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Q: lightheaded and plugged ears
asked by: neogeo on February 8th, 2008
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Hello,

I am 25 years old, Back about 2-3 years ago, I was diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder and was put on medication for about 1 1/2 years. I used to have full blown axiety attacks.

My concern right now is i'm receiving certain symptoms that i'm worried are not anxiety this time. In November I started waking up in the morning and felt off balance/light headed, and went away within an hour. After 1 week the off balance/light headed feeling went away. Beginning of January this feeling came back only after waking up in the mornings, then closer to the end of January it now has progressed to being off and on during the day, I also now have constant plugged ears that I can keep popping. When I try to fall asleep I hear static and a faint ringing, but not during the day unless everything is quite. I continue having trouble falling asleep and sometimes can go without sleep for a whole night, when I try to fall asleep i'm awakened by a Jolt, and if I do fall asleep and wake up I see flashing colors for about 3 seconds and lots of static vision for about 30 seconds. My vision during the day doesn't seam as crisp as it was couple weeks ago. Any insight on this would be appreciated, I’m worried this is leading to a serious issue like brain cancer and don't want to just write it off as Anxiety. Doesn't anxiety symptoms come and go and aren’t constant? Thanks
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redneck programmer
replied on February 14th, 2008
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I'n not a doctor, but...
sounds a bit like an ear infection (plugged ears coming from fluid buildup), dizzieness from the inner ear (that#s where our sense of balance comes from). Lightheadedness could also come from an ear infection, or maybe low-blood pressure.
could be caused by a lot of different things. the only one that can help you is a visit to qualified doctor.
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nawny
replied on August 17th, 2008
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Blocked ear tube problems!
I have had blocked ears for 1 year now and had felt terrible. I have been dignosed with Eustatian tube syndrome and tried a million nasal sprays and tablets! They don't work!!! The best thing for me was a life style change. A friend who had bad fatigue introduce me to Herbalife wellness products and they have changed my life. I still have the odd bad day but not 7 days a week where I almost had to quit my job. I take a shake , green tea and multivitamins.

I will try to help. if you want more info. I feel so much better and energised that I am not laid in bed with dizziness and fatigue. Again not trying to sell you stuff but you have to changed what you eat with this problem and take things to keep your energy up. It is a horrible thing and thank god I now longer have the pressure in my head from blocked tubes. Thank you for taking the time to read! but go the wellness route....
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holfla
replied on April 16th, 2009
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blocked ear tube
nawny, I would like more info. on what you take. exactly what products do you take. (What Herbalife products, shake, green tea and multivitamins you take)and what things you eat, have you changed? I have had a blocked ear for 4 years, been to many M.D.'d and EMT's and no one says anything about Eustatian tube syndrome. I have dizziness, fatigue a blocked nostril on the same side of the blocked ear and I hear clicking all the time from swallowing. I would love to hear from you.. holfla
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DnceForce
replied on October 18th, 2009
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Do you have an update by any chance? Has anything helped you? My ears have been clicking for well over a year now and I can't figure out WHY it happened or how. Doctors can't either; they keep telling me I'm fine. Shows what they know. I'm living in PA and my ears are in bad shape here. Whenever I ride in the car, my ears get SO plugged up that I can't even pop them. They do this in the house as well, just not as painful at home. But the clicking is constant.

I couldn't find ANYONE on the internet with the same problem. I don't have the dizziness anymore, but I did experience that after I stopped taking Zoloft. And that's when the ear thing started too.
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deedee00
replied on October 20th, 2009
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I've been going through his too. I've been to the ENT and they didn't see anything wrong. The lightheadness and the ear problems are so irritating!!
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eurika11
replied on November 4th, 2009
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I have experienced these same symptoms for almost 4 years now. It has progressed to the point where if my ears are plugged and i am standing for any period of time i will become nauseated and faint feeling until i place my head down on a desk infront of me.

I am curious about the eustatian tube syndrome because I had had multiple ear surgeries when i was a child because my ear canal was not shaped properly to drain fluids. Though I hadn't noticed anything till i was about 19 or 20.

I'm also curious to know what herbal supliments you are taking so that I might try that some day.
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