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I am sorry for those of you experiencing dizziness. My problem is balance. When I walk, the feeling of falling to the side makes me want to grab onto something for help. My sinuses are frequently "clogged up". Especially at night. I find it difficult to breathe through my nose. I have developed a routine of irrigating my sinuses with one of those Navage-like devices. Then a couple of sprays of fluticasone propionate. This usually clears out the sinuses so I can get a decent night's sleep. The balance problem is ongoing with ENT telling me to just keep spraying. That seems to be the conventional wisdom here in my city. Medicate, medicate, medicate..

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@heisenberg34 I am going through the same imbalance problems. It's not vertigo but just as awful! Feel like I am going to fall over. But my ENT performed a myringotomy (without tubes) and injected liquid steroids into my inner ear through my eardrum. Just had my third injection on Monday (one each week) and crossing my fingers because I feel much better, but time will tell. May need a 4th one next week. The Navage device is just a temporary clearing of nostril passages and the Flonase did absolutely nothing for me after 6 weeks of use. I am told this is either a stubborn inner ear inflammation which in turn inflames my eustachian tube or possibly Menier's Disease. In any event, your ENT telling you to "just keep spraying" is concerning to say the least. I found an awesome ENT after being quite dissatisfied and depressed from prior experience with a different ENT. I feel so sorry for you because I know exactly what you are going through. It is a horrible way to live. I wake up each day wondering if I can walk, drive or be joyful this day. But the injections are promising. I was told from the beginning that it may taken 1, 2, 3 or even 4 injections to find relief. Everyone is different. Even if I feel better, I am going to get a 4th injection to be sure. I am so grateful I feel better at the moment! Hope this helps you!