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My Dr. doesn't seem to concerned about my

Sent to Health Experts April 27 2006 at 10:40 AM
   

My Dr. doesn't seem to concerned about my symptoms, but I want to feel myself again.   I have had ringing in my ears for abour 2 months. I have had dizziness for about 6 months. Mostly mild but episodes are now getting more severe. I always feel lightheaded. I thought maybe it was my high blood pressure medicine but my Dr. doesn't think so. Should I seek other medical opinion and do you have any idea what may be causing this.

 

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Female , Age: 42

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an over the counter medicine called meclizine.

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April 27 2006 at 11:08 AM (28 minutes and 37 seconds later)
         
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I would suggest making an appointment with an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat specialist) Often tinnitus and vertigo are related to middle ear problems. Have you experienced any problems with your ears at all?

http://www.ata.org/about_tinnitus/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dizzinessandvertigo.html

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April 27 2006 at 11:15 AM (6 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
Reply to Deborah's Post: No hearing loss, only severe ringing in both ears. I sleep with a bipap machine, and was suggested that now that I have had my tonsils out the pressure of the machine may be too high. Could this be causing the problems?
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April 28 2006 at 12:06 PM (1 day later)
         
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I would make an appointment with an ENT or a neurologist.

Another possible cause of rinnitus (ringing in the ears) is Acoustic neuroma. It is worth beinf checked out.

Here is some info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_neuroma

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