Most people feel dizzy at some point. It can feel like the room is spinning your head is light. Your balance is off. Sometimes dizziness is not serious. Frequent episodes should not be ignored.

Feeling lightheaded when you get up too quickly? Doctors note that this can be indicative of fluctuations in blood pressure or circulation changes. Though it usually isn't a cause for concern, if it ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What can cause dizziness in older adults? I have dizzy spells from time to time, but I’m not sure what causes it or what I should do about it. — Dizzy Donna Dear Donna: Whether it’s ...

MILAN — When Amber Glenn takes the ice this week for her short program, she’s expected to skate a graceful routine that will end with a series of spins. If she performs as expected, the spins — more ...

Here’s a brief explainer on how figure skaters deal with dizziness during spins at the Olympics. | Amber Searls-Imagn Images Figure skating is one of the most-watched events at the 2026 Milan Cortina ...

One morning in January 2006, Rachel Weaver, a 20-something aspiring writer who was about to start grad school in Colorado, woke up to a hurricane; except the hurricane was whirling within her own body ...

From axels and lutzes to triples and quads, figure skating can leave fans and athletes' heads spinning. It leads to an important question: Do figure skaters get dizzy? Olympic medalist and "My New ...

From axels and lutzes to triples and quads, figure skating can leave fans and athletes' heads spinning. It leads to an important question: Do figure skaters get dizzy? Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, ...

Olympic medalist and "My New Favorite Olympian" host Adam Rippon says yes, but that there are certain ways professionals can adjust to the constant spinning. "If you watch people who are training to ...

The man’s symptoms were intermittent, and he lived with them for years. Then he got scared enough to seek help. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 67-year-old man braced himself against the passenger seat as ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Whether it’s a moment of lightheadedness or the room-whirling sensation of vertigo, dizziness can be unsettling. It ...

If you have had every test imaginable—CT scans, balance assessments, blood work—but still frequently experience dizziness, you are not alone. Neurologist Judith Warner, MD, discusses why many patients ...