also have similar symptoms or lose vision in part of an eye for about 10 to 60 minutes, often before a migraine headache begins (called migraine aura). In these cases, symptoms are caused by a phenomenon in the brain, not in the retina. Tumors (for example, lymphoma) of the eye are rare causes of floaters. Foreign objects in the eye can cause floaters but usually cause other symptoms, such as vision loss, eye pain, or eye redness, that are more troublesome than floaters. Evaluation Not every instance of eye floaters requires an immediate evaluation by a doctor.
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A Guide To Nystagmus Manifest-latent nystagmus is continually present, but worsens when one eye is covered. Acquired nystagmus can be caused by a disease (multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, diabetic neuropathy), an accident (head injury), or a neurological problem (side effect of a medication). Hyperventilation, a flashing light in front of one eye, nicotine and even vibrations have been known to cause nystagmus in rare cases.