Margaret A. Kenna

Dizziness in children may present as a sensation of motion (if the child is old enough to talk and articulate the sensation), but in very young children, it may be manifested by imbalance, delayed or clumsy walking, or falling more often than expected. Symptoms may last a few seconds or last several minutes or hours, may occur infrequently or often, and can be debilitating.

Common causes of vestibular dysfunction in young children include otitis media and anatomical abnormalities of the inner ear structures (enlarged vestibular aqueduct, dehiscent posterior or superior semicircular canal