I supposidly have had an inner ear infection for 2 months now, but no one can give me a clear or for sure diognosis, just an asumption. It started off I was extreamly dizzy and couldn't ground myself I felt unstable and like I was going to fall constantly. It came out of no where, I was blacking out. I couldn't walk, drive or anything. I went to the doctor and they put me on 3 courses of antibiotics and nothing got better. Meclizine for dizzyness, that didn't help. A patch to wear behind my ear, that diolated my puples so much I couldn't see and had blurred vision constantly. I have seen my regular doctor and an ENT. ENT says he thinks it's an inner ear infection but has no way of knowing only to rule out everything else. I have not been able to work, I am tired of sitting around the house and not being able to do daily activities because I never know how I am giong to feel. I can't believe I can't be tested for this. Now I am off all medication I have been to 5 sessions of accupuncture wich has helped allot with the dizziness but now I have different symptoms, pain pressure in my head, movement in my head, extream discomfort when I lay down, but it is not a head ache, it feels like I went too far under water, that kind of pressure. That has subsided a bit and now I suddenly get the feeling I am going to pass out, out of no where about 15 times a day. The ENT says since I am not dizzy anymore and that is going away he doesn't know what to do with me, and wants to send me to a neurologist. Has anyone had this before? Does anyone recognize these symptoms, are they related to an inner ear infection? I now have assosiated panic attacks and a sense of panic all the time because I never know what is going to happen to me how I am going to feel or when I will feel faint or dizzy. I can't plan anything, I have no life. My sense of safty and freedom has been completly taken away. I will be doing ok for a while and I am fine then everytime I get dizzy or feel like I am giong to pass out, I freak out and can't calm down, then I am struck with fear and am scared to do even the simplist things all over again, such as walking around the block, going to the store, going to a resturant. What can, I do? How do I cope with this? I can't let this run my life anylonger.

I'd check in the board for inner ear disorders. I went through the same thing several years ago. Felt like I was drunk -- waves of dizziness, horrible headaches. Never was diagnosed with an ear infection; however, one of my coworkers went through the same thing and was diagnosed with "rocks in her ears". Calcium deposits in the ear turbines that caused her problems.

i would see another dr. this should be treated.
karen

It sounds like otoliths (ear stones like ratatock said) out of position in your ears may be the issue. I believe either an ENT or a neurologist should be able to do a maneuver that would reposition them and that should clear the issue (if they don't clear on their own).

Kat

ChanceDance....It totally sounds like you have an Inner ear infection. I had a bad one 15 years ago and I was bed ridden for months. An IEI is a virus so therefor it will last as long as it wants to...just like a cold. I took anti-vert and Xanax----they have found that Xanax calms the inner ear so maybe you should think about it. Good LUCK!!! This to shall pass!! Gina

I supposidly have had an inner ear infection for 2 months now, but no one can give me a clear or for sure diognosis, just an asumption. It started off I was extreamly dizzy and couldn't ground myself I felt unstable and like I was going to fall constantly. It came out of no where, I was blacking out. I couldn't walk, drive or anything. I went to the doctor and they put me on 3 courses of antibiotics and nothing got better. Meclizine for dizzyness, that didn't help. A patch to wear behind my ear, that diolated my puples so much I couldn't see and had blurred vision constantly. I have seen my regular doctor and an ENT. ENT says he thinks it's an inner ear infection but has no way of knowing only to rule out everything else. I have not been able to work, I am tired of sitting around the house and not being able to do daily activities because I never know how I am giong to feel. I can't believe I can't be tested for this. Now I am off all medication I have been to 5 sessions of accupuncture wich has helped allot with the dizziness but now I have different symptoms, pain pressure in my head, movement in my head, extream discomfort when I lay down, but it is not a head ache, it feels like I went too far under water, that kind of pressure. That has subsided a bit and now I suddenly get the feeling I am going to pass out, out of no where about 15 times a day. The ENT says since I am not dizzy anymore and that is going away he doesn't know what to do with me, and wants to send me to a neurologist. Has anyone had this before? Does anyone recognize these symptoms, are they related to an inner ear infection? I now have assosiated panic attacks and a sense of panic all the time because I never know what is going to happen to me how I am going to feel or when I will feel faint or dizzy. I can't plan anything, I have no life. My sense of safty and freedom has been completly taken away. I will be doing ok for a while and I am fine then everytime I get dizzy or feel like I am giong to pass out, I freak out and can't calm down, then I am struck with fear and am scared to do even the simplist things all over again, such as walking around the block, going to the store, going to a resturant. What can, I do? How do I cope with this? I can't let this run my life anylonger. I had the same symtoms as you described. I went to a doctor and an ENT. Had all kinds of tests that came out fine. Then I had my eyes checked. WOW!!! I didn't know I couldn't see. All my pressure, dizziness, feeling faint is gone......... I still feel a little nervous at times but I am taking a homeopathic nerve pill and feel great. I hope this works for you