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What Causes Lightheadedness And Dizziness?
Posted on
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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Question : I have had bouts of light headeness and dizzinesss in the past several days. I suffer from sinusitus and have also had severe sinus headaches. Cuold this dizziness be related to the sinus congestion or could it be someting like eustachian tube calcification?
Brief Answer:
For now, I will go with sinus congestion!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that you have reported. They could be caused by either of the two conditions. Because we are certain of a sinus congestion, I would want to take this as the most likely cause at this time. It is only if the symptoms fail to resolve after treating the sinus condition that i would want to explore further. For now, I would like to keep it simple and straight. Avoid risky positions/gestures that can lead to fall in the event of dizziness and dangerous milieu like heights, slopes, etc that can be responsible for serious consequences during a fall.
In all, more likely to be related to the sinus congestion than a problem with the ear. Let us wait until the congestion is cleared and symptoms persist before considering other possible causes including the eustachian tube calcifications.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications as need be.
For now, I will go with sinus congestion!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that you have reported. They could be caused by either of the two conditions. Because we are certain of a sinus congestion, I would want to take this as the most likely cause at this time. It is only if the symptoms fail to resolve after treating the sinus condition that i would want to explore further. For now, I would like to keep it simple and straight. Avoid risky positions/gestures that can lead to fall in the event of dizziness and dangerous milieu like heights, slopes, etc that can be responsible for serious consequences during a fall.
In all, more likely to be related to the sinus congestion than a problem with the ear. Let us wait until the congestion is cleared and symptoms persist before considering other possible causes including the eustachian tube calcifications.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications as need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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