Dizziness is a symptom of discomfort within the head that cannot be clearly expressed, and can be a feeling of floating, slight instability, loss of self, slight movement and nausea. Tinnitus is an abnormal sound sensation that occurs in people in the absence of any external stimulus. Dizziness with tinnitus is a relatively common disorder. The causes of dizziness and tinnitus are many and often difficult to define. The main causes are vestibular and non-vestibular.
Vestibular diseases that cause dizziness and tinnitus include cerumen and foreign bodies in the external ear canal, Meniere’s disease, motion sickness, vestibular neuritis, otosclerosis, labyrinthitis, vertebrobasilar artery ischemia, and traumatic brain tumors. Non-vestibular diseases that cause dizziness and tinnitus include eye diseases, neck diseases, blood disorders, endocrine and metabolic diseases, etc. Once dizziness and tinnitus occur, you should immediately go to a regular hospital for a detailed medical history and a comprehensive physical examination. If necessary, you should have a hearing examination, vestibular function examination, fundus examination, and cerebrospinal fluid examination, cranial or cervical spine X-ray, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, and cranial CT scan to find out the cause.