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allergic rhinitis and dizziness

i finally saw a doctor today after a year of sinus and eustachian tube symptoms and off and on dizziness. mostly it was the spooky dizziness that made me want to see a doctor.  ive had nasal congestion, crackling in my ears when i swallow, ears popping on their own, painless but very distracting pressure behind my nose and eyes extending to the top of my head, equilibrium problems, and occasional dizziness - not the kind where i want to pass out or lose focus, or the room is spinning, but sort of a feeling like im on a boat and the world around me looks unsteady. sometimes i feel like i want to tip over. anyway so i went to the doctor today. she checked my ears, up my nose, and the back of my throat, she said the inside of my nose was inflammed and diagnosed me with "allergic rhinitis with postnasal drip". she prescribed me nasonex nasal spray, several days of clarinex, then several days of allegra-d, all adding to one month of treatment. any thoughts on this? do any of you really think that could clear up the dizziness? or was that some sort of band-aid solution? has this helped any of you with dizziness? even though earlier i was glad i got some sort of diagnosis, im feeling dizzy again tonight and worried. could it be something serious or am i a hypochondriac?
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OMG this exactly what I've been going through since December.  I saw ent she said I have a deviated septum and allergies so my eustachian tube is blocked.! I've been on Claritin and flonase and still feel dizzy with pressure only in my left ear.  I get dizzy then anxious . I even went on prize c to help but I went off after 3 days bc of the mood swings.   So glad to hear I'm not crazy and others feel the exact same way as me.   I got back to ent next Thursday for revaluation bc I think spring allergies are kicking in line crazy now. Everytime I get anxious my ear feels fuller. Making me crazy!! I need to calm down and relax knowing it's my ear eustachian tube always feels blocked.
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Did you get okay? Im going through the same thing for 6 months and feel like I'm dying.
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Ive been suffering dizziness for almost 4 months now. It's not spinning sensation. I feel like I am in the boat or water/waving/swaying. And when I am walking or standing I feel something heavy in my head. 'Twas started last June, while I was laying in my bed and scrolling my phone I sweat and everyrhing I see was sliding and after that I feel like in a boat 24/7. I already consulted 8 doctors and only give me Serc, I visited ENT twice and the last one said I have Allergic Rhinitis. Do u think I have vertigo/Anxiety/TMJ coz I have braces or it is because of Rhinitis that causes my dizzness? Any help would mean so my much to me.
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Did you get okay? Im going through the same thing for 6 months and feel like I'm dying.
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this is what I've been doing for my "new" summer allergies that come with an dose of dizziness and at times vertigo. I can handle everything except the dizziness/vertigo. As soon as I feel it coming on and my ears feel stuffy I pop a Claritin, some Flonase and ibuprofen if it comes along with sinus press again. So far its working but need to go for allergy shots because these allergies have just progressed over 20+ years from just hay fever to hay fever and allergic rhinitis to hay fever and allergic rhinitis plus now dizziness. This has got to stop!
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this is what I've been doing for my "new" summer allergies that come with an dose of dizziness and at times vertigo. I can handle everything except the dizziness/vertigo. As soon as I feel it coming on and my ears feel stuffy I pop a Claritin, some Flonase and ibuprofen if it comes along with sinus press again. So far its working but need to go for allergy shots because these allergies have just progressed over 20+ years from just hay fever to hay fever and allergic rhinitis to hay fever and allergic rhinitis plus now dizziness. This has got to stop!
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this is what I've been doing for my "new" summer allergies that come with an dose of dizziness and at times vertigo. I can handle everything except the dizziness/vertigo. As soon as I feel it coming on and my ears feel stuffy I pop a Claritin, some Flonase and ibuprofen if it comes along with sinus press again. So far its working but need to go for allergy shots because these allergies have just progressed over 20+ years from just hay fever to hay fever and allergic rhinitis to hay fever and allergic rhinitis plus now dizziness. This has got to stop!
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Hey peeps I av had the same thing for over a month now n I'm corrently on treatment n its working I gor roletra sinus pills,avymis nasal spray n menthol crystals that I inhale 2times daily n it help a whole lot!!! Neva thought I would got out of this sickness!
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Did you get okay? Im going through the same thing for 6 months and feel like I'm dying.
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hi
m diagnosed with the same prob...first i thought its sinus..but i had headace..from last 1 1/2 month..i was worried if its something serious. still i have headace, pressure on my eyes, at back of my head aswell, dizziness is still there...doctor gave me a nasal spray and anti allergy tablets...m also taking asprin..now m feeling bit better...
try anti allery tablets...and asprin..it helps..

God bless us all
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Did you get okay? Im going through the same thing for 6 months and feel like I'm dying.
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Hey there!

I have had your exact same symptoms for close to two years now - incredibly frustrating to say the very least.  The only thing the doctors have ever noticed is that my eardrum is pulled in from allergic rhinitis with post-nasal drip.  Could you tell me if your treatment successfully helped you?  I'd love to get this fixed.

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I have had similar symptoms. My ears plug up (mostly my right ear) and occasionally I have episodes of vertigo(dizziness). These episodes seem to coincide with the ear plugging up. The ear situation seems to kick in with spring allergy season, and persists through the summer and part of the fall. My sister in law has similar symptoms. She takes Zyrtec, and a prescription nasal spray when she feels her ears filling. As for me I did not find much in the way of over the counter drugs to help the allergy symptoms. However, I take Meclizine ( motion sickness tablets) to help relieve the dizziness when it occurs.

If there are others out there with these conditions who have found successful relief, please let me know.
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345124 tn?1234483278
im done with the clarinex and today i took my first allegra-d pill. a couple hours later i felt really dizzy, nervous, and my heart was beating fast. i was shaky, thought i might pass out, and now my head feels like its floating above my body, it feels stuffed up and my ears keep feeling like they need to be popped. is this a normal side effect? should i stop the allegra and ask for something else? before today i felt like i was starting to get better with only a few instances of dizziness every so often(the disconnected feeling) but today it feels as bad as ever. its pretty humid and cold outside maybe thats it? ugh i need help
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345124 tn?1234483278
the meds seem to be helping a little
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345124 tn?1234483278
the meds seem to be helping a little
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