Module 6: Dizziness

Question 1

Dizziness definition

Answer 1

visual disturbance with a whirling sensation in the head.

Question 2

Chinese name for dizziness

Answer 2

Xuan

Question 3

Xuan definitioon

Answer 3

inability to stand firmly because one’s surroundings seem to be revolving

Question 4

Two main etiologies of dizziness

Answer 4

1. Obstruction of clear orifices by pathogenic factors
2. Lack of nourishment to the clear orifices

Question 5

Pathological causes of dizziness

Answer 5

wind, fire, phlegm, blood stasis and deficiency all causing dizziness

Question 6

Wind and fire tend to rise upwards and disturb?

Answer 6

the head

Question 7

Phlegm and blood stasis tend to obstruct and cause

Answer 7

lack of nourishment of the brain and
head. This also leads to dizziness

Question 8

Main causes of lack of nourishment to the brain and head

Answer 8

blood stasis, phlegm and qi/blood/essence
deficiency

Question 9

paroxysmal dizziness with rotary vertigo, heaviness of the head, aggravated by
motion, difficulty in thinking or concentrating (especially in the morning), stifling
sensation in the chest, nausea, profuse sputum.

Could be 2 pathologies

Answer 9

Dizziness with distending pain in the head (Excess)

Wind Phlegm or Wind Heat

Question 10

dizziness and vertigo that feels like motion sickness, tinnitus, red face, irritability,
distending headache, symptoms aggravated by emotional stress.

Answer 10

Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire Flaring Upward (GIO LV Yang Rising)

Question 11

dizziness after head injury, accompanied by sharp pain.

Answer 11

Blood Stasis

Question 12

dizziness with a desire to lie down, worse in standing position, worse with exertion.

Answer 12

Qi Deficiency (GIO SP Qi Sinking)

Question 13

dizziness worse when standing up from a sitting or lying position, blurred vision.

Answer 13

Heart and Spleen Blood Deficiency

Question 14

persistent dizziness and vertigo with an empty feeling in the head, worse in the
afternoon and evening, aggravated by overwork or overthinking.

Answer 14

Kidney Essence Deficiency (GIO KD Qi Not Firm)

Question 15

Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs. insomnia, blurred vision, “floaters’ in eyes, dry
eyes. diminished night vision. Scanty menstruation or amenorrhoea. dull-pale complexion
without lustre but with red cheekbones, muscular weakness, cramps, withered and brittle nails,
very dry hair and skin. depression, a feeling of aimlessness, normal-coloured

Tongue without coating or with rootless coating
Floating-Empty pulse

Answer 15

GIO Liver Yang Rising 522

Question 16

Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating. tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion,
weakness of the limbs, loose stools. depression, tendency to obesity, a bearing-down sensation
in the abdomen, prolapse of stomach. uterus. anus or bladder, frequency and urgency of
urination. menorrhagia
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Weak

Answer 16

GIO Spleen Qi Sinking 573

Question 17

Shortness of breath on exertion, rapid and weak breathing, difficulty in inhaling, chronic cough
and/or asthma, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, cold limbs after sweating, swelling of the
face, thin body, mental listlessness, clear urination during asthma attack, lower backache,
dizziness, tinnitus.
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Deep-Weak-Tight

Answer 17

GIO Kidneys Failing to Receive Qi 597

Question 18

SP/ST root of all _____?

Answer 18

postnatal qi and blood
Root of all post natal essence since essence is refinement of qi and blood