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Dizziness: I'm searching for the unknown cause

Posted by lois6524 @lois6524, Aug 17, 2020

I woke up one morning very dizzy -- called PCP office and after answering a number of questions, I was encouraged to go to the emergency room -- they did lots of lab work, CT scan, MRI -- stayed overnight to monitor me -- ruled out stroke, brain tumor, and brain bleed -- also vestibuler problems (ear crystals out of alignment) -- have see 2 doctors and a PT person, all three told me to see a neurologist -- my symptoms are dizziness, pain in forehead above the eyes (like a headache), very tired, nausea. I have looked online at a number of sites, and the reason that are listed for dizziness, don't seem to fit --- ANYONE have any thoughts as to what is going on -- I can't get in to see a neurologist until the beginning of September, and this has been going on since July 20

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mikepa | @mikepa | Aug 18, 2020
In reply to @tonyinmi "@bride, this may be a longshot, but I used to have chronic sinusitis every winter. Over..." + (show)
@tonyinmi

@bride, this may be a longshot, but I used to have chronic sinusitis every winter. Over the counter nasal sprays helped but taking antibiotics solved the problem. I hoped for a better solution. One doctor finally asked if I drank a lot of water. I had not but decided to drink more water during the winter months. I have not had sinusitis since.
Tony in Michigan

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@tonyinmi I had same problem for several years. My ENT also recommended drinking more water so I now also take a bottle to bed every night and sip it. But he also recommended using a sinus rinse and since I've been doing both, no sinusitis. I used to get a couple of sinus attacks every winter but last winter was first time without.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Aug 18, 2020

Hi @lois6524, dizziness is one of those symptoms that can be caused by almost anything and everything. When I put "dizzy" or "dizziness" into the Search on this site, so many posts appear in the results. Here's a (not so) short list of only those discussions that include dizziness in the title. This might help you in your search for answers or things to explore with your care team.

- Dizziness, blurriness, headache after exercise https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dizziness-blurriness-headache-after-exercise/
- 10 year pain and dizziness https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/10-year-pain/
- Lexapro for dizziness due to anxiety, tapering off https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lexapro/
- 24/7 Dizziness Occipital Stroke and Cerebellar Stroke https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/247-dizziness-occipital-stroke-and-cerebellar-stroke/
- Chronic dizziness due to vestibular issues. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-dizziness-due-to-vestibular-issues/
- Dizziness for over 2 years. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dizziness-for-over-2-years/
- 23 with near constant dizziness and lightheadedness. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/23-with-near-constant-dizziness-and-lightheadedness/
- Not sure what to do: tremor, UTI, lightheadedness, dizziness, headache https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/not-sure-what-to-do/
- Chronic subjective dizziness https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-subjective-dizziness/
- Chronic dizziness and vestibular migraines https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hello-_-my-name-is-kim-i-am-33-years-old-and/

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