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Re: Allergies causing Lightheadedness?
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Re: Allergies causing Lightheadedness?
by CCF CARDIO MD APS, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CCF CARDIO MD-APS on January 21, 1999 at 17:50:32:
In Reply to: Allergies causing Lightheadedness? posted by King on January 19, 1999 at 19:54:45:
Hello,
I posted a message a while back concerning some problems/symptoms that I was experiencing. If you do not remember from the past post, my symptoms were Lightheadedness, Weakness, anxiety... I had an echo/egk due to a heart murmur that the doctor heard. Both of the tests results turned back normal which is very good news! The doctor prescribed me upon my first visit to take some beta blockers. She said I can take these pills depending on how I feel, and how my symptoms are doing. In the final visit that I had today, due to the heart problems being ruled out.....she belives that it could be my allergies that may be causing my problems. That the sinus drippage could be going into my inner ear causing me to feel lightheaded. Blood test were done and every thing came back good. Until I got home and looked at my Absolute Eosinophils level which was LOW (41 out of 50-550).
1.How does my having low Absolute Eosinophils level relate to the problems/symptoms that I am experiencing.
2.Although I get lightheaded at different times, I notice that I get lightheaded the most after I play basketball for a few hours which is very scary and frustrating :( How does physical activity relate to these lightheaded/weak speels which the doctor belives that it is due to allergies/ear drippage?
3.Would allergies which I do have from time to time....cause me not only to feel very lightheaded, but very weak as well? Does the inner ear control other body functions that could be causing multiple symptoms?
4.Does what my doctor has come to sound like a logical conclusion to my problems/symptoms?
Thank you for all your help in this matter, it is greatly appreciated!
King...
______
Dear King,
This is a cardiology forum, so please, if you and your physician feel it
appropriate, make an appointment with an ENT (ear,nose,and throat) physician.
I certainly can not comment on the thinking of your physician, on his or her conclusions for that matterl
I can say that the lightheadedness following exertion (activity)is a bit of
a concern (for potential cardiovascular causes) and that maybe the best way to
sort this out is for you to have a cardiac stress test (like a metabolic study or a stress echo.)
I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general
purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to
write back with additional questions. Good luck.
In Reply to: Allergies causing Lightheadedness? posted by King on January 19, 1999 at 19:54:45:
Hello,
I posted a message a while back concerning some problems/symptoms that I was experiencing. If you do not remember from the past post, my symptoms were Lightheadedness, Weakness, anxiety... I had an echo/egk due to a heart murmur that the doctor heard. Both of the tests results turned back normal which is very good news! The doctor prescribed me upon my first visit to take some beta blockers. She said I can take these pills depending on how I feel, and how my symptoms are doing. In the final visit that I had today, due to the heart problems being ruled out.....she belives that it could be my allergies that may be causing my problems. That the sinus drippage could be going into my inner ear causing me to feel lightheaded. Blood test were done and every thing came back good. Until I got home and looked at my Absolute Eosinophils level which was LOW (41 out of 50-550).
1.How does my having low Absolute Eosinophils level relate to the problems/symptoms that I am experiencing.
2.Although I get lightheaded at different times, I notice that I get lightheaded the most after I play basketball for a few hours which is very scary and frustrating :( How does physical activity relate to these lightheaded/weak speels which the doctor belives that it is due to allergies/ear drippage?
3.Would allergies which I do have from time to time....cause me not only to feel very lightheaded, but very weak as well? Does the inner ear control other body functions that could be causing multiple symptoms?
4.Does what my doctor has come to sound like a logical conclusion to my problems/symptoms?
Thank you for all your help in this matter, it is greatly appreciated!
King...
______
Dear King,
This is a cardiology forum, so please, if you and your physician feel it
appropriate, make an appointment with an ENT (ear,nose,and throat) physician.
I certainly can not comment on the thinking of your physician, on his or her conclusions for that matterl
I can say that the lightheadedness following exertion (activity)is a bit of
a concern (for potential cardiovascular causes) and that maybe the best way to
sort this out is for you to have a cardiac stress test (like a metabolic study or a stress echo.)
I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general
purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to
write back with additional questions. Good luck.
