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Anxiety, un-balanced, and pressure in my head and ears... Help

Hi there,
i have just noticed this forum today and was hoping someone could give me some advice.This is going to be long.. Four years ago i started to have servere dizzyness it would last for about 5 to 10 seconds, my ears would feel blocked and my head felt so much pressure and then it would dissapear. I was under the E/N/T specialist for 2 years and had various tests, such as balance, MRI scan and a nerves test and all came back o.k. I was taking medication for Menieres Disease for 18 months but this did nothing and now after all this time i am starting to have Anxiety Attacks constantly thinking about my breathing and feel like i am hyperventilating slightly. I have started to take beta blockers for the anxitey but it does not seem to help. The dizzy episodes are more like an unbalanced feeling, things are not spinning but they do seem to move slightly and if i try to walk i walk like i am drunk. I am thinking of trying Hopi ear candles to see if it can help my balance. I am sure unless i can find out what is causing me to feel pressure in my head and ears and also off balance i will always suffer from this anxiety.

Any suggestions are greatfully received.
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Hi, I know you posted this 8 years ago. The chance of contacting you is almost impossible, but by miracle, i want to ask you some questions about the anxiety symptoms you listed. Please write me ***@****.
Today is July 28. 2015.  God help me that you would answer this.....
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I'm not that person but my cousin has the same problem please if you can put some light on this for her I will for ever be in your debt my nim is 9792485069
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I to have the same balance problems I go very light headed and it feels like I am walking on air I av been to the Drs and he puts it down to my ears I also suffer with health anxiety badly  it helps to no I am not the only one blessed be
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A doctor here in Punta Gorda warned me that ear candles can be very dangerous, in that wax can contain air bubbles which may suddenly pop, and damage one's hearing during the 'candling' process.
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for sure drinking in excess makes it worse the next day. I know my limit is 3 to 4 glasses of red wine per night but paced out over a few hours. Anything more and it totally renders my 10mg per day of paxil that controls my anxiety attacks useless.

I too have onbe ear (right one) that always feels full or blocked but after hearing tests , audiograms and MRI from my ENT and all normal I also have learned to live with this crazy frustrating condition. I at least now do not get full blown panic attacks anymore when I wake up and my ear feels blocked. I just tell myself it will go away later and cope with it.

self hypnosis for anxiety relief as well as paxil are my saviour to have a half normal life. Also brisk walking every day for about 30 minutes is one of the greatest escapes I have ever felt and for hours after I feel amazing.

Create your own mantra like I do and constantly tell myself "I am ok , my sensations are just sensations caused by my anxiety condition and it will pass , I am fine I am good) keep repeating it to yourself until you start to believe it. I do that all the time and it really lessons my anxiety .

I hope anyone reading this will feel better and know we are not alone. Even if our partners feel we are exaggerating we in our minds know how god aweful this anxiety condition is.

god bless you all.
Lew
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Hey all, I have allot of the same symptoms also, however has anyone felt like they were in motion when they aren't?
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thanks for your input.....  im going thru a mess right now    pressure and congestion in my head  and right ear   totally feel like my head and body are not connected     did the antibiotic  nose spray   predisone pack    which might have helped the congestion   but the pressure is crazy    plus I feel like im in a fog.......  its a catch 22     which comes first the anxiety or the condition???    I ended up in er     they tested me for everything     no m r I tho    cat  scan of my head......   I sick of it....  its been since Christmas...  I had some stupid attack 1 week before    unbalanced spell  then another a week ogo at night   which left me in the ER.......   im so disgusted.....  how do they treat your anxiety   Xanax or antidepressant?    thanks for listening     I do notice if I cry   I almost have a clear sense ~~!
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Can you have all of these symptoms even when you don't feel any anxiety? I've had the same thing going on for 6 months but my pressure is constant. The severity changes but its always there. Had all the tests done and they say Im fine but Im definitely not fine.
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That's amazing,i tried it for 20 seconds as i lose my balance when i close my eyes,after the 20 seconds i had turned 90 degrees without realizing.
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Hey guys im 17 and have had anxiety caused by drug addiction but have been clean for 1 yr now. im slowly recovering from my anxiety and building up my confidence but iv recently (6 months ago) only got these symptoms of head pressure only on the right side of my head and behind my right eye block right ear and my head boils up so easy :( iv been searching up on these symptoms cause they dont seem right and have been to the doctors twice about it and all they have done is simple say oh its nothing ill be okay and i hate it . anyone please give me some advice :(  
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Hi there 12 months ago I had a ear infection after foing to a and e they found I had a severe eats infection anyway they gave me antiboitics after antibiotics and it dident clear so they did a ear swab to witch it came bk clear so the doctor checked ny ear and say my ear was inflamed and swollen the ear canal that is x but my symptoms are dizzyness imbalance feeling and pressure in my head and ears xx its very scarey and I know I panic and worrie alot like your selfs I have thought its a brain tumor ect I have had sugars and blood pressure chechecked and its all good I also sufferd from shaking and and sickness but not every days the same some days I wake up fine and others o dont but I dont like beying alone any advice as most of the time I feel like im walking on a bouncy castle x I dont get dizzy from bending down ans standing up I have more of a im balance than anythink xxxx thanks xxx
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Wow.. Liz485, I think your correct..  I have panic attacks, head rushes, dizzy, can't breath, worry, I'm 63,caregiver for my dementia 93 yr old mother and just lost my husband 3 years ago.  I have tried everything to feel better in the past 20 years.. and I still fell like crap.  maybe I'm thinking myself into feeling like crap... Thank YOU for your message this morning and I sure hope I can change things around. I'm so tired of feeling bad.
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it does help, it's called the Epley maneuver, you can find video on youtube.
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I have the off balance dizziness and really bad anxiety, I've had this for over a year and now I feel like I haven't gotten any better. Been to a million doctors and they say I'm healthy. I do have issues but not to cause this dizziness.
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Hi.  Just wondering if you still check this site.  I see this post is from 2007 and it is now 2013.  When I read your post it sounded like I was reading something I wrote myself......EXACTLY THE SAME.....Are you currently still struggling with your anxiety.  I would love to hear how you are doing.  I also take Ativan for my anxiety and it helps me SO MUCH, but I still struggle with physical sensations.  I am also an athlete and love working out, but it has been increasingly harder to work out when I am so worried about my heart, etc., all the time.  I have had all the tests done, EKG, Holter monitor, etc., and everything checked out fine, but still cant get my head to believe it!
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I dont know what's going in with me....i hurt my backing September and just as it started to get better i ended up with pressure in my head, migrains to the state of nausea, chest pains frequently, my heart beats really hard and flutters sometimes and the worst part is the dizziness!!! I am always lightheaded feeling like Im going to pass out...its been 7 months now and Im so stressed out!!!! I went to a few doctors and my heart is fine and bloodwork is always normal. I have tried medication for anxiety which doesn't work and i just want my life back!!!! 2 times this month i thought i was going to die it felt like being injected with dye for a ct scan...my insides were on fire!!! Do anyone know what's going  
on???????
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Hi, I know we are all reading this thinking OMG, do i have that? lol.... but the answer is Yes. Yes we are hypochodriacs and yes we do not have to be scared to admit it. Who wants to die? Not me!!! Yes doctors may be able to help us and we can do preventative care on our health, but in a time of crisis... chances are we wont be in a hospital... So just think of it this way, if you were having a heart attack you will be able to have an ambulance in time at your home. Correct? Plus, home many times have you set in an ER and by the time you were finished thought wow, that doctor is dumb. Right? Whos to say these people can ultimately save your life anyways? Whos to say you wont get hit by a bus or shot at or die in a car accident. I am not trying to be a evil person by saying this, but look at the news... We are living in a world that is full of cruelty. So... the best way to cope, or get through panick attacks is to accept the fact that we are going to die one day. That is really frightening and depressing but why spend the time we have worrying about whats going to ultimately happen one day anyways. Lets all live!!! If you are having a really hard time coming to terms with this a really good solution is to join a group. Maybe through a church or just attend a church service. Finding spiritual relief will seriously help you come to peace with yourself. Ok, so many doctors have told me you are having a panick attack. It is scary. I do not create it either, it just happens to me. But I thought about situations I was in at the time and mostly I was not sleeping much, not sleeping comfortably, arguing alot with my boyfriend, stressed about my son, money, etc... So basically I knew this, I had to fix myself if I wanted to get through this... I broke up with my boyfriend, I got a better job, I became a better mom, and I make sure to get 8 hours of sleep and only drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day. The caffeine will make you anxious which can also trigger panicking. So when you start to have a panick attack next time, please do your self a favor, make sure you are around someone you can trust, as hard as it may seem, make yourself do something completely different rather you think you are dying or not, go sit on the toilet, go turn on the tv, make sure you breathe in your nose slowly and out your mouth approx. 10 times a minute. Control your breathing!!! What always instantly helps me is drinking ice cold water... It will get your mind off of breathing while you drink the water. trust me!! And if your wearing hot clothing or what not, get your body some oxygen by lifting up your shirt or something. Now, in my life, this is 1 year later, i still have panick attacks but very very mild to what i have had. And i know the reasons now that i have the ones i do is the days i dont sleep as long and maybe have drank too much coffee. If you can afford it, purchase a massage 1 time a month at least to help relax you. But ultimately tell yourself you are ok. No matter what. exspecially if its the same feeling you have every single time... And if you are really having trouble breathing that is not because of hyperventilating, talk to your doctor about an inhaler. That will help too. But mostly my breathing is allergy related and is ruining me. So as far as pressure/sinus pressure in your head, alot of people do not want to conclude "its just allergies" but allergies can be serious too so if you are experiencing water in your ears and pressure start with some childrens allergy meds since i know you are a hypochdriac just like me and dont want to take meds, sometimes its just what we have to do. Think about a 6 year old child taking the same over the counter med as you and they are ok. In your sick little mind, test my theory and go ahead and medicate a 6 year old with allergy meds just so you feel safe because this over the counter med will not kill you or the 6 year old. Its going to help you both with your allergies!!! LOL. Im talking from experience as sad as it sounds. My son had allergies and so did i. I was scared to take meds and only gave them to him to see wow, it freakin helps!!!! If you dont want to be sleepy, be very selective in the meds you chose. But antihistimine that has worked for me is 10 mg of zyrtec. 24 hour. If you want pressure release you will need some sudafed but be careful this will trigger panick so if you take it , do not drink coffee that day!
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I have feeling of pressure in my Left head and ears with dizziness (like vertigo) muscle twitching and sometimes palpitations, hyperventilation..I have same symptoms twice or thrice a year. but now is very worst, this was started when I diagnosed with cystitis and myoma in my right side but doctor said nothing to worry about. but I'm still anxious and paranoid, that something will happen, I kept on searching on google  about my sypmtoms, it cud be brain tumor or what...may Sister  (she's a doctor)  said that it cud be stress and my Bf is a nurse and he kept on scolding me because of my paranoid attitude, I want to cope with it, but i cannot control,  that's why I'm always anxious.  
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we are all in the same boat.. me I've been suffering this for years already ..
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we are all in the same boat.. me I've been suffering this for years already ..
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also had mri of brain no tumors all ok.ct scan of sinusis all ok
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I have pressure in ears and head, neck tension,chest pain. This all started after a 12 foot fall from a ladder. have a buldging disk at c2 and3 and fracuted back.when the tension in neck gets bad I get ear pains and pressure, heart seems to beat faster.have had panic attacks.have had 4 ekg's all been good.xanax seems to help.can any one help.thanks
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im feeling a lot of pressure in my head by my temples iwhen i walk i have to stop at times because i feel loopy its hatd to concentrate and i feel like i have to vrack my neck a lot have trouble swalloing and sometimes feel like falling i dont know what to do i work in a warehouse and it gets really hot in there i dont wanna lose my job but i just cant work
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Hello I am 23 years old and have had dizzyness and pressure In my head since june 2011..almost a year.ive been to the er ..doc said vertigo and gave me a steroid to get rid of it, didn't believe that would work so didnt try it. Went to my family dr he referred me to neurologist who checked my reflexes and told me to get a vestibular test,costs 1000..no insurance. Ive been really dizzy past 2 days,starting in the evening...lasting til I just fall asleep.i have constant unbalance allllll day. Pressure on diff parts of my head everyday. Starting to think I need mri to rule out seriousness.....i do suffer with anxiety ...
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Hello I am 23 years old and have had dizzyness and pressure In my head since june 2011..almost a year.ive been to the er ..doc said vertigo and gave me a steroid to get rid of it, didn't believe that would work so didnt try it. Went to my family dr he referred me to neurologist who checked my reflexes and told me to get a vestibular test,costs 1000..no insurance. Ive been really dizzy past 2 days,starting in the evening...lasting til I just fall asleep.i have constant unbalance allllll day. Pressure on diff parts of my head everyday. Starting to think I need mri to rule out seriousness.....i do suffer with anxiety ...
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