Dizziness when sleeping

When sleeping, people's bodies are in a state of repair and relaxation. However, problems that arise during sleep are causing more and more people to suffer certain pains. For example, it is common to experience dizziness while sleeping, which brings great pressure to people and causes the body to not get enough rest in time. Let’s take a look at what causes dizziness when sleeping. I hope everyone can understand it.

Vertigo is a movement illusion of position (spatial positioning sense). When the patient opens his eyes, he has the illusion that the surrounding scenery is rotating, shaking up and down, or moving left and right, while when he closes his eyes, he has the illusion that he is rotating or shaking. Vertigo is different from dizziness.

Patients with dizziness only feel dizzy, or have abnormal sensations such as black spots in front of their eyes, heavy head and light feet, but they have no sense of the surrounding scenery rotating. In addition, vertigo is often accompanied by nystagmus, imbalance, and symptoms of autonomic dysfunction such as nausea, vomiting, sweating, bradycardia, and low blood pressure.

It may be caused by cerebrovascular disease and insufficient blood supply to the posterior circulation of the brain. You can go to the neurology department of the hospital for diagnosis. Pay attention to avoid strenuous exercise, quit smoking and drinking, and make sure the pillow is suitable.

It may be benign positional vertigo, Meniere's disease, vestibular neuronitis, posterior circulation ischemia and other diseases. It is recommended to go to the otolaryngology and neurology departments of the hospital for a detailed examination by the doctor. After a clear diagnosis, targeted treatment will be given, because the diagnosis needs to be differentiated from other diseases.

If dizziness occurs when the head position changes and each attack is not long, such as dizziness when you get up or lie down, or dizziness when you move your head to the left or to the right, consider benign positional vertigo (also known as otolithiasis). The most effective treatment for benign positional vertigo is to seek manual repositioning by an experienced otolaryngologist. If dizziness is accompanied by discomfort in the cervical spine, and the onset of dizziness is related to neck movements, it may also be accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, nausea and vomiting. It may also be cervicogenic vertigo. For this type of dizziness, it is recommended to go to the local physical therapy department.