Spinal Headache...blood patch

[sadiedyan]

I just received a blood patch today..after having a lumbar puncture on july 2nd. two days later I developed a headache that hurt sooo bad when i stood up and my ears were constantly popping like pressure from being on a plane ride. The headache went on for two days before I went into the ER and was told I needed a blood patch...after the procedure I felt soo much better, once I got home, the headache is gone but I still have a lot of pressure feelings in my ears, like theyre full of fluid...do you think that is still related??? it worries me.

[Rowena Santos, MD]

How are you? Spinal headaches vary in intensity from mild to incapacitating. The pain typically gets worse when you sit up or stand and decreases or goes away when you lie down.Spinal headaches are often accompanied by dizziness, ringing in the ears, hearing impairment, nausea and visual changes. Injecting a small amount of your blood into the space over the puncture hole will often form a clot to seal the hole. This restores normal pressure in the spinal fluid and relieves your headache.

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