Addressing Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Burning Mouth

By Eugenia P. Roberts, DDS; Michelle Stegmann, MPH, DMD; and Khanh Trinh, DMD

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) causes lightheadedness, fainting, and a rapid increase in heartbeat. These symptoms arise when standing up from a reclining position and are relieved by sitting or lying back down. It is an autonomic instability occurring during postural changes and affects individuals of all ages, including 1% of all teens, and possibly 3 million Americans.” This hemodynamic dysregulation results in insufficient cerebral perfusion, leaving affected individuals with migraine headaches, palpations, fatigue, memory issues, nausea, dizziness, and pallor due to vascular vasoconstriction and blood pooling in the lower extremities.

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