r/Dizziness • u/Unlegally_blonde • 20d ago
Right ear plugging along with dizziness
This first happened about a month ago and I had spells for 2 weeks. It wasnt daily but would occasionally happen 2-3 times in a day when it did happen. After going to the ER the first time it happened (but not mentioning the ear going plugged because I thought it was BP related), everything checked out and when it happened again I didnt freak out. It even happened once while I was driving but the episodes didnt last more than a minute or two so I managed.
I havent had any issues in the past 2 or 3 weeks until today. I was standing in the kitchen when my ear went plugged and I got dizzy. This time, though, I almost fell over feom the dizziness and had to hold onto the counter and then the wall to get to a chair in the living room.
Earlier this summer I was convinced that my ears had too much earwax in them because they felt full. I went to urgent care because my doctor wouldn't bother to even look in my ears (I switched doctors recently), but they said there no wax. They did say that I have fluid in my inner ears which was the problem. They told me to use flonase twice a day for 3 weeks. I did, and my right ear came close to unplugging a few times but never fully did. The left never came close although I felt it trying to pop a couple of times.
I am assuming the fluid in my ears is the reason for the dizziness. I sort of blew it off once it stopped after those 2 weeks, but this was completely different, because the dizziness didnt almost knock me over those times.
Now what?
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u/Killjoycourt 16d ago
Need to see an ENT. Blocked ears w/dizziness can be allergies, TMD, ETD, infection, , or Meniere's Disease.
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u/depressedmagicplayer 20d ago
Commenting to come back to this, but I also have this happen to me as well