Anyone else with fluid in ears?

[boxgirl73]

with suffering 2.5 weeks of lightheaded and dizzy spells along with sinus pressure and stuffed nose and cough, i went to dr yesterday. most of symptoms went away but the pressure in my head, nose and roof of mouth along with the lightheadeness(really scares me) is still there.

dr. looked at my ears and said i had fluid in them and that's probably why i'm lightheaded/dizzy. he prescribed Zyrtec-D and Flonase to help dry them out along with my sinuses. Also gave me some Valium to help with the dizziness -however, a potential side effect of Valium IS dizziness.....

was wondering if any of you suffered from fluid in the ear and how long did it take to clear up...were you also lightheaded-want to make sure that this IS what's causing the feeling for me....very scared and concerned with being out by myself in fear of me passing out! Also, what meds did your dr prescribe?

thanks.

[boxgirl73]

anyone have this and how long did the lightheadedness last?

[faeriegirl25]

Hi,
I had fluid backed up into my ears so bad that the dr said she could see bubbles(weird I know). I was given a decongestant/antihistimine ( Allegra D) plus flonase. I had dizziness and lightheadedness for 3 weeks and I didn't get it cleared up!!! I went to her a couple more times before she gave me a allergy shot( which does not kick in for 3 days) and I was fine after this. I still had the fluid though and was a little dizzy so she gave me something for the dizziness( maybe you can ask your doc for something, if it real bothersome). Eventually it cleared up and I was fine. I was told though that if this did not clear it up that I would have to go see a ENT and get tubes in my ears!!

Hope you feel better soon, I know how miserable you are.

Take Care
Fae

[Zeeblo]

I think the same thing is happening to me, my ear, most of the time, is wet, I guess this could be the sign of an infection, or because I don't really blow my nose much.