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Unbalanced And unstaediness

For the past 2 years I have been dealing with feeling unbalanced and unsteady. The problem is constant but makes itself more noticed when I am in shooping malls or other stores. I had fainted once before and was awaken by a stranger who told me that someone was trying to rob me. Anyways do you have any suggestions as to why I would be feeling like this. I have gone to have a test done (ENG), They mentioned that my left ear was less responsive than my right. Could this be the cause of my unbalance or unstaedy feeling? I also have a MRI dont today but I am still waiting for my results. Any info you cn provide would help greatly.

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WHO ARE THE DOCTORS  WHERE ARE THEY AND WHAT DO THEY DO?  HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO FEEL BETTER?
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Whatever this is it starts in the ear, and then the unbalance feeling appears,
even the woozy eye movement comes later
But something starts the ear infection.
This may be infectious, check those that are close to you. see hoe they feel
The medical profession may not be aware of the causes yet, but this appears to be in to many places.
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I am having the same kind of issues that you all are having and cannot seem to get any help. I am going to try some of what you guys are saying because i have no other options.
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I am a 77-year-old male who suffers from light-headedness. I also have myasthenia gravis, but light-headedness is not a sympton of that auto-immune disease. 2 1/2 years ago I contracted a head cold which soon turned into the flu, and that is when the light-headedness began. It was not too bad, but lately it is worse. I  ran a low-grade temperature for 6 days. No medical treatment helped me at all. My civilian MD did all kinds of tests, but found nothing to cause the light-headedness. I have two types of tinitus, one is a high pitched sound for the last 30 years, and one is a rumbling sound like far away traffic which I have had for 7 years. My VA MD says that this type of condition is virtually impossible to diagnose, much less treat it. It is not life threatening, but those of us who have it, find it really diminishes our life because we worry that it might be something serious. BUT I have had it this long, but my health otherwise is fine. LIve and bear it?
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Did anyone just wake up and find that they were unable to walk? I had to hang onto the walls to walk. I have had every test done imaginable and no one can tell me why I feel so unbalanced and feel like I am leaning to the right. No way can I go into big bright stores. My leg just freezes up and I can't get my body to move. Some neurologists say that I got a viral infection (white count was way low). I feel so much in a brain fog. Hard to work like this. It is all that I think about wondering what happened to me.
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Greetings,

Mine arose as suddenly as yours and progressively got worse. If you contact them, they will evaluate the probability that they may be able to help you. I was very skeptical, sounded to good to be true. The doctor personally called me and had a patient contact me to discuss the similar symptoms and give me some reassurance. I had nothing to lose, except a five hour drive. She did not need a patient from Canada to make more money, as I am sure there are plenty in the USA. She just wanted to help and knew she could and did. Give them a call. If it's not for you, at least you made the effort.

p.s. I also had the eye movement test (nystagmus) and went to my optometrist for his opinion and help. He was wrong, she was right. What can I say.

Regards,

lognum
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