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10 year old fainting

From: JRT

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My 10yo daughter just woke from her second episode in approximately two years. Both episodes occured while changing her earrings. I am so stymied by this, is it treatable, is it physiological, psychological, what? The Dr. kind of just shrugs it off but I'm worried.

This web site is not a substitute for a thorough medical evaluation and diagnosis of your vaso-vagal type symptoms.  Medical treatment and diagnosis is the only acceptable initial response to these serious symptoms since they might present from any number of life threatening and treatable illnesses. It is for you and your physician to rule out more serious illnesses; Please don't use this online forum as an alternative to getting responsible medical attention and being under the care of a physician for the duration of any unknown, suspected or dangerous vaso-vagal syndrome symptoms.

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