DizzyCare Clinic
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Test Your Dizziness
Take this Dizziness Quiz to help understand your dizziness.
Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) Score = 0
1 , Physical
Does looking up increase your problem?
Does walking down the aisle of a supermarket increase your problem?
Does performing more ambitious activities such as sports, dancing, household chores (sweeping or putting dishes away) increase your problems?
Do quick movements of your head increase your problem?
Does turning over in bed increase your problem?
Does walking down a footpath increase your problem?
Does bending over increase your problem?
2 , Functional
Because of your problem, do you restrict your travel for business or pleasure?
Because of your problem, do you have difficulty getting into or out of bed?
Does your problem significantly restrict your participation in social activities, such as going out to dinner, going to the movies, dancing, or going to parties?
Because of your problem, do you have difficulty reading?
Because of your problem, do you avoid heights?
Because of your problem, is it difficult for you to do strenuous homework or yard work?
Because of your problem, is it difficult for you to go for a walk by yourself?
Because of your problem, is it difficult for you to walk around your house in the dark?
Does your problem interfere with your job or household responsibilities?
3 , Emotional/psychological
Because of your problem, do you feel frustrated?
Because of your problem, are you afraid to leave your home without having without having someone accompany you?
Because of your problem have you been embarrassed in front of others?
Because of your problem, are you afraid people may think you are intoxicated?
Because of your problem, is it difficult for you to concentrate?
Because of your problem, are you afraid to stay home alone?
Because of your problem, do you feel handicapped?
Has the problem placed stress on your relationships with members of your family or friends?
Because of your problem, are you depressed?
Your Score is : 0
Scores greater than 10 points should be referred to balance specialists for further evaluation.
16-34 Points (mild handicap)
36-52 Points (moderate handicap)
54+ Points (severe handicap)
You can send your completed questionnaire to us for further analysis during your appointment. If yes, please enter your name and email below and click Submit Quiz
Jacobson GP, Newman CW. The development of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990 Apr;116(4):424-7.
Thank you for submitting your DHI score to the DizzyCare Clinic
We will be able to use this score if /when you are seeing our specialist
