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Dizziness and balance disorders can occur from dysfunction of any of the four components of the balance system: Ears, vision, muscular/joints, and brain.
Ear Disorders which can produce imbalance:
- Loose calcium crystals (benign positional vertigo)
- Fluid retention (Meniere's Disease)
- Leakage of ear fluid (Perilymph fistula)
- Trauma (inner ear fracture)
- Infections (vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis)
- Total loss (Dandy's Syndrome)
- Tumors (Acoustic Neuroma)
Visual Disorders which can produce imbalance:
- Changing vision
- Ocular Migraine
- Visual Loss
Muscular/Joint disorders which can produce imbalance:
- Joint replacement
- Neuropathy
Brain Disorders which can produce imbalance:
- Seizures (fits)
- Migraine (both with and without headache)
- Tumors
- Trauma
- Strokes
- Circulation changes
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