Throbbing pressure in head upon standing and walking

[BoosMama]

I am a 38 yr old female.  About a year ago I started to experience a very strange feeling that occurs periodically when I move from a sitting to a standing position and start to walk.  The sensation is as if my head and neck are throbbing with pressure and I have to stop walking or slow down and stop and stand still for a minute or so to make the sensation stop.  Sounds are muffled in rhythm with the pulsations and I sometimes feel as if I will pass out, but never have.  There is no pain.

I have been checked throughly by my GP, a cardiologist, and an electrophysiologist  and none of them could find a cause.  It does seem to happen sometimes when I am hungry and have missed a meal or eaten later than usual.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time.

[AnnieMae27]

I have the same thing along with a ton of other symptoms. I have had every imaginable test that could be done and have gotten no answers until I saw an Upper Cervical Precision Chiropractor. He took Precision X-rays and told me that my cervical spine is severly out of alignment and is putting pressure on my brain stem and nerves and arteries around it. When he adjusted me I had relief for about two hours and then they came back. I have ligament damage in my neck and also arthritis, so I know it will take a while to hold the adjustment, but I am confident that this will help me because no one else has. I have seen 3 neurologists, 2 ENTs, had my heart checked twice, MRI of brain, among other things. Please please look up Upper Cervical Precision Chiropractic, it is soooo much different than regular chiropractic and it benefits so many people.

[TomOB]

Did it help?

[DanielSV]

For the last several weeks my 63 year old mother has been having these sensations: blocked ears and whooshing sounds (usually when getting up out of the car) and blocked or full ear sensations when lying down or tying her shoes. She is also quite overweight. She doesn't have any diagnosed heart problems, has low blood pressure if anything, and doesn't smoke, yet I still fear a possibly stroke. Am I worrying for nothing?

[DanielSV]

She is working on turning her diet around and getting consistent exercise. She's already lost a few pounds, but I hope it's not too late.

[Longsufferer]

I have just come from my Dr this afternoon.My symptoms are an instant band of pain around the back of my head and my hearing is affected at the same time. I can only describe the hearing as if my hearing is being switched off and on to the rythym of my heartbeat. It only lasts for a few minutes and everything is back to normal.The doctor said she didn't have a clue what it was and I left the surgery no wiser.

[Jzd100]

I've been getting the same thing and I'm 15 only I get dizzy as well.It's horrible

[LacyinTX]

I have the same symptoms. Whooshing, throbbing pressure in my ears when standing up after sitting for a while. One thing I noticed in my case is that if I have a full bladder it is much worse. I drink a lot of water during the day and when I get up from my desk, if I need to "go", the pressure in my head is more intense and sometimes accompanied by vertigo. It usually passes in a minute or so, but it is very disconcerting.

Sorry if that is TMI. But it is definitely a pattern I have noticed. I wish someone had an answer. My doctor just kind of ignores it when I mention it. Blames it on my blood pressure. But I have checked my BP immediately when it happens at home and it is totally normal (normal for me). Not too high, not too low.

[Skilletswife]

I just left hospital from having an MRI for this very thing. Its been going on for several years...throbbing pressure in head when going from sitting to standing, extreme dizziness, headache.....used to get better after eating but has gotten progressively worse. Mentioned it every time I had a drs appt but he just passed over it. Im sure the MRI will not show anything and once again I will think Im just crazy.  Irs such a relief to find out others have this exact problem. If I actually get a diagnosis, I will share.