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what causes pressure, dizziness, lightheadness,sore neck,tingly feeling, off balance and sometimes tightness in the head?

A: Headache causes There is an endless list for the cause of headaches. Ranging from severe stress, too much exposure to sun, migraine, sinus, menstrual, fevers etc. These causes hamper the daily activity of the individual by bringing on the unpleasant experience of a headache. Passive smoking is also a major irritant to most people. The benzene in cigarette smoke causes headaches to those whose mucus membranes get irritated with the chemical. Similarly stuffiness or a polluted room also causes lack of oxygen supply that brings on migraine type headaches. To eliminate headache causes at home primarily due to indoor stuffiness, keep potted plants. Plants help purify...
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what causes pressure on top of the head, dizziness, nausea with a sore neck and shoulders?

A: Headaches are caused by a variety of factors ranging from excessive sound and light to dehydration and an unbalanced diet. A throbbing felt in the temples, pain that is experienced with rapid eye movement and sensitivity to light and sound are the most common symptoms of a headache. Because of this excessive pressure on the temples, the feeling of nausea arises. A soreness felt in the neck and shoulders is another possible cause for headaches. Though headaches are limited to being primary in most cases, they can be suggestive of secondary problems of neurological nature. Overworking, mental stress, hypertension and fatigue are some of the main causes of headaches, and keeping the body stress free will prove beneficial in overcoming headaches. Hunger is also known...


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what causes feet to swell and what can be done about it?

A: Swelling of the feet is caused from a variety of reasons. It is all to do with excess fluid accumulating in the feet, thus causing them to expand. It might be that the passage of fluid is stopped returning to your upper body because you have a big pregnant belly and the pressure of this stops it moving. It might also be that you have been on your feet to long and by law of gravity, the fluid is staying down there. It might be that your heart is not pumping effectively, thus fluid is backlogged in you peripheries (don''t get freaked out I''m sure your fine). Either way, the best thing to do is to take a seat, and put your feet up. dont know to make the swelling go down you can soak them in epson salt what IS EDEMA? — Edema means swelling in the small spaces that...


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what causes a person to have an aneurysm?

A: A weakened area in an artery. This could be caused by an injury such as a blow to the head, or abdomen. It could be the result of High blood pressure, and other ongoing disease processes. It could have been something as simple as a sprained ankle and a blood clot travels to the brain, causing a stroke, and there we go...the aneurysm is sudden and death occurs. So sorry for your friend... Of course if there were known and verified patterns that cause an aneurysm, stands to reason there would be preventive measures or medication. As you''ve read form the answers, there are many factors to contribute. While the genetic influence is pretty much out of our hands from day one you will find that diet and exercise are the most effective preventive measures. This is true...


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what causes head internal bleeding?

A: aneurysm is one way & is very bad for you(death in 70% of times) in a modern country Isn''t internal head bleeding a brain hemorrhage ? bang on the head . I think what causes it is a big bang to the head I don''t know about ops only a doctor or some one that has had or known some one to have had it could answer that question. Many things can cause brain bleeding e.g injuries etc. But also substance like drug abuse and alcohol abuse like some one who has had years and years of having a heavy drink problem. Hope that helps. :-) tumors, head trauma, irregular blood vessels in the brain. See a doctor as some bleeding may stop on its own, some not. Surgery is not always needed. There is another procedure that has been used called the Gamma...


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what is a stroke,and what causes them?

A: go look dictionary urself for christ''s sake! don''t tell me u don''t have it at home! its a bleed usually through a weak blood vessel into the brain can be caused by high blood pressure A stroke is basically a burst blood vessel draining into your brain...and there are varying degrees of how serious they are. The most common cause is untreated high-blood pressure, hypertension, and blood-vessels clogged by plaque build-up. Get regular check-ups to avoid them...my mom had a very massive stroke back in 2000 and died 2 days later after falling into a coma....unchecked hyper-tension was the reason. PLEASE...get check-ups...don''t be afraid of what you don''t know. A heart attack, caused by high blood pressure and clotting of the blood vessels. A stroke is when a blood...


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what causes low blood pressure?

A: what your girlfriend needs to do is see a doc asap because there can be another reason shes having these problems,hope this helps Hello Kelly and Todd Thanks for your reply. Yes, she''s been to hospital for numerous tests on her heart, etc. and the only thing they could find was low iron levels in her blood. Because she''s only small and eats normally I think she may have coeliac (celiac) disease which could be the cause of her poor absorption of iron in her small intestine. That''s why I''m trying to figure this out for myself because the hospital said everything else was ok. Her low blood pressure seems to occur at a time of stress which also leads to her breathing problems but her last attack was quite serious where she couldn''t breath for a long period ie....


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Hi, what causes potassium to be low?

A: Some causes of potassium depletion are: 1. medications. If your mom takes a "water pill" or a pill to control high blood pressure, this might cause a low potassium level. 2. Excessive diahrrea or vomiting. 3. Prolonged fasting or starvation. 4. Alcoholism. If her potassium is frequently low, she should talk to her doctor about taking a potassium supplement. The other thing she can do is eat more foods that are high in potassium. There are a whole bunch of them. Here are a few: bananas, potatoes, oranges, apricots, yogurt, meats like beef, salmon and chicken and peanut butter. Hope the info helps. Im guessing your mom has Hypertension or a heart problem? well maybe the potassium are excreted by her body because of the medication she is taking... Usually...


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what causes Tingling in the Left Arm?

A: Tingling in the left arm can be caused by many conditions but generally happens as a result of some irregularity in how the nerves are functioning in the arm. These conditions might be serious, such as a heart attack or stroke, but they also can be temporary and minor, such as a momentary blockage in blood circulation that causes the left arm to simply “fall asleep.” Tingling is experienced in different ways, depending on the individual. For some, tingling in the left arm is felt as a sensation of "pins and needles" running up and down the arm. It also is often described as a sensation of prickling, burning or numbness.. One of the most common reasons for tingling in the left arm is abnormal blood circulation. Even temporarily, pressure on the nerves or blood...


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what causes a faster heart beat?

A: anxiety caffeine hear palpitations (fluttering) see your Dr but dont worry in the meantime, its probably nothing serious i think you will be fine i think you should go to the docters just to see what it is something the causes a faster heart beat is when u runing or u eating something so fast or when you eat to much suger or candy and thats what causes it to beat it fast.. study hard dude difficult to tell from your given info, from me .i think even from doctors without proper dignosis thru pathological tests,but i can mention some common causes of high pulse rate as anxiety,panic state..or generalized anxiety disorders (GAD) Hormonal problems like thyroid gland...


 
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