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Can having iron deficiency anemia or vertigo cause dizziness?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I feel lightheaded right before I sleep and when I wake up early in the morning. What could this be? Please help.

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Jeffrey Aaron

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Jeffrey Aaron is a Pediatrician who passed both MBBS in 2018, and MD Pediatrics in 2022 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He is skilled in handling pediatric problems, and strives to make a difference in small children who will one day impact this world in a big way. Compassion, care, and excellence in pediatrics are his motto. He has five years of clinical experience.

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Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern. The positional sudden dizziness that you are experiencing is a common condition that can occur due to -

  1. Vertigo occurs due to an imbalance in the inner ear fluid. You could have other symptoms such as a ringing sound in the ear and some dizziness but are not associated with vomiting.

  2. An iron deficiency which is myelophthisic anemia usually causes dizziness.

For the first condition, there are exercises for BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) that you can avail and avoid sudden awakening from a lying down position, instead turn to one side and wake up slowly. Secondly, there are medications for the same and I could prescribe them to you along with iron syrups so that the symptoms are relieved

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Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
Published At July 29, 2023
Reviewed At July 29, 2023

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Jeffrey Aaron is a Pediatrician who passed both MBBS in 2018, and MD Pediatrics in 2022 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He is skilled in handling pediatric problems, and strives to make a difference in small children who will one day impact this world in a big way. Compassion, care, and excellence in pediatrics are his motto. He has five years of clinical experience.

This doctor is not available for online consultations on the platform anymore.

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Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Jeffrey Aaron is a Pediatrician who passed both MBBS in 2018, and MD Pediatrics in 2022 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He is skilled in handling pediatric problems, and strives to make a difference in small children who will one day impact this world in a big way. Compassion, care, and excellence in pediatrics are his motto. He has five years of clinical experience.

This doctor is not available for online consultations on the platform anymore.

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