Extreme Sinus Pressure and imbalance

[Tazmanian]

A couple of month ago I began experiencing sinus pressure build up and awoke in the middle of the night to the room spinning. I went to an ENT where he diagnosed BPPV (Vertigo) and performed a procedure which seemed to eliviate the problem.  

However, over the last couple of months I have been enduring bouts of intense sinus pressure accompanied by mild to moderate of case of equilibrium imbalance (but nothing to the point of the vertigo episode). As pressure increases so does my imbalance in my equilibrium.

I touch the top of my head and feel the frontal sinus passages wanting to explode. I went to an ENT who ran sinus CT Scan which came up mostly negative aside slight mucus build up. A touch to the forontal passages and my ears want to explode. Aside from daily doses of Nasonex, which don't appear to be working is there

I went to another general doctor who ran blood test, carotid doppler test, ekg  head CT scan of the head which all came back negative.  There doesn't appear to be an sever sinus infection but could sinus pressure build up arise from some type of on-going irritation in the environment?Aside from daily doses of Nasonex, which don't appear to be working!  Could the vertigo diagnosis go in hand with the sinus pressure build up??? Looking for relief.

[Tazmanian]

Thanks for the post. First, sorry for not responding to your post sooner  as this week has been horrible (I'm in the process of moving to another home) and the sinus pressure along with the vertigo seems to correspond with stress. Also, sorry about the typos and misspells (you can see this was not a very good day for me).  

Second what is otrivin used to treat????  You must be reading my mind, I too was thinking about seeing an allergist.  I live in deep south Texas and we have around a million types of plants all of which may be causing the severe sinue pressure which turn causes my imbalance in equilibrium. I'm going to take a hearing test soon and thereafter.

I'm currently on meclizine for the vertigo/imbalance but can only take it at night good thing 'cos it knocks me out (good thing though). I start off ok in the a.m. but as the day wears on the pressure and vertigo appears to get worse.

Thanks for sharing and any information you can provide is greatly appreciated. Keep in touch.

Looking for answers in Laredo, Texas.

[stormigrl]

I have ear, nose and throat redness and experiencing dizzy spells and blurred vision.
I just got told today by the doc that it's vertigo. I'm no doctor, but he's put me on Nasacort Nasal Spray (you have to get a prescription from the doc).  It's very different from otrivin, so don't use that unless your doc says to.

I didn't do a blood test, but I did get blood pressure tested (it came back normal), My eye test passed, but saw double vision the last few days, so a bit concerned about that thing too.

Sinus pressure can lead to many different things and it being Fall/Autumn whatever you call it, Hayfever and all the lovely molds and mildews are coming now. Blah.
Feels like a cold but its allergies.

By Chance have you seen an allergist? It could be a type of allergy to food or something in the environment. Just wondering. Sinus blockage could be with anything really.

My vertigo has gone hand in hand with sinus pressure according to my doc diagnoses today, and it included dizzy spells and light headedness and migrained and much more.
I even have double vision for some weird reason and I wear glasses, thought it was time for new check up, but the doc assured me that its vertigo. (first time with vertigo and wish I never had it).

Has the doc tried to give you Nasacort? Just wondering. I'm on it right now for Vertigo.
(My balance is off too)

Hope you find the answer you are looking for and Relief as well.