Ear Problems, Dizziness, Muscle & Nerve Probs

[Gabriella917]

.Hi I am a 21 year old female and have had odd symptoms for the past 2 months.It started the week before Christmas. I woke up one morning just feeling off. My ears were hurting and ringing and I had pulling cramping pains in my arms. Since than I've had every blood test imaginable, a CT scan of my brain, and I've been to the ENT twice. The symptoms are: A drunk like dizziness that lasts all day, ringing, popping, fullness, and mild hearing loss in both ears, I also get shooting/ stabbing pains in my ears, its hard to concentrate/ focus, my eyes almost get a stiff like feeling, I don't sleep at night (They have me on trazodone), I also get these random aches and pains everywhere, sometimes my hands, sometimes my arms and legs, I find it hard to keep my balance, horrible migraines, heart palpitations, etc. All the blood tests came back normal, doctor thought it was thyroid probs but its not. The CT scan at the hospital found nothing. & last week I went back to the ENT because my primary thought it was a Vestibular disorder. He did the pressure test and it was normal. They did the hearing test AGAIN & both times its come up that I have slight hearing loss in both ears. He diagnosed me with TMJ. Problem is I don't get pains in my jaw, very rarely. ENT said I don't have any pressure issues or fluid in my ears. So he order a CT scan of temporal bones and an ENG. Question is could it be a vestibular disorder? My main problem is the drunk-like dizziness and disorientation I have it all day. If the pressure test came back normal what could it be? I've also been to the neurologist and he test my nerves & muscles & it was all normal, hes ordered an MRI of my brain & my neck..

[tschock]

Has he ruled out Meniere's Disease?
These are the same symptoms that I experience on a regular basis as well.
I had been back and forth to the doctor and ENT for years...after ruling out everything else, they decided on Meniere's.

Sorry...re-read and realized that they said you had no "fluid issues".
But...I'm wondering if you were having symptoms on the days when you were actually seen.

It took many years to figure out that I had Meniere's simply because it wasn't "flaring up" by the time my appointments had come around.
They only figured it out one day when I couldn't take it anymore and barged into the doctors office stating that I was going to do the unimaginable if they didn't do something about it right then and there.
The doctor ( who also suffers from Meniere's ) looked in my ears, asked a few questions, and gave me some SERC to tied me over until I could see the ENT again.

Certainly keep us posted, we are very curious.

[Londres70]

Yes, this could be related to your vestibular system or something affecting your vestibular system.  

The symptoms are either stemming from your inner ear or your central nervous system, i.e. your brain or spine.    

Kudos to your physician because he sure sounds extremely thorough.  

Get this other testing completed and keep us posted.