Sudden dizziness in the elderly may be caused by long time squatting and suddenly standing up, or it may be caused by transient ischemic attack, high blood pressure, and other diseases such as cerebral infarction.
1. Long time squatting suddenly stand up: if the elderly squatting time is too long or lead to lower limb blood flow is not smooth, if suddenly stand up blood circulation to restore smooth, the elderly will appear brain dizziness performance. This is a normal physiological manifestation, and will usually be restored after the body adapts.
2. Transient ischemic attack: Transient ischemic attack may be caused by the narrowing of intracranial arteries, changes in blood composition and other factors. Patients may have sudden dizziness, numbness on one side of the body, vision loss and other manifestations. Therefore, transient ischemic attack in the elderly will have the performance of sudden dizziness.
3. Hypertension: the cause of hypertension is not yet obvious, and it is considered to be related to heredity and bad life habits. Patients may have symptoms such as head swelling and pain, paroxysmal dizziness, chest tightness, etc. Therefore, the elderly may have sudden dizziness when they have high blood pressure.
4. Other: the sudden dizziness of the elderly is also considered to be caused by cerebral infarction, hypoglycemia, hypotension, anemia, benign positional vertigo, cervical spondylosis and other diseases.
If it is a long time on squatting to cause dizziness in the elderly, can not be treated, the elderly usually squatting to avoid suddenly stand up. If the sudden dizziness of the elderly is caused by disease, you need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s advice to choose the appropriate measures for treatment.