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daniel_43572
daniel_43572

Ok can anyone help? I have MD and the pressure is bad of in my ear right now causing some dizzy spells and just feeling really bad the past week any good suggestions on what to take to get it cleared up?

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  • tanney
    tanney daniel_43572

    Posted

    hi daniel.  are you on a diuretic?  are you controlling your salt intake (less than 1000 mg/day).  Do you have a sedative that you take when you feel this way?  If you are not on diuretic and/or not on sedative  you might want to ask your doctor to prescribe one for you.  Sedatives like Ativan work by calming inner ear nerve sensations going to your brain.   The fullness you feel is probably from either  inflamation or fluid buildup or both in inner ear area. If you are on a diuretic what mg are you taking?
    • daniel_43572
      daniel_43572 tanney

      Posted

      Not on diuretic and I try to watch my salt. I do have 2mg Valium
    • tanney
      tanney daniel_43572

      Posted

      ask your ENT doctor for diuretic and make sure you take it everyday.  In addition to severly limiting salt, try eliminating caffeine and liquer.  This combination should result in improvement in ear fullness within about a week or so....GOOD LUCK!
    • daniel_43572
      daniel_43572 tanney

      Posted

      They took me off diuretic cause my blood pressure was staying to low
    • daniel_43572
      daniel_43572

      Posted

      They gave me a steroid to take every day but don't help

    • tanney
      tanney daniel_43572

      Posted

      Too bad about the diuretic....that usually helps.  Two other things to try are steroid injection into ear to relieve inflamation and Betahistine taken orally to increase blood flow in inner ear area to help with inner ear inflamation/fluid retention.  If you are in the US you will need a prescrption for the betahistine that will be filled by any compounding pharmacy.  Let us know if either of these things work for you.
    • daniel_43572
      daniel_43572 tanney

      Posted

      Ok thanks I had the injection 3 years ago and have a steroid to take by mouth daily but they don't seem to be helping maybe it's just the weather

  • Maggie3181
    Maggie3181 daniel_43572

    Posted

    If you have an ENT, I would go and either get steroids by prescription or a shot of steroids in your ear to help calm it down. 
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