I am an overall healthy 28 year old woman. I woke up this morning with my ear clogged. Within an hour or so, it was better and I could hear normally. A couple hours later, at work, a strange faint, dizziness took over. I couldnt focus or think straight -- it was a very hard feeling to describe (I have never fainted). I was not shaky or clammy. I walked to the kitchen sat down and had a cup of OJ (thinking is may have been low blood sugar). 30 minutes later, I felt no better. I started to get very nrevous and had what i think was a panic attack. I calmed myself down and had a co-worker check my BS and BP. After a second cup of OJ my BS was 111 and my BP was 136/70 (my normal BP runs 100s-110s systolic). After 1.5 hours I started to feel pretty much back to normal-- but very tired. I came home from work and slept for a couple hours. I do not take any medications. I also took a pregnancy test which was negative. A year ago, after a cold, my ear was clogged for over a month affecting my hearing and my balance slightly --I saw my primary who prescribed flonase and spoke with a pulmonologist at worked who recommended sudafed (which is i think what finally cleared it).
What do you think caused this "dizziness"? It was an awful and scary feeling. And/or what can I do to prevent it?
Thankyou