Dizziness

An acoustic neuroma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumour that grows on your acoustic nerve (vestibulocochlear nerve).

Anaemia occurs when the amount of haemoglobin in your blood is low or when your red blood cell count is low.

Anxiety is a feeling of unease, worry and fear. When anxiety becomes problematic, these feelings are amplified, long-lasting and overwhelming.

Atrial fibrillation (sometimes called flutter) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia) and affects up to 500,000 people in the UK.*

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is dizziness caused by particles of debris in the inner ear. The dizziness often occurs when you move your head in certain positions. Sometimes the dizziness is accompanied by nausea (feeling sick).

Cells that grow and multiply at an abnormal rate within your brain may form a mass called a brain tumour.

Cardiomyopathy is a heart disease that weakens the muscles in your heart making it more difficult for it to pump blood efficiently around your body.

A chiari malformation is a defect in the base of your brain and spinal cord that puts pressure on your cerebellum.

Nuffield Hospitals offers dedicated cardiology services for the assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Labyrinthitis is the medical term for an infection in your inner ear.

Meniere’s disease is a fairly rare condition of the inner ear. Symptoms include hearing loss, loss of balance (vertigo), a feeling of fullness in your ear and tinnitus.

When one of the bones (called ossicles) in your ear starts to fuse to with surrounding bone in your inner ear the condition is called otosclerosis.

A cyst is a fluid filled sac that can develop in any area of the body. Ovarian cysts can develop in or around your ovaries.

Parkinson’s disease occurs when cells in your brain are damaged over time. Called a progressive neurological condition, symptoms occur due to a lack of a chemical called dopamine.

Unusually painful and heavy periods (menstruation), may be caused by fibroids, endometrial polyps or endometriosis – all of which we can treat safely and effectively.

Syringomyelia occurs when fluid filled cysts form in your spinal cord causing pressure or obstructing nerves.

Tachycardia occurs when your heart beats faster than normal when you are at rest.

Valve disorders (heart valve disease) occurs if a valve becomes stiff or does not close correctly.

Whiplash is an injury to the neck and/or upper body caused by a sudden acceleration (rapid movement) of the head forward, backward or to the side.