What is the cause of dizziness and tinnitus after childbirth

Some mothers may experience dizziness and tinnitus after giving birth, which may be caused by being too weak. Because of excessive blood loss during delivery, the body will become excessively weak after delivery, causing dizziness, tinnitus, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting.

Pathogenesis

(1) Blood deficiency and Qi loss. The body is weak in Qi and blood, and due to excessive blood loss during childbirth, the Ying Yin is lost, the Qi is lost along with the blood, and the solitary Yang rises, resulting in postpartum dizziness.

(2) Blood stasis and qi blockage during childbirth cause the person to feel cold, and the blood will stagnate due to the cold. Blood stasis and qi reversal move upward, attacking the heart and chest, disturbing the mind, thus causing postpartum dizziness.

Syndrome and Treatment Classification

1. Blood deficiency and Qi deficiency

Main symptoms: Excessive blood loss after delivery, sudden dizziness, pale complexion, chest tightness and palpitations, nausea and vomiting, gradually becoming unconscious, eyes closed and mouth open, cold hands and limbs, cold sweat, pale tongue without coating, weak pulse, or floating and weak pulse.

Treatment principle: replenishing qi and consolidating deficiency

Representative prescription: Shenfu Decoction (from Annotated Prescriptions for Women)

Commonly used Chinese medicine: ginseng, aconite

Variation: If there is excessive bleeding in the vagina, add ginger charcoal and black mustard seeds to the above formula to enhance the hemostatic effect.

2. Blood stasis and qi stagnation

Main symptoms: postpartum lochia does not come out or the amount is small, lower abdominal cramps that refuse to be pressed, even fullness and fullness under the heart, heavy breathing, coma, closed mouth, unconsciousness, clenched hands, clenched teeth, purple face, purple lips and tongue, and sluggish pulse.

Treatment principle: promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis

Representative prescription: Du Ming San (from "Fu Ren Da Quan Liang Fang") plus Angelica sinensis and Chuanxiong

Commonly used Chinese medicine: Myrrh, Dragon's Blood