The last few days of our beach vacation, ringing began in my right ear. Then vertigo. I’m a mess. Some days it’s worse than others. Some days it goes away completely. Other days, it’s hard to function.
After two weeks I went to an ENT. I’m worried because a friend’s daughter had a side effect to the COVID vaccine of tinnitus. It’s really bad and they don’t know if it will ever go away. I googled it and it is a rare side effect to the shot, although they aren’t entirely sure that it’s related or due to something else.
In any case, the ENT PA told me my ears are fine, but my right sinus is not — and that might be causing the problems of vertigo and ringing in the ear.
They put me on prednisone. This is my first time taking it and to be honest — it’s not great. My poor son, who suffers from severe asthma has been on it every few years. I remember the first time his allergy doctor prescribed it — I didn’t fill the Rx. When I returned with my son, who was still sick, I got scolded from the doctor who said, “Doctor Mom, WHERE did you receive your medical degree?”
I had heard so many horror stories about kids and prednisone but the doctor assured me he wasn’t prescribing anything that would put my child in danger. Right. Ten years after my son was put on an inhaler for his asthma, they discovered it stunted growth. He was on it from fourth grade until a year ago. But on the bright side, he is alive
I’m alive too although feeling out of sorts. The ringing in the ear isn’t bad today and I don’t have vertigo. In a month I’ll go back to the ENT and hopefully I’ll be AOK. If not, the next step is an MRI and perhaps sinus surgery.
Have you ever not taken an Rx that a doctor prescribed for you? Have you second guessed your children’s doctor? Have you had tinnitus or vertigo and how did you get over it?
I experienced vertigo during perimenopause. It started while we were on vacation in Utah, and it was awful. They claimed it was due to inner ear crystals? I hope you have some relief soon.
Thank you. I’ve heard about the inner ear crystals. How did you get over it? Did it go away on its own?
They prescribed physical therapy, can you believe that? There are vertigo exercises you can do at home and those really do help.
Maybe the sound you heard was the jibber jabber drone buzz coming from Washington? What direction was your ear turned?
My ear is turned to the east. So you may be correct.
Hope you feel better soon! Ear issues are the worst.
Thank you! It’s getting better. I just hope it stays that way.
Yes. My Doctor recommended a medicine when I complained of stomach issues. When I read about the medication I thought that it wasn’t going to fix what the problem I was having was.
I’m not sure this is going to work on my issues either.
That’s when I think it’s ok to listen to your gut, do your own research and get another opinion…
Good advice.
Hope you get the answers and start feeling better. Dizziness is a weird feeling. My husband has tinnitus but that’s from years of working in a noisy environment and not wearing ear protection.
It can be frustrating – both the tinnitus and dizziness!
I have tinnitus in both ears, have had it for decades. I’m used to it, does not bring on vertigo at all. Nobody said anything about ear protection when I was farming…
Has anyone told you anything to do about the tinnitus? Or, do you just have to live with it.
i hope you’re feeling better these days. i just wanted to say: i love your writing voice(!)
Thank you!
Thank you for the kind comment. You made my day!
i hope you’re feeling better these days. (: i just wanted to say i love your writing voice(!)
hope you’re feeling better these days. i just wanted to say, i absolutely love your writing voice(!)
i feel like this may just be the umpteenth time i’m attempting to leave a comment on your page. O__O not sure if there’s just something i’m doing wrong.
I was out walking and didn’t see your comments. For some unknown reason I had to approve them. They didn’t automatically post. Maybe they will from now on?
I have tinnitus, but I never went to the doctor for it. My husband will only take me to the doctor if it is life threatening
I’m not sure they can do anything for tinnitus. They put me on prednisone for a week and it went away. Now it’s back.