hi dr

[vinny1969]

i made a appointment with gp. im going  to get a full thorough  examination. for the past 3in ahalf weeks ive been feeling off balanced  slighty lightheaded im not vomiting nauseated  that feeling  of pressure around my  head. i am tottally fine im watching tv  or sleeping. this  only happens  when im  up  i wait 10 mins before istand up. then made my ears would first my left  ear then my  right. could this be my nerves or stress. i will find out when im at the doctors.could this be a mriiinner ear problem.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Yes, an inner ear problem can bring on the imbalance. Allergies can play an important role in loss of balance. There may be a middle ear infection which can increase local secretions and fluid collection in the middle ear. There is a feeling of fullness in the ears. In some cases, the infection may perforate the ear drum and the fluid flows out of the middle ear cavity. There is a high percentage of people with ear infections who have tinnitus. Do you experience any ringing in the ears?

An ENT specialist should be able to examine your ear cavities and tell you if there is any middle ear infection.

Have you scheduled an appointment with the ENT specialist?

Regards

[vinny1969]

i haven't  had cigarette  in  72 days. i dont smoke anymore. plus ihad the ultra sound on my carotoid arterys  today i wont know the results til next week.  can  a inner ear problem or allergys cause this. it seems like at times like my head is being squeezed. could i have fluid in my ears.  i been sneezing alot and my eyes would burn and teary ears would  hurt never had allergies before.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Your concern about the withdrawal from nicotine may be correct. I did not consider it at the front as it is important to rule out any other physical illnesses. Are you still off the cigarette? Do you get the craving to smoke? There are some good nicotine withdrawal alternatives you might want to try. They have less amount of nicotine and you don't have to smoke anything.

Regards

[vinny1969]

i had a ekg done it came back normal. they took my urine and that came back normal  blood pressure is good  the called me today  my bloodwork  came back normal. getting a ultra sound on my carotoid arterys on tuesday.  does it go away on its own  the vertigo.feels like theres pressure all over my head.  seems like everything came crashing down on me when i stopped smoking cigarettes.  honestly.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

The inner ear has a very important part of the equilibrium system, the vestibular apparatus. The apparatus has semicircular canals, arranged horizontally, vertically and transversely. So, a head movement in any direction is detected by the canals.

The signals then travel through the vestibular nerve to the cerebellum and other parts of the brain concerned with body posture.

Any dysfunction of this apparatus leads to balance issues.

Regards

[vinny1969]

i have a appointment with  the doctor  on friday afternoon 1pm.  going to  get blood  work done. check  my blood  pressure. im going to  explain  everything  to her. she will send me for a mri. if everything  comes back normal then its  a inner ear problem. how can a inner ear problem  throw my balance off.  im curious  im in good health  and today is  2 months for not smoking.  

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hi.

As I mentioned earlier, this could be benign positional vertigo. Please insist on getting a referral for an ENT specialist.

Check you blood pressure. Stress itself will not cause these symptoms.

Regards