Dizziness, headaches, foggy, pressure in head & plugged ears

I have had these same symptoms since October of 2016...I have been to doctors, neurologist (headache specialist), physical therapy, chiropractors, and massage therapists...I've tried so many exercises and stretches...I think my symptoms are getting worse...Now I am trying natural supplements and magnesium oil...

Have you figured out anything with your symptoms??

Hi Salsagirl20,

I have been suffering from dizziness for 6 weeks. I woke up one morning on a Sunday and my room was spinning. It lasted about a few seconds, but he after affect never went away. I still have muffled ears and can't lay down. I get dizzy in my sleep. Can you imagine that? I lack sleep now. I have been seeing my primary doctor, ENT, psychical therapist. Went to emergency still still, nobody can help me. My life seems like its changing for the worse. I have no one to turn to. I'm about to lose my job because I have a hard time waking up to go to work. Please help me or give me some advice. I'm not active like I used to be. This dizziness makes head wobbly, my eyes are blurry, i have so much pressure in my head and ears.

Hi all, I've been dealing with this drunk feeling for about 2 months now, my anxiety was really bad coz I thought I was dying, spent over $1,000 easy on any test I could do and all come back normal.. doctors said at first it was BPPV then anxiety but something still tells me its not either of them.. I've been trying to find out what brings it on and so far its movement, I've tried bobbing up and down and that makes me feel off balance and when I raise one shoulder at a time like I'm dancing it makes me feel the same... I'm lost and dont know what to do I thought it was getting better but yesterday it was pretty bad again

Breath.

Same here, same here. Sigh. I know for sure I have silent migraines. Before I get all of the symptoms you all describe, for days, sometimes weeks, I'll see bright spots flash randomly, usually while at work (stress). I know I'm in for a doozy of this particular migraine when days before I start coughing a lot (clear phlegm), then my right eyelid will droop a tiny bit (also swollen), and the night before the fronts of my thighs will itch like the devil (my migraine is very neurological).

Barometric pressure is a huge trigger for me. CA weather has been nothing like CA weather these last couple of years. We have had gloomy, heavy barometric pressure for like 6 months now. Insanity.

I just got these ear plugs off Amazon called MigraineX. You also get a free app telling you when the barometric pressure will drop and to insert them. If nothing else, they block sounds while still letting you hear.. takes the edge off of sounds even though my hearing is so muffled from the migraine attack (especially the highs). The app was warning me about yesterday/today being a really bad barometric change. Boy they weren't kidding. I just now vomited (sorry).

All day my hearing was totally muffled, I had the huge pressure/tension in the back of my head, in my sinus, behind my sinus/nose, my vision all week was just horrible, my left nostril was "plugged" not air wise while breathing but only when I plugged it with my hand to try to pop my ears.. the air got trapped up in my swollen sinus and "wheezed out". I had all the symptoms you all describe. And the anxiety, of course we have anxiety.. this is hell and so scary.

I strongly believe the tension in the back of the head and shoulders is pressing on the brain stem. My chiropractor (I have Degenerative Disk Disease/Arthritis at 47) explains to me how everything is connected and then pulls/presses on the brain stem and affects emotions and anxiety.

I have horrible trigger points in my SCMs (look it up). I know for a fact when these are tense, which is almost always, it pulls on my muscles that go up my neck and pull on my brain stem. So many times I got ready for work in a totally unexplained anxiety state including dizziness and fogginess and an all around haze thinking there was no way I could drive the car, let alone work, only to pinch and massage the "wing" part at the side of the neck.. SO tender I could cry, but so many times it released the spasm and it was like pushing a button: emotions ceased and I sat there as if a miracle just happened. It's worth looking into this, even if it's just a factor in the whole picture. SCM Muscles are also so tender they feel raw. I also press a finger directly above the collar bone on each side, and if I find the right spot, it feels like someone is stabbing me in another part of my arm (trigger point). This can ALSO release something giving me insanely needed relief.

But the Silent Migraine is an entity in itself, and the rest are just factors adding to the mess.

I have Histamine Intolerance coupled with Salicylate Intolerance which usually go hand in hand. When either or both of these are too high, I will go through the whole migraine mess as well. Check Google for "Histamine Intolerance Chart". Find the one with the pink and purple boxes "family tree" style design. See if you recognize anything for some clues. I can't take ANY meds because they all backfire on me due to having Salicylates and/or being high in histamine. Today, I only started finding ANY relief when this episode was ending, and when I applied a big microwaved rice bag to the base of my neck. It wasn't a fix, but it took me from it escalating to feeling some relief. Took all day before it is starting to subside (they usually say once you vomit, that's the tail end of it).

Please, do look into finding the trigger point I described directly over the collar bone. Most of us look down on our phones, iPads, and have our arms out to type on keyboards which all take its toll on this muscle. I'm curious to see how many of you will realize how crazy this point is, and if you find even a bit of relief! This muscle, when spasmed, WILL give you emotional anxiety, blurry vision, etc.. if you look it up you will see all the symptoms. I'm not saying this is the only reason for our misery, but it can be a factor in the whole picture, or a side factor added to a Silent Migraine or something. Be gentle with it!! A little goes a long way. My chiro said maybe a minute, with little pressure to not hurt too much. I also take tiger balm liniment (off Amazon, kind of hard to find) and mix it with baby oil for friction and really rub the sides of my neck and collar/shoulders. This can also release tension.

My neck is a cracking MESS and pops and gets catches ALL the time, 24/7. It can get nasty. When I get these migraines, it tenses up and pulls the vertebra out of joint and makes everything 100x worse. When the tension finally lets go hours later, the vertebra eventually, nastily crack back on their own out of nowhere when I turn or lift my head.

Big hugs to you all.. xo