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do i have brain tumor even with clear ct please help thank you

3 month ago i had my head ct
head ct with and without contrast
it was clear and ok
from 1 month ago untill now a dizziness start with me
it was hard for days then after that till now
i feel it when im on the bed on my back  suddenly it comes hard
or when Lift my head high
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an ENT checked me today
i was on the bed
and he asked me
to
Lie on the bed quickly many times
and i had a hard
dizziness for seconds 10 or 15 seconds
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the ent asked me for an mri
he said there is time ct cannot find some tumors
for example on Seventh nerve
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in the hospital 3 month ago when i had that ct scan they told me
you are ok you dont have tumors its only anxiety
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today my family doctor told me you dont have a tumor
its only anxiety
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im crying im in a lot of stress
do you i have a tumor that was not show on the ct
that cause that dizziness
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in the hospital they told me its the newest
ct scan its only anxity 3 month ago
im only 24 im in a lot of stress
do i have brain tumor
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that ent doctor scared me also when he said
if there is a small tumor it can not be found on a ct with and without contrast
like small tumor on posterior fossa
im 24
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someone told me if both with and without contrast come back clear
couple of month ago you dont have it
a contrast ct would detect it
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so why the ent make me scary
he said there is time ct cannot find some tumors
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The problem is that dizzy, fatigue and ear ringing on their own are very very vague symptoms. It would take other symptoms to point to a brain tumor and you have already had one study that ruled tumors out. Anxiety can cause a lot of symptoms.

Seeing someone to see if you can reduce anxiety is not a bad thing. Even if you have an issue, a good doctor can recognize if the problem is physical or anxiety.

Anxiety can come from hormones as well. Doctors can overlook thyroid and other issues. It is sad that doctors only have a short time to determine what is wrong with a person these days and if you come across with anxiety, they may focus on that and nothing else so it may be good for you to seek out some help to get that under control so you can talk to the doctors (even bringing someone else with you can help) in such a way that they can focus on other symptoms. But some symptoms are very general like you have and are not specific enough to just say what you have right away.
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also in our largest hospital when i went to the emergency room
cz i was in a lot of stress cz that dizziness
the did a ct scan for my head with and without contrast
and they told me we found nothing
its just anxiety and they told me to go back for my life
and they asked me for eeg
now from one month ago it comes again with bpv
before i had the ct scan i thing i had bpv but it was less
i dont remmember
my family doctor told me look i wanna you to go for Psychiatrist
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all of my symptoms start since i start to worry about Disease
before i had my ct till now im in a 400% of stress and worry
my answer can stress and anxiety to this
also i have a weak in my eyes
but when im on my back on bed i think i feel it even if my eyes closed
my family doctor told me you did a lot of stress to your head thats why you have that
he send me to  Psychiatrist
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also sometimes i have ringing in my ears i thing maybe the right
but in the hospital with the newest ct machine they told me your head is clean 3 month ago
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can these tiny tumors makes that kind of  dizziness
cz also before i did the ct scan with and without contrast
i had adizziness then after i did my ct scan it disapeard then from one month ago
it comes back with bpv
some one told if there is a tumor causing symptoms it will detect on ct scan
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Yes CTs can miss tiny tumors.

But the tests that the ENT are doing show more of a POTS, autonomic issue IMHO - with blood pressure and dizzy...

There are lots of issues with vertigo, meniere's, etc. - and that is far more likely. Brain tumors are pretty rare.

You had imaging. Doctors have examined you and not found any neurological deficits. By all means, if anything new comes up, let them know but it sounds like an ear issue.
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the ent
the doctor holds my head in a certain position and asks me to lie quickly backward over a table
then he asked me for an mri
i tild him i had a ct head with and without contrast 3 month ago
he said
there sometimes brain ct connot find small tumors
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