[health.random]

[wispfox]

Awake at 6am this morning, after going to bed after midnight. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!

No idea why, but since Falconridge last year (~August?), when I get a sinus infection, it usually (but not always) results in random unexplained dizziness. This does not please me, and I can't figure out why it's happening when it didn't used to! Don't _like_ having to grab for stationary objects for no obvious reason. I mind it less when it's relating to standing up too quickly, because that I can adjust for.

Last week's stomach bug appears to have exacerbated my problems with acid reflux. This _does_ _not_ _please_ _me_! Sad esophagus.

But hey! No major pain sources! Just lots of annoying things. More than usual, but still!

Comments

[dancingwolfgrrl.livejournal.com]

Anatomy books and my experience agree that your sinuses and ears are connected, and your inner ear is what controls balance, so that actualy makes a fair amount of sense. You could try taking a motion sickness pill -- they're made to solve inner-ear confusion and have worked for me in the past with ear-related dizziness and nausea.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*nods* I know that the two are connected (ears and throat, too) - the question was why it started happening for no apparent reason when it didn't used to happen.

I'm guessing perhaps it's just that I get more sinus infections, and worse ones, perhaps due to spending so much time in an air conditioned environment (at work).

[dancingwolfgrrl.livejournal.com]

I told my doctor that I never used to have sinus or ear problems and then suddenly started and she said it wasn't an unusual thing for people to suddenly develop, although she didn't say why.

I *heart* my humidifier -- we run three in our house in winter.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

she said it wasn't an unusual thing for people to suddenly develop, although she didn't say why.

Oh! How weird...

I *heart* my humidifier -- we run three in our house in winter.

I should get around to getting myself a better one. It's better than nothing, but only barely.

[dancingwolfgrrl.livejournal.com]

Humidifiers: Sears. I got mine on sale for $30, and it definitely does the job in my bedroom. (We also run a big one in the living area, which is a great goodness.)