Q What everyday habits make dizziness and tinnitus worse? I tend to work late a lot.
A Lack of sleep, overwork, stress, dehydration, and excessive caffeine are the main factors that worsen dizziness and tinnitus. In particular, when sleep is insufficient and the neck and shoulders stiffen, blood flow to the head deteriorates and symptoms become more pronounced.
Detailed Answer
Irregular sleep and overwork lower balance and hearing function, while dehydration and excess caffeine disturb the inner-ear fluid balance and worsen dizziness and tinnitus. Posture that stiffens the neck and shoulders from long hours at a monitor narrows the passages of blood flow to the brain and aggravates symptoms. Regular bedtimes and wake times and adequate fluid intake are basic prevention.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang views the depletion of energy and blood from late nights and chronic fatigue (dual deficiency of qi and blood, Kidney deficiency), along with heat gathering in the head from stress (heat above and cold below), as the internal background in which dizziness and tinnitus readily arise. Like a worker in their 30s who complained of panic-like dizziness as if the ground were caving in on the subway, many people have a combination of tension and lack of sleep. We focus on releasing the stiff back of the neck and replenishing the depleted qi and blood to build a condition that is less easily shaken by the same daily routine.
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