While it is more often than not harmless and the sign of an ear infection or headache, it could also signal something more dangerous. When coupled with other symptoms such as double vision, weakness or clumsiness of the limbs and slurred speech, it can be a sign of a stroke.
One study, published in Stroke journal in 2018, reported that up to five percent of patients attending emergency departments in the US with vertigo and dizziness were experiencing a stroke.
Difficulty swallowing
Professor Martin James, a consultant stroke physician at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust in Devon, warned difficulty swallowing should still be taken seriously.
However, he told the Mail Online it is “very very rarely a sign of a stroke on its own”.
One study, published in Stroke Journal in 2018, reported that up to five percent of patients attending emergency departments in the US with vertigo and dizziness were experiencing a stroke.
