Hello all! Wanted to introduce myself and see if anyone can give me any pointers on this strange affliction.
I'm 51 and I had this once before about a year ago. I believe it stemmed from either a. A fall I had that hurt my neck or b. A bad yoga move that hurt my neck. I went to ENT and neurologist and all tests were normal. My chiro always said my neck is 'a mess' and I started going to physical therapy. The therapist told me the same thing, that my neck was very tense and the muscles around the neck and upper back were almost in a spasm. She worked on these areas and about 2 months later my symptoms slowly faded (except my tinnitus which I've had for many years and is moderate). Fast forward to this year. About a month ago, like an idiot, I decided to try Pilates. Nothing out of the ordinary, just some simple exercises. Within 2 days, my symptoms returned! I couldn't believe it! That feeling of water in the ear, pressure/fullness, some sounds making my ear flutter or vibrate (with pain) like I have a bad head cold, that almost electrical-feeling hum (my worst symptom I think). Certain sounds really hurt, like a plane flying overhead, or a fan, the AC coming on, toilet flushing, faucet running, my dogs barking, trucks idling. On top of that, my tinnitus is very loud and high pitched, like a jet engine! I've had T for many years but it's always been mild.
So, with that said, I went back to another ENT (I'm living temporarily in Dallas so couldn't go to the same one, which is fine since he couldn't do anything anyway). This ENT is a neuroTologist so I had high hopes. He did a test for hydrops and said it was normal. He said "I have no idea why your ears are doing this" but he gave me a course of Medrol to take just in case (???). I can tell you, I didn't take the Medrol. The first neurologist gave me the same thing and it did nothing for me other than make me sick to my stomach. I've had these symptoms this time for a couple months now and I've had good and bad days. Sometimes I think it's gone and I wake up the next morning and there it is! I suffer from anxiety as well so it sure doesn't help! I try to keep my thoughts positive and believe that this will pass but it's getting harder to do with each passing day. Does anyone have a suggestion for a doctor in Dallas? Thank you and praying for us all.
I'm 51 and I had this once before about a year ago. I believe it stemmed from either a. A fall I had that hurt my neck or b. A bad yoga move that hurt my neck. I went to ENT and neurologist and all tests were normal. My chiro always said my neck is 'a mess' and I started going to physical therapy. The therapist told me the same thing, that my neck was very tense and the muscles around the neck and upper back were almost in a spasm. She worked on these areas and about 2 months later my symptoms slowly faded (except my tinnitus which I've had for many years and is moderate). Fast forward to this year. About a month ago, like an idiot, I decided to try Pilates. Nothing out of the ordinary, just some simple exercises. Within 2 days, my symptoms returned! I couldn't believe it! That feeling of water in the ear, pressure/fullness, some sounds making my ear flutter or vibrate (with pain) like I have a bad head cold, that almost electrical-feeling hum (my worst symptom I think). Certain sounds really hurt, like a plane flying overhead, or a fan, the AC coming on, toilet flushing, faucet running, my dogs barking, trucks idling. On top of that, my tinnitus is very loud and high pitched, like a jet engine! I've had T for many years but it's always been mild.
So, with that said, I went back to another ENT (I'm living temporarily in Dallas so couldn't go to the same one, which is fine since he couldn't do anything anyway). This ENT is a neuroTologist so I had high hopes. He did a test for hydrops and said it was normal. He said "I have no idea why your ears are doing this" but he gave me a course of Medrol to take just in case (???). I can tell you, I didn't take the Medrol. The first neurologist gave me the same thing and it did nothing for me other than make me sick to my stomach. I've had these symptoms this time for a couple months now and I've had good and bad days. Sometimes I think it's gone and I wake up the next morning and there it is! I suffer from anxiety as well so it sure doesn't help! I try to keep my thoughts positive and believe that this will pass but it's getting harder to do with each passing day. Does anyone have a suggestion for a doctor in Dallas? Thank you and praying for us all.
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