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Dizziness Questionnaire



CHARACTERISTICS OF DIZZINESS
IS YOUR DIZZINESS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SENSATIONS? PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LIST FIRST. THEN CIRCLE YES OR NO TO DESCRIBE YOUR FEELINGS MOST ACCURATELY

YES NO 1.  Lightheadedness or swimming sensation in the head.
YES NO 2.  Blacking out or loss of consciousness.
YES NO 3.  Tendency to fall.
YES NO 4.  Objects spinning or turning around you. 
YES NO 5.  Sensation that you are turning or spinning inside, with outside objects
                     remaining stationary.
YES NO 6.  Loss of balance when walking in the light:  
     Veering to the : Right? Left?
YES NO 7.  Loss of balance when walking in the dark:  
             Veering to the : Right? Left?
YES NO 8.  Headache.
YES NO 9.  Nausea.
YES NO 10.Vomiting.
YES NO 11. Pressure in the head.
YES NO 12. Tingling in the fingers or toes? 
YES NO 13. Tingling around the mouth?

TIME COURSE & AGGRAVATING FACTORS

1. When did your dizziness first occur? ___________________________
2. How often do you become dizzy? _____________________________ 
3. If in attacks, how long does an attack last? ______________________
YES NO 4. Do you have any warning that the attack is about to start? 
YES NO 5. Do they occur at any particular time of day or night?
YES NO 6. Are you completely free of dizziness between attacks?
YES NO 7. Does change of position make you dizzy? Which movements?
   _________________________________________________
YES NO 8. Do you become dizzy when rolling over in bed?  
            To the Right?  To the Left? 
YES NO 9. Do you know of any possible cause for your dizziness? If so What?
     ________________________________________________
10. Do you know of anything that will:
YES NO a. stop your dizziness or make it better?        
                        ________________________________
YES NO b. make your dizziness worse?                          
                        _______________________________________
     
YES NO 11. Do you become dizzy when you bend your head forward? 
YES NO 12. Do you become dizzy when you bend your head backward?
YES NO 13. Do you become dizzy when you cough?
YES NO 14. Do you become dizzy when you sneeze?
YES NO 15. Do you become dizzy when you have a bowel movement?
16. Can any of the following make your dizziness worse or precipitate an
                      attack?
YES NO       Fatigue?
YES NO       Exertion?
YES NO       Hunger?
YES NO       Menstrual Period?
YES NO       Stress?
YES NO         Emotional Upset?
YES NO         Alcohol?
YES NO 17. Do you have any allergies? 
                      What? _________________________________________

ASSOCIATED OTOLOGIC SYMPTOMS
Do you have any of the following symptoms? 
Please circle Yes or No and circle the ear involved, if appropriate. 

YES NO 1. Dizziness. Describe dizziness 
                    _______________________________________________
YES NO 2. Difficulty in hearing?
                    Both Ears   Right Ear    Left Ear 
YES NO 3. Does your hearing change with dizziness?
   If so how? 
                    _______________________________________________
YES NO 4. Do you have noise in your ears?  
    Both Ears   Right Ear     Left Ear
   Describe the noise: 
    _______________________________________________

YES NO 5. Does noise change with dizziness? 
   If so how?     
                    ______________________________________________
YES NO 6. Do your ears have fullness or stuffiness?
    Both Ears Right Ear   Left Ear
YES NO 7. Do you have pain in your ears?
    Both Ears Right Ear   Left Ear
YES NO 8. Do you have discharge in your ears?
                    Both Ears Right Ear    Left Ear

ASSOCIATED NEUROLOGIS SYMPTOMS
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS? PLEASE CIRCLE YES OR NO AND CIRCLE IF CONSTANT OR IN EPISODES.

YES NO 1. Double Vision. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 2. Blurred vision. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 3. Blindness. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 4. Numbness of the face or extremities. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 5. Weakness in the arms or legs. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 6. Clumsiness of the arms or legs. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 7. Confusion or loss of consciousness. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 8. Difficulty with speech. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 9.  Difficulty with swallowing. Constant In Episodes
YES NO 10. Pain in the neck or shoulders. Constant In Episodes

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY

YES NO 1. Do you have a history or ear infections as a child?
YES NO 2. Did you ever injure your head? When?                     ________________________________________
YES NO 3. Were you ever unconscious? When? ________________________________________
YES NO 4. Did you ever suffer from motion sickness before the age of 12?
YES NO 5. Have you suffered from motion sickness in the last 10 years? 
YES NO 6. Do you take any medications regularly? What? ________________________________________
   
YES NO 7. Have you taken medications for dizziness? What? _____________________________
YES NO 8. Do you use tobacco of any kind? 
                    What? ___________ How often? ________________
YES NO 9. Does caffeine affect your dizziness? How?         ___________________________________
YES NO 10. Does alcohol affect your dizziness? How? __________________________________
YES NO 11. Do you have a past medical history of Diabetes?
YES NO Heart Disease?
YES NO High Blood Pressure?
YES NO Kidney disease?
YES NO Thyroid disease? 
YES NO Migraine headache?
YES NO 12. Do you have a family history of Ear Disease? 
Neurologic disease?
Migraine headaches?


Thank you for taking the time to fill this out. Please return to the receptionist or give to the nurse.