can arthritis make you dizzy?
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The dizziness is caused in these cases by a disruption of blood flow to the inner ear or to a lower brain region called the brain stem. Arthritis, surgery, and trauma to the neck can also block blood flow to these important regions, resulting in this type of vertigo.
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About 80 percent of people with RA say they feel fatigue. This number can increase if you have other conditions, such as obesity, depression, and headaches. You may feel tired or unwell earlier in the day.
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What Does Arthritis Feel Like? At the beginning of a rheumatoid arthritis flare, joints can feel hot, you can feel tired, weak and ill, and sometimes lose your appetite. Osteoarthritis feels like your joints are grinding or creaking.
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Rheumatoid arthritis causes joint pain and swelling, reduced mobility and physical weakness. General tiredness, trouble sleeping and exhaustion are other common symptoms. All of these symptoms can greatly affect your everyday life and overall wellbeing. Living with rheumatoid arthritis isn't always easy.
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Common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms can include fever along with aches and stiffness. In adults, it might occur with a flare or far more regularly. Here's how to deal with low-grade fevers. There's a connection between rheumatoid arthritis and fever, yet it's sometimes a subtle one.
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Ear infections or injuries can cause a person to feel dizzy when standing or bending over. Simple infections are a common cause, but a person could also have an inner ear problem called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPP).
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An ear infection or injury can upset your balance and make you dizzy when you bend over. One common inner ear problem is when a calcium particle from one part of the ear gets dislodged and moves to another part of the ear. This can cause vertigo and dizziness. It's called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV.
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Often when a psoriatic arthritis flare-up begins, you feel very “off.” Personally, I feel like I have the flu. I get achy all over, chills, and feel like I'm running a fever (even if I'm not). This can feel very different in each of us, but a general feeling of discomfort and uneasiness is common.
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If you have rheumatoid arthritis, there's a chance you're at an increased risk for ear problems such as varying levels of hearing loss as well as autoimmune inner ear disease. Not only that, but RA can also affect the teeny, tiny bones, joints, and even the cartilage contained within the ear.
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Between 20% and 60% of people with rheumatoid arthritis have abnormally low levels of red blood cells, a condition called anemia. People with anemia may experience fatigue along with other symptoms, including but not limited to pale skin, dizziness, or irregular heartbeat.
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Rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic inflammation that affects not only the joints but other organ systems, too. One of the lesser-known symptoms of the condition is brain fog. Many people with rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, report having trouble thinking clearly, problems with memory, and difficulty concentrating.
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With many medications, one or more of those side effects can alter your balance; such as those used to lower blood pressure, can make a person feel dizzy. Other medicines might damage the inner ear. These medicines, called ototoxic medicines, can make you feel off balance.
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Common causes of dizziness include low blood sugar, changes in altitude, heart failure, dehydration, and certain medications. While weakness can be due to injury or inflammation, the combination of dizziness and weakness may be a more serious condition that requires prompt medical attention.
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If your arthritis seems to flare up in summer, then you can place the blame squarely on the hot, humid weather. In fact, the hotter it is outside, the more your body will be prone to swelling. The more prone to swelling you are, the more pain from arthritis you'll be in. Barometric pressure also has some impact.
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We've all been there. That spell of dizziness when you get light-headed, off-balance, or feel like you're spinning. If you get nausea along with it, it could be due to problems like vertigo, migraine, or low blood pressure. Usually, dizziness with nausea isn't serious.