Mastoiditis - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

Miza03 · 05-14-2003, 07:14 AM

I had a bad sinus infection in March, in April I had a CT Scan and MRI done of my sinuses. The sinuses were clear but my Mastoids had small amounts of fluid. Nine weeks later I still have this weird feeling in my head. I had labrynthitis three years ago. It completely cleared up, but these new symptoms are somewhat similar. I have a foggy head and sometimes am very dizzy. The dizziness comes and goes, but the foggy head is almost a constant. It calms down in the evening when I don't do anything physical. I find it very hard to work because it is hard to focus.
Has anyone ever been diagnosed with Mastoiditis? and if so how is it treated? I have tried decongestants but they make the foggy head feeling worse.

royman62 · 05-14-2003, 04:41 PM

Miza, I have been diagnosed with mastoiditis and have posted my story a few posts down. As far as I can tell, if antibiotics have not gotten to the infection in time it will continue to infect the surrounding area. There is a lot of literature about it on the web. Read up and go to your ENT to be sure that is what it is.
Good Luck,
royman62

Miza03 · 05-15-2003, 05:58 AM

My ENT told me that inflammation was not significant and it had not progressed to destruction of the bone. He told me to wait a month and if I still feel like crap to call my neurotologist. It has been three weeks since I saw the ENT, I still feel like crap. I called the neuro to make an appt and the earliest is 8/21. Not sure if they can help anyway, but sometimes it helps to have a confirmation of the diagnosis.