Doctors appointment tomorrow. How to make sure it's helpful

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I've been having lots of dizzy spells and fainting 2-3 times a week for the last 2 months. Never fainted in my life before that.

It started about 2 weeks after a positive covid test. I've also had a mild earache since February, initially blamed on wax which I had cleared privately, then given antibiotics "just in case" despite there being no sign of infection, then told it was probably due to a strained muscle in my neck. I gave up at this point and decided to live with the mild pain. It is only mild, but it's not right iyswim.

Anyway, I have no idea if the fainting is linked to the ear (ears connected to balance?) or the covid, but thought it should be mentioned, but don't want it to be the red herring that prevents other things being checked out.

I've waited 6 weeks for this appointment so I don't want to be sent away with any maybes or give it time.

What should I be asking for/ saying to get the most from the GP's time? What should I expect to happen?

Dizziness is a complicated symptom to track down as the causes are many eg. inner ear, brain, heart,pregnancy, anaemia, neck problems etc.
You can expect your GP to ask a lot of questions and to look at you, check your pulse and blood pressure, and then probably do a neurological exam of some sort eg looking at eye movements. They may be able to diagnose the cause but if not they may look at the most likely cause so eg BPPV needs no testing but if they suspect anaemia you would have a blood test and if a heart arrhythmia is suspected an ecg or longer heart tracing will be arranged.It isn't always possible to be sure of the cause at one sitting.

Thank you. I've always had low blood pressure, at the bottom end of normal and dizziness when I stand up too quickly, but the fainting is new.