Dizziness Still For About 1½ Months!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 06-18-05 16:09pm
Hello,
this has been going on for awhile. Let
me explain the whole story.
It all started in march of 2005. My bf
was having dizziness, a sinus headache,
and a popping sound in his ears. We
ended up going to th dr for it. The dr,
or should I say, nurse practitioner(np),
did an exam on him and found fluid buildup
in both his ears. She then prescribed
some amoxicillin and some nasal spray for
him to take, as well as some zyrtec.
Well once his antibiotics ran out, he was
still having dizziness. (with just the
symptoms as listed above), so we went back
to the np, and she started ordering all
these different tests, which included an
ekg, an echocardiogram, a ct scan, as well
as a 24 hour holter monitor. The holter
monitor test revealed one 4.2 second pause
in his heart, which prompted us to visit
the head cardiologist at kdmc, the medical
center the tests were performed at.
Anyhow, the head cardiologist does a
complete heart exam on him, including a
live ekg test on him right there in the
office, reads the ekg right there, and
pronounces his heart as just fine. By
the way, the results of the tests came
back, and were as follows:
ct scan: normal
ekg: normal
echo: normal
at any rate, before we went to the
cardiologist, we had a followup visit with
the np, who, at my request, took a look
inside his ears and still found remaining
fluid buildup in both ears!!! :!: so, to
make a long story short, he is on
meclizine 12.5mg still experiencing
dizziness, and he says every time he
experiences the dizziness he has a popping
sound in his ears. We have him also on
250mg zithromax which he had a leftover
zithromax zpack from when he was in the
navy and didn't need it when they gave it
to him.
:?: :?: :?: :?: my question for you
is what next?!?!?!? :?: :?: :?: :?:
god only knows we dont want to go back to
that incompetant np, who just as well may
refer him to a general surgeon for his
dizziness!!!(note my utmost sarcastic tone
in that statement!)
you shoulda seen how the cardiologist's
attitude changed in the negative when he
heard that he was seeing a np instead of
an md, or even that an np had referral
powers like that!!!!!
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ritamull1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Location: ky
Dizzy Here Too6weeks And Going Crazy Posted: 06-30-05 09:17am
I have been experiencing this dizzy
feeling for 6 wks now going nuts cause the
world just won't stop turning. Been to
drs frequently but don't seem to know
what's wrong. Had mri,ctscan,spinal tap
all seem to be normal admitted into
hospital came out feeling worse than when
I went in. Been on several different meds
but none seem to work also on meclizine
12.5 and it does not work. Still dizzy
what is up with the dizziness driving me
insane. Now the drs want to see
neurologist I just wished someone would
stop everything from spinning and then
maybe I could be myself again. If I come
up with an answer I will let you know and
you also let me know. Just hang in there
is all that we can do believe me I know
what your bfs feeling im right there too.
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piper3
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 9
Dizziness Posted: 11-21-05 00:32am
Hello,
i am searching for info on ear
fullness/popping and came across your
postings....
3 years ago I had a bad cold and a few
weeks after was left with disequalibrium.
I spent months going to doctors, all
tests coming up negative. All good
signs, except for the dizziness. I was
finally diagnosed with vestibular
neuritis, damage to the vestibular nerve
from the virus. I felt dizziness off and
on for 1 1/2 years and still feel off
balance once and awhile.
Is your boyfriend still having dizziness
problems?
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Kellerina
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 3
Re: Dizzy Here Too6weeks And Going Crazy Posted: 01-12-06 19:48pm
ritamull1
wrote:
i have been experiencing
this dizzy feeling for 6 wks now going
nuts cause the world just won't stop
turning. Been to drs frequently but
don't seem to know what's wrong. Had
mri,ctscan,spinal tap all seem to be
normal admitted into hospital came out
feeling worse than when I went in. Been
on several different meds but none seem to
work also on meclizine 12.5 and it does
not work. Still dizzy what is up with
the dizziness driving me insane. Now the
drs want to see neurologist I just wished
someone would stop everything from
spinning and then maybe I could be myself
again. If I come up with an answer I
will let you know and you also let me
know. Just hang in there is all that we
can do believe me I know what your bfs
feeling im right there
too.
i had the same thing! And it laster for 3
years!!! A month ago I was finaly
diagnosed with labyrinthitis...It all
makes sense now...There is nothing really
to do to make it go away, but at least I
am not worried that I am dying...Please
search labyrinthitis and see if it sounds
like you! Good luck...Oh also you can buy
at a drug store sea bands they are like
presure bands to wear aroiund your wrist
they help a little!
Kelly
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Amber28
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Australia
Posted: 02-11-06 03:43am
Just wondering could it be a middle ear
infection? Sometimes these infections can
cause extra fluid in the middle ear
causing an off balanced/dizzy feeling!
