QuestionQUESTION: Hello. I am a 23 year old male. In good shape. I do not take any medications except a daily vitamin and fish oil. As of late I have noticed that throughout the day I will get this kind of rocking sensation throughout my body, it feels like I am swaying back and forth when I am standing still. It also occurs when I am laying down, I have heard it can come from anxiety and stress but I do not believe I have either of those to this extreme that it would cause this. I have also read about it may be a condition that has to do with my ear, I am not sure and dont want to rush to a doctor yet. Any ideas. Thank you.
ANSWER: I would think it might be an inner ear problem, especially if you are bothered by some sinus congestion/allergies at this time. You might try an antihistamine and see if that helps this......
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QUESTION: I have a little bit of a stuffy nose, nothing major. I dont feel any ear pain although whenever I yawn I feel a cracking in my ears, not sure if this is the sign of an inner ear problem. Any thoughts or other possible causes. Thank you very much.
ANSWER: Inner ear disturbances may not be caused by significant sinus symptoms... my thought is that this is still inner ear... not sure I have another good list of causes.
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QUESTION: Okay. If I decide to go to the doctor what should I tell him/her. What type of test do I want done? Thank you
AnswerI would just lay the information out for them.... if he/she is looking at inner ear, MRI with contrast, some nerve tests called evoked potentials.... but it is always best to simply lay out the signs and symptoms and let them decide on the next step.....
