めまいにはさまざまな原因があります。脳や耳の中の機能に異常があっておこるめまいや、貧血によるめまいのほか、血圧の急激な変化によって脳に送られる血液量が不安定になることで起こるクラっと感じるようなめまい、ストレスや気圧の変化などによって自律神経のバランスが乱れることで起こるめまいもあります。

自分自身が回る、天井が回る、グワングワン、グルグル、そういった表現で訴えるめまいは、耳の中の内耳といわれる平衡感覚を司るところに、浮腫があったり、炎症があると起こります。難聴や、耳鳴りなどが一緒に起こる場合もあります。メニエール病や内耳の炎症の可能性もあります。

地に足がつかない、歩くとふらつく、からだが揺れている感じがするなどのめまいは、偏頭痛や肩こりなどが原因で起こることがあります。小脳や脳幹など脳に異常がある場合がありますが、ろれつが回らない、すぐに蹴躓く、ものが二重に見えるなどの症状がある場合は、脳の血行循環に障害がある場合もあるため、早めに受診をしてください。

立ちくらみなど、きゅうにふらっとおこるめまいは、脳への血流が少なくなったため起こる目眩で、しばらく座っておくと楽になります。たとえば脱水や、貧血などです。低血糖でも起こりますが、この場合は冷や汗、動悸などが症状として一緒に起こります。

食後に意識を失うように眠くなる（眠ってしまう）のは、首の血管の動脈硬化でも起こります。その他、ストレスなどで自律神経のバランスが崩れ、脳の神経伝達が悪くなるとめまいを起こす事もあります。更年期症状で自律神経障害によってもめまいが見られます。

めまいの軽いものは、目を閉じればすぐに止みますが、重い場合は、船や車に乗っているようにふらふらして立つことができなく、或いは悪心・嘔吐・発汗を伴い、ひどい場合は昏倒することさえあります。 めまいと関係が深い臓腑が下記の肝・腎・脾になります。めまいは３つの臓腑の働きのいずれかが乱れて起こると考えています。

「めまいは肝に属す」(諸風掉眩、皆肝に属す)といわれ、めまいと最も関係が深いのは肝だと考えています。中医学でいう肝は肝臓機能の働きだけではなく、自律神経の働きを調整して全身の血液循環をコントロールしています。血流や筋肉の働きも管理していますから更年期の問題や肩こり等も肝が関わってきます。目の使いすぎ、神経の使いすぎ、ストレス、寝不足、過労等は肝を消耗させる事になります。結果として自律神経の働きが乱れ、脳や内耳の方へ十分血液が循環しなくなり、めまいの症状を起こします。従って、肝と関係のあるツボがよくめまいの治療で用いられます。

「腎は耳に開竅する」といわれ、耳は腎とも深く関係が有ります。東洋医学でいう腎は泌尿器だけでなく、内分泌(ホルモン)系、免疫系、生殖能力、骨や歯、耳、髪、腰、ノド等と関係しています。発育・成長・老化と関係していますので、年をとる毎に腎の機能は低下していきます。

いわゆる「腎虚」と呼ばれる状態です。腎虚になると骨や歯は弱くなり、尿の出方、生殖能力も弱ってきます。そして耳の方も、耳鳴りや難聴が起き易くなります。耳の内耳の平衡器官の方が障害されるとめまいが起こります。

「痰無くしてめまい起こらず」といわれ、水毒症状の代表としてめまいが起こる事が有ります。油っこい食べ物、甘い物の食べ過ぎ、冷たい物の飲み過ぎ等が消化器系の働きを弱め、胃内停水といって、胃の中で水がポチャポチャした状態になります。こういう状態を水毒といって身体の中の水分代謝が悪くなります。例えば内耳の水ぶくれ等でめまいを起こし易くなります。

めまいに効くツボは、耳の後ろの翳風（えいふう）や頭の竅陰（きょういん）が有名です。

There are many causes of dizziness. Dizziness caused by abnormal function in the brain and ears, dizziness caused by anemia, and dizziness caused by sudden changes in blood pressure causing instability in the blood flow, There is also dizziness caused by the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system due to stress, changes in atmospheric pressure, etc.

The vertigo that appeals to me by the expression that I turn, the ceiling turns, Gwangwang, Guruguru, and such an expression, is caused by edema or inflammation in the place where it controls the sense of equilibrium called the inner ear in the ear. Hearing loss and tinnitus may occur together. There is also the possibility of Meniere's disease and inflammation of the inner ear.

Vertigo, such as a foot not attached to the ground, a wobbly when walking, or a feeling of shaking the body, may be caused by migraines, stiff shoulders, etc. There may be abnormalities in the brain, such as cerebellum and brain stem, but if you have symptoms such as not turning, kicking immediately, or looking double, there may be a disorder in the blood circulation of the brain, so please consult early.

Dizziness, such as standing up, is an eyelid caused by less blood flow to the brain, making it easier to sit down for a while. For example, dehydration or anemia. It also occurs with hypoglycemia, but in this case cold sweats, palpitations, etc. occur together as symptoms.

It is also possible to become sleepy (falla) to lose consciousness after a meal, even in the arteriosclerosis of the blood vessels of the neck. In addition, the balance of the autonomic nervous system is lost due to stress, and the neurotransmission of the brain deteriorates, and it may cause dizziness. Menopause symptoms also cause dizziness due to autonomic disorders.

The light vertigo stops as soon as you close your eyes, but if it is heavy, you can't stand unsteadily as if you were on a boat or a car, or it can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sweating, and even if it is terrible, it may even be cursed. The visceral sphism, which is closely related to vertigo, becomes the following liver, kidney, and spleen. Vertigo is thought to occur in a disordered way of working with one of the three visceral organs.

It is said that "vertigo belongs to the liver" (the wind is, everyone belongs to the liver), and I believe that it is the liver that has the deepest relationship with vertigo. In Chinese medicine, the liver not only functions of liver function, but also regulates the function of the autonomic nervous system to control the blood circulation of the whole body. Because blood flow and muscle work are also managed, the problem of menopause and stiff shoulders are also involved in the liver. Overuse of eyes, excessive use of nerves, stress, lack of sleep, overwork, etc. will drain the liver. As a result, the function of the autonomic nervous system is disturbed, and blood does not circulate enough toward the brain and inner ear, causing symptoms of dizziness. Therefore, the pot related to the liver is often used in the treatment of vertigo.

It is said that the kidney swells in the ear, and the ear is deeply related to the kidney. In Oriental medicine, kidneys are related not only to the urology, but also to the endocrine (hormonal) system, the immune system, fertility, bones and teeth, ears, hair, hips, nods, etc. Because it is related to growth, growth, and aging, the function of the kidney decreases with age.

It is a condition called "renal emptiness". When the kidney becomes empty, the bone and the tooth become weak, and the way of urine comes out, and the fertility weakens, too. And the ears are also more prone to tinnitus and hearing loss. Vertigo occurs when the equilibrium organ of the inner ear is impaired.

It is said that "no vertigo occurs without sputum", and vertigo may occur as a representative of the water poison symptoms. Greasy food, too much eating of sweets, too much drinking of cold things, etc. weaken the function of the digestive system, it is called the intragastric stop water, water in the stomach is in a state of poshaping. Such a state is called water poison, and the water metabolism in the body deteriorates. For example, it is easy to cause dizziness by blistering of the inner ear.

The pot that is effective for vertigo is famous for the wind behind the ear and the shade of the head.