Otitis media: Middle ear infection

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Thanks.

I still notice tinnitus a bit out of my left ear. I will occasionally have a feeling of fullness in either ear and a dull ache in either ear. I guess fix the issue with the left ear yesterday and you will notice the smaller stuff.

The tinnitus is back, along with the feeling of fullness, in my left ear. I also feel funny at times in my right ear. Last night, when trying to sleep, I felt a bit of motion sickness, even though I wasn't in motion. My left foot was also sleepy, which kinda sucked.

The tinnitus still has that "tone" sound, though I find its quality seems to vary at times.

I've been tired and sleepy today. When I put my ear drops in today, everything started feeling like it was spinning (vertigo).

You should see an ENT specialist as soon as possible.

Tell the doctor EXACTLY what your symptoms are. Even keep a log of your symptoms.

The appointment was originally Tuesday, and our trip was supposed to end last Sunday, but some MF had to steal a tire from one of my parents' cars, so the trip was delayed a week. My parents told me to reschedule everything, so the appointment is not until next week.

I see the ENT doctor Tuesday.

My PCP has prescribed me meclizine to hold me over.

Well, I am now getting one day away from my ENT doctor appointment. Finally! I have weird feelings in both of my ears, so I'll wanna get to the doctor to finally discuss it.

Also, there are times when my stomach has dull pain, feeling weird from the lightheadedness or vertigo, and I have pins and needles sensations.

(For most of my life, I've had pins and needles sensations on and off.)

I'm making this post because I'm going to try to record my symptoms to have ready for the doctor.

vertigo is often associated with nausea. could that be what you're describing as a dull pain in your stomach?

ENT doctor says possible Meniere's disease. The history is consistent, though he would expect the balance and nausea from the vertigo to be worse. I remembered that I started having balance issues in March, to which I adapted, so I mentioned that. I currently have no hearing loss: I'm at a straight 10 dB both air and bone conduction across the frequencies.

He's bringing me back in for an ECoG and an ENG. One of the tests involve checking eye movements. It seems he's wanting to see if I show certain characteristic signs of Meniere's disease.

As I was leaving, I had that spinning feeling again, but it's not disabling. The feeling is still there.

I am dealing with a ear infection, Bells Palsy and vertigo type symptoms now. At first when I started with inner ear pressure I thought it was my cancer returning again. Thankfully it is not that. The vertigo symptoms are only when I have to move, especially suddenly.

It is mostly annoying and frustrating. Frustrating because I was making slow and steady progress both with speech and swallow and talking longer walks. This is a significant step back in both regards.