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Many people, especially as they age, experience lightheadedness if they arise too quickly from a lying or seated position. Lightheadedness often accompanies the flu, hypoglycaemia, common cold, or allergies. Dizziness could be provoked by the use of antihistamine drugs, like levocetirizine, or by some antibiotics or SSRIs.
Heavy-headedness is the feeling of faintness, dizziness, or feeling of floating, wooziness. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Individuals may feel as though their head is heavy; also feel as though the room is moving/spinning also known as vertigo .
Pensioner: [35] An older person living on an old-age pension; sometimes used as an insult to refer to aging people draining the welfare system. Peter Pan : A term describing a grown adult, typically a man, who behaves like a child or teenager and refuses, either actively or passively, to act their true age.
Image credits: Slightly twisted Initially, the term ‘meme’ was coined in the 1970s by renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. However, memes aren’t a modern ‘invention.’
Nearly 3 in 5 parents say they keep up with modern slang to better connect with their teens, according to a survey from Preply, an online service that connects people with language tutors. Most ...
The scale predicts how well people tolerate sensory deprivation sessions. Sensation seeking increases with age from childhood to adolescence. Studies indicate it increases between 10-15 years and remains stable or declines thereafter. [13] However, boredom susceptibility remains stable across the life span, unlike the other facets of sensation ...
Many people find vertigo very disturbing and often report associated nausea and vomiting. [6] Presyncope describes lightheadedness or feeling faint; the name relates to syncope, which is actually fainting. Disequilibrium is the sensation of being off balance and is most often characterized by frequent falls in a specific direction. This ...
In these works he labeled a dull person as a "Bromide" contrasted with a "Sulphite" who was the opposite. Bromides meant either the boring person themself or the boring statement of that person, with Burgess providing many examples. This usage persisted through the 20th century into the 21st century.