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Sinusitis? Dizzy, ear ringing…

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Mrsworried1 · 13/01/2024 14:23

Mid December had cough and heavy cold. Then got non bacterial tonsilitis. All seemed to clear, but Xmas eve I started getting facial pressure, a light headache and dizziness.

I saw a pharmacist who advised salt water spray for my nose and it sounded like sinusitis.

Anyway it didn’t help so after a few days I called the GP who gave me a steroid nasal spray. Symptoms continued, no better, no worse. But I was getting lots of nose bleeds from the steroid spray.

Fast forward to the start of this week- the dizziness is so bad I had to ring the GP again. They said it’s probably still sinuses inflamed somewhere and they’d give me stemetil for the dizziness.

The dizziness is odd though- it’s kind of like being in a dream/hazy/fuzzy kind of dizziness.

The facial/nose/cheek pressure is back along side a lovely ringing in my right ear 😫

Sudafed has helped and I am now able
to potter on around the house again- as I could barely stand up at the start of the week.

Should sinusitis last this long?

Ive started to religiously take the sudafed every 4 hours now which I think is helping.

is there anything else I can do?

is the dizziness and weird feeling, including ringing in the ear a usual part of sinusitis?

I only have a weeks worth of stemetil and scared when I stop taking it I will be in the same boat.

I just want to feel normal 😭

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WhatAFoolishFool · 13/01/2024 14:26

I had sinusitis for around 6 weeks once. The only thing that helped for me was a steroid spray but the worst part was definitely the dizziness.

Dont take Sudafed too long as it can cause rebound

Mrsworried1 · 13/01/2024 14:28

Yeah the dizziness is the worst part!

To add to it I have oral thrush which I can’t get rid of!

I might try the spray again and put up with the nose bleeds.

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