I appear to have a eustachian tube disorder that may have been caused by flying with an ear infection. My ears pop constantly and I have intermittent episodes of vertigo. My doctor prescribed Meclizine, which I took one course of. When the pressure in my ears changes, I feel pain in some other part of my body-- variously my fingers, arms, chest, neck, feet or toes, but not all at once. The pains are sharp and sudden, like an electric shock. Taking Meclizine or Benadryl seems to make the problem worse after the medicine wears off. I am visiting my doctor again on Tuesday but in the meantime I wondered if anyone had any information on what this might be, as googling turns up very little. As a couple of times the pain has been so severe that I thought I was having a heart attack, I have had chest and head x-rays and a CBC test, all of which were normal.
Thank you.