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Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of

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One cause of dizziness is overbreathing (hyperventilation) due to anxiety.

The overbreathing also causes lightheadedness, a sense of unsteadiness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips.

Relief can be gotten by breathing in and out of a paper bag (to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the blood).

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