Dizziness

Question 1

-A turning around…the sensation of moving around in space
(Subjective vertigo) or
-of having objects move about the person ( objective vertigo).
This is a true vertigo, a result of a disturbance of the equilibrium .

Answer 1

Vertigo

Question 2

Wind
Phlegm 
Deficiency
Fire
Internal Wind...blood deficiency sign

Answer 2

4 causes of Dizziness (test ques)

Question 3

WIND causes dizziness and it pertains to liver

When the QI of the upper burner is deficient, the brain is not full,
this causes dizziness and blurred vision.

When the SEA OF MARROW is deficient there is Dizziness.

There is no dizziness without PHLEGM

There is no dizziness without DEFICIENCY

Answer 3

XUAN YUN (“blurred vision” “dizziness”)

Question 4

Emotional strain
Overwork of excessive sexual activity
Irregular Diet

Answer 4

Etiology of Xuan Yun (dizziness)

Question 5

FULL
Liver Yang Rising
Liver Fire ( more serious)
Liver Wind ( not enough blood)
Phlegm

EMPTY
Qi and Blood Deficiency
Deficiency of KD Essence

Answer 5

Pathology of Xuan Yun (Dizziness)

Question 6

• Severe dizziness, tinnitus, red face, irritability, outbursts of
  anger, headache.
  T: Slight red sides
  P: Wiry

Answer 6

Liver Yang (most common) (Xuan Yun)

Question 7

-Red face, thirst, bitter taste, dry stools, dark scanty urine
T: Red with dry yellow coat
P: Rapid, wiry, full

Answer 7

Liver Fire (Xuan Yun)

Question 8

-Severe dizziness , vertigo and loss of balance, tremors

P: Wiry

Answer 8

Liver Wind ( Ederly) Xuan Yun

Pt tx: LV 3, GB 20, TW 5, GV 16, SI 3, LV 2, PC 6, LV 8, SP 6, KD 3
for liver yang, liver fire and liver wind

Question 9

-A sensation of lightheadedness, whirling or a tendency to fall

Answer 9

Dizziness

Question 10

Dizziness, feeling of heaviness and muzziness (fuzziness) of the head
As if full of cotton wool, blurred vision, difficulty in thinking and
concentrating in the morning, feeling of chest oppression, nausea
poor appetite, sticky taste.
T: Swollen, sticky coat
P: Slippery

Point Tx: CV 12(tonifying pt), ST 36, SP3, BL 20, BL 21, CV9, SP9
                ST 40 ( pulls down dampness) ST 41, LI 4, ST 8, (for 
                dizziness) GV 20 ( for dizziness )

Answer 10

Phlegm(dampness) Xuan Yun

Question 11

Slight dizziness, sometimes only on change of posture, tiredness,
Dull pale face, poor memory, insomnia, palpitations, depression,
Poor appetite.
T: Pale and thin
P: choppy or fine

Point tx: ST 36( tonifies Qi), SP 6, CV 12, BL 20, BL 21, GV 20, 
CV 6 ( builds Qi and Blood)15

Answer 11

Qi and Blood Deficiency (Xuan Yun)

Question 12

Persistent dizziness, feeling of emptiness in brain, tinnitus, depression
Exhaustion, waking during night, poor memory, sore back and knees
T: pale or without coat if yin deficient
P: Deep, weak or floating, empty if yin deficient

Point Tx: CV 4, KD 3, BL 23, BL 52, SI 3, BL 62, GV 16, GV17,
NAOHU, GV 20, GV 39

Dubai: SI 3, BL 62

Answer 12

Kidney Essence Deficiency (Xuan Yun)