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Im a 21 yr old male college athlete who has been feeling ill since around St. Patty's day. It started with a sore throat and swollen glands in my neck but no fever. It has progressed over the months to a headache with severe dizziness which was thought to be a form of viral meningitis, fatigue, constant elevated liver enzymes, slight hypothyroid that I have to take synthroid for. I have have seen a ENT who believed it wasnt somthing with my ears, nose, or throat, also an Endocrinologist who believed my im not truely hypothyroid. I have been tested for strep, mono, cmv, hepatitus, lymes, std's like clamydia/gonohrea and hiv, also have had extensive liver testing with gastro. All came back negative. I have taken a z-pack which did not help, also levaquin which did help for a bit while i was on it. Im very frustrated and looking for a second opinion. So far the only diagnosis Ive have is "some kind of mono-like virus." I feel like my doctors think im crazy because i truely have not felt well in so long. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im a 21 yr old male college athlete who has been feeling ill since around St. Patty's day. It started with a sore throat and swollen glands in my neck but no fever. It has progressed over the months to a headache with severe dizziness which was thought to be a form of viral meningitis, fatigue, constant elevated liver enzymes, slight hypothyroid that I have to take synthroid for. I have have seen a ENT who believed it wasnt somthing with my ears, nose, or throat, also an Endocrinologist who believed my im not truely hypothyroid. I have been tested for strep, mono, cmv, hepatitus, lymes, std's like clamydia/gonohrea and hiv, also have had extensive liver testing with gastro. All came back negative. I have taken a z-pack which did not help, also levaquin which did help for a bit while i was on it. Im very frustrated and looking for a second opinion. So far the only diagnosis Ive have is "some kind of mono-like virus." I feel like my doctors think im crazy because i truely have not felt well in so long. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
glands have gone down, still have daily dizziness that feels like the ground is moving from under my feet as if I was on a boat. Doctor thinks it may be Migrane associated vertigo and has put me on nortriptyline
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Hello and hope you are doing well.
There are tubes called 'Eustachian tubes' which connect the middle ear to the throat, this balances the air pressure in the ears. This tube can get blocked due to infections of the throat, which can give lead to a feeling of fullness in the ears. This can also result in infection of the ears. The blocked ears can be opened up by the valsalva maneuver, where air is blown into the cheeks against a closed nostrils, this sometimes helps to open up the tubes. Steam inhalations and warm salt water gargles can help clear the tube. As the infection resolves, your symptoms should improve.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
There are tubes called 'Eustachian tubes' which connect the middle ear to the throat, this balances the air pressure in the ears. This tube can get blocked due to infections of the throat, which can give lead to a feeling of fullness in the ears. This can also result in infection of the ears. The blocked ears can be opened up by the valsalva maneuver, where air is blown into the cheeks against a closed nostrils, this sometimes helps to open up the tubes. Steam inhalations and warm salt water gargles can help clear the tube. As the infection resolves, your symptoms should improve.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
My current symptoms are sore throat, swollen cervical and submandibular lymph nodes, headache, dizziness/ feeling dazed, and pressure in ears. Also where can you purchase this Septilin 1-1-2
need some more prevalent symptoms to answer it... What is the symptoms going through.
Check for ur haemoglobin and platelet counts.
Also may be your immunity is low, hence swollen lymph glands.
take multivitamin course for 10 days and then tab.septilin(1-1-2) for 3 months to improve immunity.
Sore throat could be of allergy too..... come to me with current symptoms.... Ll advice u
Check for ur haemoglobin and platelet counts.
Also may be your immunity is low, hence swollen lymph glands.
take multivitamin course for 10 days and then tab.septilin(1-1-2) for 3 months to improve immunity.
Sore throat could be of allergy too..... come to me with current symptoms.... Ll advice u
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