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Posts: 205
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I thought I would share my recent (3 weeks) experience.
I have PCS with vision and vestibular issues. When I fly (twice now) prepared with Afrin/earplugs/sudafed, I still get eustachian tube dysfunction.
After intense ear pain, I take antibiotics. I thought it was related to my inner ear issues.
THe ENT at UCSF said it wasn't the sinus/inner ears per se for me, but rather the brain. The brain was interpreting all these signals incorrectly, and then they would manifest by impacting the inner ear/eustachian tube.
I was diagnosed as Vertigo associated Migraine, that gets manifested as sinus/ear pain/vertigo. So I have been put on nortryptiline (30mg).
It's helped a lot. No vertigo. No dizziness. No migraines. No ear pain. for 3 weeks. Knock wood.
You may want to talk to your doctor about increasing your threshold for migraines through medicine and see how that impacts the flying.
Best of luck!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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