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Does Ear Congestion Cause Dizziness?

Dizzy spells associated with my ears??? I have been getting dizzy spells. It happens randomly or is triggered by certain things i do and lasts a couple of minutes. I could be sitting normally and suddenly get hit with recurring spells. After almost collapsing a couple of times, I saw a doctor at work. She looked in my ears and with another colleague, they dug into them and flushed them. It wasn t a pleasant experience and I wound up bleeding from my ears. They said one ear was cloudy and the other was red inside. They concluded it was vertigo but didn t give a lot of information on it nor treatments. It s been a couple of years since and still suffer from dizzy spells. I get motion sickness a lot and sometimes wake up dizzy. Lifting my arms over my head triggers stars in my vision. Another doctor suggested a blood disorder because I can also not donate blood ( I go into shock), I have bad leg circulation, and I feel exhausted when I m in my menstrual cycle. I am starting a high hazard job soon and just want to make sure I can understand what I m dealing with and possibly treat it. Thank you.
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
Hello,

Yes, ear problems may lead to giddiness and vertigo. Conditions like BPPV or acute vestibular neuronitis or labyrinthitis or ASOM or eustachian tube block etc.

You also to be checked for other causes of vertigo like cardiac, posterior circulation stroke or anaemia or cervical spondylosis etc.

Please consults your cardiologist/neuro physician they will do MRI brain, ECG, chest x-ray and haemoglobin levels then treat you accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
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Does Ear Congestion Cause Dizziness?

Hello, Yes, ear problems may lead to giddiness and vertigo. Conditions like BPPV or acute vestibular neuronitis or labyrinthitis or ASOM or eustachian tube block etc. You also to be checked for other causes of vertigo like cardiac, posterior circulation stroke or anaemia or cervical spondylosis etc. Please consults your cardiologist/neuro physician they will do MRI brain, ECG, chest x-ray and haemoglobin levels then treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist