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Help with unknown condition - please

I will explain what happened to me today as an example:
I went from the time I woke up til about 2:00 with no problems at all. Then without warning the following symptoms:
- light-headed, not spining dizzy, just woozy.
- buzzing sound in my head or ear.
- legs and arms feel slightly weaker than normal
- Just an all over feeling not well.
- sometimes i feel a little upset in the stomach.
- sometimes a very slight feeling of pressure of numbness in the face near the ears and eyes.
This could last anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours. This has been going on for the past 2 years. There have been stretches of 3-5 months with no problems. No real pattern. One thing I have noticed is during this 2 year period there were 3 times I took antiboitics for dental work and once for a ear infection. every time i took one my symptoms went away for monthes.
My Doctor and ENT have found nothing
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4851940 tn?1515694593
If you are still experiencing problems and find it uncomfortable to chew with your capped tooth, ask the dentist to check your bite.

If your bite is not right and out of alignment that can cause feelings of dizziness and pain.  I experienced it really badly and had to have some of my own tooth ground down to compensate for the large gold cap.  I have since replaced it with a Cerek white cap

Your other symptoms that you mentioned with your numbness in your face and pressure may be due to a sinus infection.  When the sinuses get blocked that can cause pressure.  If you start to feel like that, either get a nasal spray or do steam inhalations to unblock your sinuses and Eustachian tubes.  When the Eustachian tubes are blocked that can cause pressure on the ear drum.  Doing steam inhalations will help.  My doctor told me to do this 4 times a day with a duration of 10 minutes each time.  You can add your favourite menthol oil or use Vick or Olbas Oil.  

Use a bowl with hot water and add your preferred oil.  Bend your head over the bowl and cover your head and bowl with a towel and inhale the steam.  Take care not to get scalded.
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144586 tn?1284666164
The book "How Doctor's Think" is by Dr. Jerome Groopman, M.D., and it is a "must read" for physician's and anyone having problem with a diagnosis.
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144586 tn?1284666164
It is sometimes impossible to determine exactly where an encapsulated infection is located. An MRI will sometimes, but not always help., hiding goodness-knows-where. I would not go so far as to state that your problem resulted from your dental work, but to  confidentally state otherwise is absolutely absurd. Bacterial infections can find hidey-places and only come out when their is a "quorum" present. Rutger's University did extensive studies of what triggers the replication of such bacteria after long periods of sleeping peacefully. The tuberculosis bacteria is such a creature. I worked for a year doing tb research, and sometimes the exact location of the encapsulated hiding place cannot be identified. It is not always in the lungs.Do a search on Scientific American for "Quorum Theory". On ocasion, one cannot locate where these things reside in the body. Sometimes, the only way is through an "antibiotic challenge". That is to say, an antibiotic is prescribe and you see if the symptoms disappeared. There is an excellent book written by a prominent U.S. Physician titled "How Doctor's Think". If you want examples of physicians  with every credential on the planet who can't pour water out of a boot with directions on the heel read this book. You might also have a viral infection,which be transmitted by improperly sterilized dental tools. Porous grind bits are very hard to sterilize.
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Thank you for the feedback.
I think I should have stated that I had a root canal and cap 2 years ago. I have no swelling or pain in the tooth area, I only have some discomfort when I crew anything semi-hard. However, when I get this spells of wozziness I do sometimes feel discomfort in my gland directly under that tooth.
I went to my doctor last week and to an ENT today. They both suggested it has nothing to do with my dental work. I also had bloodwork 2 weeks ago. I dont know know exactly what they checked for but I was told everything looks normal.
I dont really dont want to say anything bad about my doctors but after 2 years of this they dont seem to be to concerned and dont seem to be any closer to finding out what's wrong.
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144586 tn?1284666164
Dental infections can be the bad-news bears. The reason is that directly above the teeth are blood vessels that lead to the central circulation. There are many documented cases of endocarditis (an infection on the heart) resulting in a pig-valve replacement and a lifetime on anti-coagulents due to dental infections. The fact you have been on anti-biotics for a short time, which relieved the problem, suggests a bacterial infection, however the short-term use guarantees developing a drug resistant strain. Infections tend to become encapsulated in bio-films and are extremely difficult to eradicate once well established. One problem is that dentists (in many areas) use only a small dose or ordinary pennicilan to patients, despite the fact pennicilin is obsolete for a majority of new resistant infections. This was not true forty years ago. You need blood work (which the dentist will not provide) to ascertain if there is a blood-borne infection, attempt to loate where the infection may be encapsulated (difficult, sometimes) and a consult with  an ENT for an evaluation. Probably they will place you on an extended treatment with a good broad-spectrum antibiotic. A neurological consult would also be in order. The numbness in the face could be related to an infection affecting the cranial nerves. This problem is not likely to go away without treatment, and you should obtain a non-dental opinion from an M.D. as soon as possible.
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Thank you for your help. Could you please give more detail on how dental work could be causing this. The reason I ask is because this all started when i got a bad tooth infection. I had a root canal and cap and the tooth is not right in my opinion. The dentist says it ok but it doesnt feel right when i bite on something hard
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351246 tn?1379682132
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Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems.  Buzzing sound in ear with feeling of light-headedness can be due to dental work and ear infection. The fact that antibiotics help take care of the symptoms goes more in favor of this.

Other than that you could be having acid reflux and may be H pylori infection. Electrolyte imbalance, low blood sugar, poor sleep at night, pinched nerve in neck, trigeminal neuralgia and thyroid disorders are the other possibilities.

Since a confirmed diagnosis cannot be given on net please consult your doctor regarding this. Hope this helps. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.
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