It may take longer to recover from dizziness and other balance problems if you are inactive. Be careful when you are in certain environments such as swimming under water, walking in the dark, or walking on unfamiliar sufaces. Summary Many dizziness and balance problems are caused by problems within your inner ear. However, problems in any part of the system that controls your balance can cause dizziness. Specific treatment depends on the type of balance problem you have.
Treatment can usually help relieve the symptoms of most types of dizziness and imbalance.
A physical therapist specializing in balance problems can help reduce some of the difficulties caused by dizziness. Maintaining fitness may lessen the symptoms of balance problems. Professional counseling or community support groups may help you deal with feelings of annoyance, frustration and anxiety that can accompany your sense of dizziness or imbalance. Your physician, audiologist or nurse may be able to help you contact appropriate resource people in your community. There are some special cases when the tests provide information related to other problems such as sudden hearing loss.