staggers

noun plural

stag·​gers ˈstag-ərz 

1

singular or plural in construction : any of various abnormal conditions of domestic mammals and birds associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait see blind staggers compare grass tetany

2

: vertigo occurring as a symptom of decompression sickness

also : decompression sickness