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Several Symptoms, Possibly Meningitis?
So I recently visited my local doctor because I had been having trouble swallowing, whenever I would swallow it would cause me a great discomfort, I had also been having problems with my ears, popping on occasion. I look around and found that these may be signs of LPR and acid reflux, so I talked to my doctor about it and was prescribed a PPI to help deal with the acid.
I've been taking it for about a month now, but there are other symptoms that are starting to worry me, at times my head will start feeling really thick, like there's a lot of pressure around my brain, and my neck feels uncomfortable a lot, as well as my lower spine. Usually when the pressure starts I also feel spacey, distant, and sometimes nauseated. More recently I've been having a lot of sensitivity in my ears with hearing. I can no longer stand to have headphones in my ears, everything seems just too loud even on low settings. Also there's are some small red spot on my left palm similar to a rash. I also have been having trouble breathing, like the breathes that my body takes normally when I don't think about it are very short and shallow, I have to force myself to take in deep full breaths. I also have been having some irregularities with my heart rate, it seems sometimes it will be fast for no reason, or it will be very slow and beat really hard, or sometimes it will just be irregular and erratic beating a few times hard and then either so light I can't feel the pulse or not at all, I can't tell. My mother's dog has also been showing signs of odd behavior as of lately. I think there's also the possibility of it being rabies. I'm 20 years old 5' 7", 150 pounds and I know for a fact that my diet is deplorable, but I don't know how much that would have to do with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've been taking it for about a month now, but there are other symptoms that are starting to worry me, at times my head will start feeling really thick, like there's a lot of pressure around my brain, and my neck feels uncomfortable a lot, as well as my lower spine. Usually when the pressure starts I also feel spacey, distant, and sometimes nauseated. More recently I've been having a lot of sensitivity in my ears with hearing. I can no longer stand to have headphones in my ears, everything seems just too loud even on low settings. Also there's are some small red spot on my left palm similar to a rash. I also have been having trouble breathing, like the breathes that my body takes normally when I don't think about it are very short and shallow, I have to force myself to take in deep full breaths. I also have been having some irregularities with my heart rate, it seems sometimes it will be fast for no reason, or it will be very slow and beat really hard, or sometimes it will just be irregular and erratic beating a few times hard and then either so light I can't feel the pulse or not at all, I can't tell. My mother's dog has also been showing signs of odd behavior as of lately. I think there's also the possibility of it being rabies. I'm 20 years old 5' 7", 150 pounds and I know for a fact that my diet is deplorable, but I don't know how much that would have to do with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Thanks for the update!
What you have is probably a post nasal drip. This is commonly seen in sinusitis, deviated nasal septum or in laryngopharyngeal reflux. You need to consult an ENT specialist. Foul smell is usually due to this post nasal drip.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thanks for the update!
What you have is probably a post nasal drip. This is commonly seen in sinusitis, deviated nasal septum or in laryngopharyngeal reflux. You need to consult an ENT specialist. Foul smell is usually due to this post nasal drip.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
I'm pretty sure my doctor did the entire panel, but I'll ask him about it soon at my next appointment, I have been having a runny nose, but it seems to be running in reverse and draining my sinus into my throat. Some days I'll wake up and cough up a little of what has drained, and it will be a dark brownish color. But this doesn't happen all of the time.
Also I'm not sure if this counts as a symptom but I have rotten foul smelling breath sometimes that seems to be coming from my throat.
Also I'm not sure if this counts as a symptom but I have rotten foul smelling breath sometimes that seems to be coming from my throat.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Thanks for the update!
Is there a possibility of a foreign body in your throat like a fish bone or something. Consult an ENT specialist and see. Maybe you have a bad case of laryngitis or pharyngitis or tonsillitis. However these would cause other symptoms like fever, running nose, cough etc.
Hypothyroidism is often not caught by a simple TSH—you need to do the complete panel—T3, T4, TSH and thyroid antibody.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thanks for the update!
Is there a possibility of a foreign body in your throat like a fish bone or something. Consult an ENT specialist and see. Maybe you have a bad case of laryngitis or pharyngitis or tonsillitis. However these would cause other symptoms like fever, running nose, cough etc.
Hypothyroidism is often not caught by a simple TSH—you need to do the complete panel—T3, T4, TSH and thyroid antibody.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thank you very much for your quick response, especially in the case of both of my posts. I've thought about the possibility of Hypothyroidism before, but I had a blood test and my doctor said it didn't say anything about that. But for some reason, a lot of the pain that I have in my throat I can feel by placing my finger close to one side of my mouth and all the way back behind my tongue, this boney thing that feels like it's pushing up hard against my throat or something similar. I looked up pictures of the throat and the only thing I could see anywhere near that and with that shape is the thyroid. And it always seems to be the left side that hurts.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
Well, it is not possible to contact rabies unless the animal bites you as the rabies virus lives in the saliva of animals like dogs, raccoons, bats, fox, skunks etc.
In rarer cases, an animal can spread the virus when its saliva comes in contact with a person's mucous membranes (moist skin surfaces, like the mouth or inner eyelids) or broken skin such as a cut, scratch, bruise, or open wound.
You could be suffering from ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ (BIH). This happens due to impaired CSF absorption. Hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency are a few things I would recommend you get investigated for. These can precipitate BIH. A spinal tap is a must both to diagnose the condition and to treat it.
A poor diet can lead to vitamin deficiencies especially Vitamin D and B12 and even low calcium.
Hope this helps. I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thanks for writing to the forum!
Well, it is not possible to contact rabies unless the animal bites you as the rabies virus lives in the saliva of animals like dogs, raccoons, bats, fox, skunks etc.
In rarer cases, an animal can spread the virus when its saliva comes in contact with a person's mucous membranes (moist skin surfaces, like the mouth or inner eyelids) or broken skin such as a cut, scratch, bruise, or open wound.
You could be suffering from ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ (BIH). This happens due to impaired CSF absorption. Hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency are a few things I would recommend you get investigated for. These can precipitate BIH. A spinal tap is a must both to diagnose the condition and to treat it.
A poor diet can lead to vitamin deficiencies especially Vitamin D and B12 and even low calcium.
Hope this helps. I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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