Medical conditions that cause fainting

Fainting is a mental state when individual lose consciousness for a short amount of time because his/her brain is not getting sufficient oxygen.  Fainting, also medially termed as syncope occurs due to a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain.

Common triggers of fainting:

In general, Fainting is triggered by a momentary malfunction in the autonomic nervous system. This may also lead to low heart beat resulting in a temporary pause to the brain's blood supply. These triggers include an unpleasant sight, heat, sudden pain, coughing, sneezing and laughing.

Fainting can also happen when persons are suffering from extremely low blood pressure when they stand up. This is called orthostatic hypotension, and older people are more vulnerable to this poor medical condition. Possible causes of fainting due to low blood pressure are dehydration, diabetes, medication, neurological ailment that affect nervous system such as Parkinson’s disorder.

Persons who have heart problem are prone to fainting because it interrupt the brain's blood supply. Risk factors for fainting may be chest pain, blocked blood vessels to heart, and weakened heart chambers. It is highly recommended to rush to nearby doctor if person is complaining above medical issues.

Key symptoms of a fainting episode include:

a feeling of heaviness in the legs

Blurred vision

confusion

Feeling warm or hot

Light-headedness, dizziness, a floating feeling

Nausea

Sweating

Vomiting

Yawning

Treatment will depend on triggers and underlying health condition. Prompt treatment will help prevent future fainting incidents.

In medical arena, fainting condition is not given much importance but it should not be taken lightly. Fainting may be warning signal of life threatening or serious disease. All cases of fainting is considered as medical emergency.

Important: This article is developed through environmental information and personal view of writer. Writer is not responsible for any disagreement.