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luckyone

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Do spring allergies sinus congestion result in vertigo?
« on: March 21, 2022, 10:42:45 pm »
10 years post GammaKnife and for the past two years, during spring, my allergies make me consistently congested.  I try to blow my nose but then I get extreme vertigo.  Does anyone else experience this?  Last year, I thought mu AN tumor was back growing again but no, it was my sinus congestion.  This year the vertigo is worse.
03/03/2012 Lost partial hearing left ear
03/12/2012 MRI showing 0.8cm x 1.59cm x ?
03/13/2012 Diagnosed with AN left ear
03/13/2012 - 03/16/2012 Depressed like there was no tomorrow
04/03/2012 GK with Dr Duma @ Hoag
02/17/2014 Tumor stopped growing, shrank a bit!

donjehle

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Re: Do spring allergies sinus congestion result in vertigo?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2022, 01:57:07 pm »
Thank you, luckyone, for posting again!  I gain encouragement that you have been 10 years post GammaKnife and no return AN!

In terms of the spring allergies, I can't be of much help because I have always had sinus congestion in the spring and in the fall.  But who knows if the vertigo and sinus congestion is related to your shrunken AN or if they were a coincidence?  Maybe someone else has experienced the same thing.  That's the value of these forums.

I hope the vertigo and allergies go away soon!
Don

Burning Tongue, Loss of Hearing & Balance, and Tinnitus led to MRI. Very small AN found on 11/23/2021
While watching and waiting, lost significant hearing. WRS now at 12% (down from 100%). Was fitted with CROS system on 3/7/22.  Stable MRI on 7/29/22
No treatment yet.

mwatto

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Re: Do spring allergies sinus congestion result in vertigo?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2022, 06:34:45 pm »
Try lemon balm tincture for vertigo - its safe an a natural antihistamine. Azep nasal spray also effect.
Michele
20 x19x14mm Cystic AN diagnosed Feb 2019. CK.
Mri 2019 shrinking: 18x17x13 mm.
Mri 2020 - no cysts visible stable.
MRI 2021 stable no change
MRI 2022 stable no change.
MRI 2023 Further reduction 12x12x10mm!! Hearing 85%
MRI 2024: No change AN or hearing