Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang Dizziness
Frequent dizziness lowers your quality of life.
Causes of dizziness
Structural factors
Energy problems
Nutritional factors
Sensitivity problems
When emergency care is needed
A stroke is an emergency condition.
If sudden dizziness comes together with paralysis, speech difficulty, or a severe headache, you must receive emergency care immediately.
Treatment program
The following customized treatment programs are carried out to help with dizziness.
Herbal medicine treatment
When frequent dizziness, nausea, and fatigue come from constitutional weakness, blood is supplemented to ease them.
Acupuncture, pharmacopuncture
It supports the recovery of the cranial nerves through qi and blood circulation. It is also a treatment that supports recovery from damage caused by stress.
Chuna manual therapy
When you feel dizzy and your neck and shoulders are stiff, releasing the neck and correcting posture may help ease dizziness that comes with neck and shoulder stiffness.
Questions for telling apart the reasons and causes of dizziness
Saying you feel dizzy can cover a sense that your surroundings are spinning, a feeling of blacking out, or a feeling of being pulled to one side. So when we look for the cause, we check the type of sensation, how long it lasts, how it changes with posture, and ear, neck, and digestive symptoms all together. It is good to look closely at whether it recurs under the same conditions even after the symptom has settled. Making a note of the situations in which it repeats lets you convey the pattern of your symptoms more clearly even in a short consultation. However, neurological symptoms that begin suddenly are not something to note and watch; they are a sign that emergency evaluation is needed.
Why does dizziness happen?
Dizziness can be looked at across several categories: the nervous system, the ears, the structures around the neck, energy and nutritional status, and sensitivity. What we check first depends on whether the room seems to spin, whether you feel faint and far away, or whether you drift to one side when walking. Whether nausea or an urge to vomit, tinnitus and a blocked feeling in the ear, or stiffness in the neck and shoulders occur alongside it are also important clues. We do not decide the cause from one sensation alone; the time of onset, how long it lasts, and how it changes when you change posture all need to be checked. If sudden dizziness comes with paralysis, slurred speech, or a severe headache, emergency medical care comes before identifying the cause.
How are the causes of dizziness told apart by how it feels?
A sensation that the surroundings are spinning is an important feature when checking for causes in the ear or the nervous system, and we also look at whether tinnitus or a blocked feeling in the ear appears with it. If you feel faint, tired, and nauseated, we check other categories as well, including your energy and nutritional state. If it worsens on days when the neck and shoulders feel stiff, or changes with posture, structural issues such as the cervical spine and neck muscle tension may also be examined. Leaning to one side while walking, or having difficulty keeping your balance, must be reported at your visit. Different causes can produce similar sensations, so tests are needed to tell them apart accurately.
What is worth recording when looking for the cause of dizziness?
Start by recording when the dizziness began and how long it lasts once it appears. It is good to write down specifically whether it feels like spinning or like a faint, about-to-collapse sensation, and whether standing or walking is difficult. Also record whether it changes when you turn your head or shift posture, whether your neck and shoulders feel stiff, and whether ringing in the ears, blocked ears, nausea, or the urge to vomit come with it. Whether it recurs when you are tired, and your recent daily rhythm, also serve as material for looking at the range of causes. However, if paralysis, slurred speech, or a severe headache begin together with it, you should receive emergency care immediately rather than continue recording.
FAQ
Why does dizziness occur?
The causes of dizziness can be considered in categories such as nervous system problems, structural problems, energy problems, nutritional problems, and sensitivity problems. Finding the cause through prompt testing is important.
How is dizziness different from otolith disorder?
Dizziness can arise from several categories of causes. The specific cause, including whether it is BPPV, should be confirmed through prompt testing.
Are neck and shoulder knots related to dizziness?
Structural problems are also among the categories of causes of dizziness. When you feel dizzy and your neck and shoulders are stiff, we offer Chuna manual therapy that relaxes the neck and corrects body alignment.
Could anemia be the cause?
Energy problems and nutritional problems are also among the categories of causes of dizziness. Specific causes, including whether anemia is present, need to be confirmed through testing.
When should I go to the emergency room?
Stroke is an emergency. If sudden dizziness comes with paralysis, slurred speech, or a severe headache, get emergency care immediately.
Are otolith disorder and Meniere disease the same?
BPPV is classified as being caused by otoliths in the inner ear, while Meniere disease is classified as a nervous system problem and may come with tinnitus or a feeling of fullness in the ear. Which one it is must be confirmed through testing.
Is spinning dizziness different from a faint, lightheaded kind of dizziness?
When it comes from nervous system or structural problems it may appear as a spinning sensation, and when it comes from energy or nutritional problems it may appear as a faint, tired feeling. The exact cause needs to be confirmed through testing.
Which accompanying symptoms do you look at to tell causes of dizziness apart?
We also look at tinnitus or a blocked feeling in the ears, nausea or the urge to vomit, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, and whether you veer to one side when walking. If paralysis, speech difficulty, or severe headache accompany it, emergency care is needed immediately.
What should I record if dizziness keeps recurring?
Try recording when it started and how long it lasts, whether it is spinning or faint, and whether it relates to changes in posture. Whether you also have tinnitus, ear fullness, nausea, or neck and shoulder stiffness is also useful information for looking at the cause.
What is checked if dizziness comes with ringing in the ears?
We check whether there is also tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing sound heard with no outside sound, how long the sound lasts, and whether the ear feels blocked. This information serves as a clue for looking at ear-related causes.
What should I do if I feel dizzy after taking medicine?
Some medicines can cause dizziness, drowsiness, and fatigue. It is advisable to note the medicine names, when you take them, and whether you drink alcohol, discuss them with the prescribing medical staff, and not change the dose or stop on your own.
What to check together to narrow down the cause
We check not only the kind of dizzy feeling but also ear symptoms, medications being taken, and meals and daily rhythm.
Whether there is a sound in the ear as well
Hearing a ringing, buzzing, or pulse-like sound in the ear or in the head when there is no external sound is called tinnitus. If tinnitus and dizziness appear together, rather than describing only the dizzy feeling, please also tell us the type of sound, how long it lasts, and whether there is a blocked feeling in the ear.
Medications being taken and whether you drink
Some medications can bring dizziness, drowsiness, or fatigue, and the discomfort can grow when they are taken with alcohol. If symptoms began or changed after you started a new medication, write down the name of the medication and when you took it, and discuss it with the clinician who prescribed it. Do not change the dose or stop it on your own.
Changes in meals and daily rhythm
Excessive food restriction or an imbalance in nutrition can bring on a dizzy feeling along with low energy and anemia. Whether you have sweated heavily in a hot environment, whether you have sharply reduced how much you eat recently, and whether fatigue and stress have overlapped are also checked when looking into the cause.
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Common questions
How do otolith disorder and Meniere's disease differ?
Among the causes of dizziness, the common ear-related one is BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), and the common nervous-system ones are Meniere's disease and vestibular neuritis. BPPV is classified as occurring when the otoliths inside the ear move out of place, while Meniere's disease is classified as a nervous-system problem and may come with tinnitus or a blocked feeling in the ear. Which one it is has to be confirmed through examination.
A spinning sensation and a faint, hazy feeling can have different causes
Dizziness commonly appears in two forms: a sensation that the surroundings are spinning, and a faint, far-away feeling. Problems of the nervous system or of structure often appear as the spinning form, while problems of energy or of nutrition may appear as a dizzy, tired, faint form. Remembering which form it takes, when it started, and how long it lasts helps in identifying the cause.
Signs that point to a brain problem
Dizziness mostly comes from the ear, the nerves, or low stamina, but in some cases, such as stroke, emergency care is needed right away. If sudden dizziness comes with paralysis, speech difficulty, or severe headache, you must get emergency care immediately. If dizziness starts suddenly in a form unlike your usual episodes, it is safer to have it checked at a medical center without delay.
Location & Treatment Info
Branch Name
Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang
Address
67 Dolma-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do (Geumsan JamWorld, 2F)
Nearest station
Suin-Bundang Line and Shinbundang Line Migeum Station, Exits 1 and 2 · Exit 1 — 2F of Geumsan Gem World (JS King Hotel) on the right · Exit 2 — 2F of Geumsan Gem World (JS King Hotel) on the left
Bus
Get off at Migeum Station 2001 Outlet bus stop; walk 288 m
Hours
Open 365 Days a Year · Weekday evening hours until 9 PM · Sundays & Holidays until 5 PM
Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang Dizziness Service Area
Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang: Dizziness care, patients come to us from Geumgok-dong·Jeongja-dong·Gumi-dong·Sunae-dong·Seohyeon-dong·Imae-dong·Yatap-dong.
The subway stations used are Migeum Station·Jeongja Station·Ori Station·Sunae Station·Seohyeon Station·Imae Station·Yatap Station.