A CAT scan is obtained when nerve hearing loss is worse in one ear to rule out the possibility of a benign tumor on the hearing nerve. These blood abnormalities can result in a feeling of dizziness and with proper treatment the feeling of dizziness may decrease. When one source disagrees with the others we sense dizziness. If no other cause can be found, the inner ear is often thought to be the source of the problem. The inner ear usually produces symptoms of a whirling sensation known as vertigo or a feeling of imbalance.
Symptoms are usually episodic, that is, they come and go.
Less often they produce a constant sensation of dizziness. The following is a discussion of the most common forms of dizziness caused by the ear. Meniere's Disease See information sheet on Meniere's Disease. This is one of the most common forms of dizziness caused by the inner ear. These fragments float freely in the inner ear fluid until a change of gravity causes them to impinge on nerve endings causing a sensation of dizziness.