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Lightheadedness 24 hrs a day; otherwise very healthy fit 79 yr old
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Apr 3 10:25am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I have had a somewhat similar journey, now ongoing for over a year and a half. My lightheadedness is constant when awake, but none when asleep. It started with my first pair of new prescription glasses after routine cataract surgery. I have progressive lenses. Optician tinkered with the lenses, but no help. Went through 3 month program with National Dizzy and Balance Center, again, no help . (Although I have high regard for them!) BPPV was ruled out. Had MRI which showed fluid in mastoids and a cerebral aneurysm. ENT follow up said no connection between fluid in mastoid and my dizziness. Neurosurgery consult said aneurysm not a cause of my dizziness. Sprinkled in among all this, I’ve seen 4 Neuro-optometrists without helpful outcomes. I haven’t been checked for UTI, but I am on doxycycline antibiotic daily for another condition. I had a stent placed in right circumflex coronary artery years ago during a heart attack and while it may be worthwhile to be checked for new plaque, my LDL has been down to 38-42 for some years now. I’m 77, very mildly elevated BP controlled with medication, no diabetes.
Fortunately, looking at a distance I am least affected, so I am comfortable driving. Working at near vision levels, I’m ok as long as I don’t turn my head or get up from chair with readers still on. Mid-range is most bothersome.
I look forward to hearing from others of your further attempts at trying to find cause and treatment of your dizziness.
Wishing everyone good luck!
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@minnmitzi I have had the same dizziness that can never be diagnosed. ENT sees nothing except my ears are constantly in tinnitus since a bout with a virus (Epstein Barr) years ago. Have constant clear mucous dripping (sometimes flooding) from nose and feel fullness in sinus on one side of nose. ENT still sees nothing. I suspect there is inflammation somewhere but no indication of infection on any blood tests. MRI of brain sees nothing. Had cataracts (starting in late 70's) and new lens. Left eye has never felt right or had real good vision but eye doctor finds nothing. Also have had stent and now a pacemaker for AFib. The heart meds, in my humble opinion, are part of the problem and in my case made the balance issues worse. No one knows. I have learned to not get up without having a handhold on something and to slow down while walking. The drs just do not seem to know how to treat this annoying symptom. The worst part is falling so do what you can to know where your feet are at all times. Wear good shoes, forget those heels. Keep trying as one day someone somewhere may find a real cure for the issues of tinnitus. I have gone from being able to climb on our rooftops like a mountain goat to barely navigating the flat floors, no steps, of our home. In the absence of a cure, we just have to adapt.