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[Topkat]

Soda, I just read your post about the dizzy spell. I had this a few years ago & it lasted for 3 weeks. Mine was very bad & I went for a cat scan, & to an ear, nose & throat specialist. This sometimes happens. It's like vertigo that won't go away. The best advice I can give you is to not get water in your ears. When you come out of the shower, put the blow dryer to your ears a few seconds to dry it out. I think this is how it started for me, & the dr. told me to do this. I hope yours goes away sooner, but don't freak out. If it doesn't go away after a few days, go have it checked out with a specialist.

[Mrs Frey]

Brooke, congratulations on the boys' Mustangs team winning! Way to go!

Soda, I'm sorry to learn of your dizzy spell. As TK suggests, it could be vertigo due to an ear infection. A close friend of mine went through something similar last year, and it lasted a few weeks, but hers was quite a severe ear infection that led to the severe vertigo.

Perhaps yours will blow over much sooner, so take it easy.

[Glennsallnighter]

Soda, I hope you are feeling better soon. It does sound like an inner ear infection. My mother and aunt both had one a few years ago. The dizziness wore off after a few days but they would occasionally get a few dizzy spells over 6 weeks or so. Take care of yourself. Hugs

[Topkat]

If there is an ear infection, it would cause actual pain in the ear. I also had this once. I had gotten hair dye in my ear by accident & it caused an ear infection. With that, I did have pain. The ear doctor, did some suction thing in the ear. Sometimes it can also be just wax clogged in your ears, which the ear doctor can suction out. Go to an ear specialist, & they will look in the ear canal & see what's going on. They also gave me medication for the dizziness, but it didn't really help. I don't want to scare you, but they should also do a scan to rule out a tumor. If they did that at the emergency room, & the scan is okay, it's some kind of ear thing. It's a lot more common than you think. Many people get it.
Hopefully it will clear up soon. Let us know how it's going.

[Windeagle]

I hope you feel better soon, Soda.

[Brooke]

Soda, take it easy. I hope it clears up soon!

[WalshFan88]

Feel better soon, Soda.

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the good wishes, guys! I feel much better now. I don't own a hair dryer, but I'll try to be very careful when showering. I have also felt very dehydrated lately so that probably contributed.

[Brooke]

I don't own a hair dryer,

No hair dryer? I can't imagine!

How do you get ready for work in the morning?

[sodascouts]

I know, it's weird, but I've always let my hair air-dry. Hair dryers seemed to make the curls go kaput. I know I could use a diffuser but I hate complicated processes - so in the morning I just spray with detangler, comb, put in the hairclip, and go! That's my method.

That's how I used to be with makeup, too - nothing but mascara, blush, and lipstick - but my friends have finally managed to convince me to use foundation and eyeshadow to boot. I'm getting compliments so it must be working.