Can breathing cold air cause lightheadedness?
On One Hand: Breathing Cold Air Can Cause LightheadednessBreathing in cold air can cause lightheadedness in at least one direct way. According to Murray Grossan, MD, cold air can strike sinus membranes directly in people with especially wide noses, leading to pain and lightheadedness thereafter.On the Other: Cold Air Can Cause HeadachesAn alternative explanation for lightheadedness, however, would be that the cold air causes headaches and lightheadedness corresponds irrespective of whether a person is breathing in the air. In other words, cold temperatures independently can cause lightheadedness.
