I have heard about those things. I do have a bulging disc in my neck (and several in lower back), but the new ENT that I'm seeing (no masks required in this office) he never mentioned it. He just put a steroid injection into my ear, yeah that was fun. He had to open my ear drum to get the shot into the area it needed to be in. The pop of him opening my ear drum was so loud my husband said "damn I heard that, that was loud". I told imagine how loud it was to me,lol. Also loved the whirl my head took while he was injecting the steroid. I also have Vestibular Migraines, which cause vertigo. Had that for over 15 yrs. Have to say the MD is worse, and episodes are a lot more frequent. The steroid shot has helped settle it down a bit, and haven't had an episode since getting it, but I still feel a little off sometimes, it's hard to describe. I will have to ask the doc about these other things you mentioned and see what he says. Oh and I have changed my diet a few months ago, low sodium, caffeine, and suger. I have lost like22 lbs already.
That ear pop sounding like a sonic boom (immense pressure build up), vestibular migraines and the steroid shot… sounds to me (no pun!) like chronic inflammation, which is causing a world of issues.
Next time you get your blood work done, talk to your doc about checking out your thyroid (even better if you do a 24 hour loading test), CRP (C reactive protein) - it’s an inflammation marker, kidney function, liver enzymes, vit-D to name a few.
I’d bet my fantasy goat farm your results will be ‘interesting’.
Then the question is what is causing your body to be so inflamed. That is the journey.
I highly suggest getting on a basic anti-inflammatory diet as well — remove all gluten/wheat products, no dairy (unless you have access to raw milk, goat is fantastic), processed sugar (which you’ve done), lower your carb load, much more greens and good meats. Plus basic supplementation.
The budging disc is an issue, but everything above can help ease symptoms.
I’ve had blood work done probably less than a year ago and everything came back normal. But I’m not sure what all my regular doc had tested. My ENT hasn’t check my blood.
And the diet you described is what my son told me to do also, he’s very health & fitness oriented and knows a lot about types of diets. He said cut out diary & white breads, rice, ect. And I have cut way back on all of it, not that I had a lot of diary before. I try not to have bread at all but when I do it’s maybe one slice cut in half for an egg sandwich (not often). And I have always loved bread since I was a kid, lol. So that was my big change. The only diary now is just some nondairy ice cream, which it being nondairy, I guess it wouldn’t be dairy, right? I’ve noticed before I knew for sure about the MD, that rice, potatoes & pasta causes me to get bloated, when it never did that to me before. So I mostly stay away from those items also. I may eat them on very limited occasions but only a tiny amount, maybe 3-4 bites if that. As for sugar I use local honey now or stevia, I only use about half a teaspoon of stevia in my oatmeal that I make myself for breakfast. And use honey in my herbal tea.
Edit to add.... I also take vitamin C, D & zinc everyday. Sometimes I’ll take vitamin E. I eat more fruit than I did before also.
I also from reg doc had a blood allergy test done, which of course said I wasn’t allergic to the things it checks for. I think the blood test isn’t a great way to test for allergies.
I find that the vast majority of docs don’t spend the time needed to really dig into the entire system / body, and even then they’re not trained properly … typical medical establishment ‘science’. If you find a good ND (naturopath) that would be good for a general physician, but even then it’s rare to find really good ones. The key is they have access to blood testing and most accept insurance as well.
I did consider looking into that type of physician, ask my son but he doesn’t know of any. So I need to research it, maybe I can get him to help me with that. He is a smart cookie, that boy. He’s one of those calm, humble, quiet big fit guys. He motivates people to do better. Now that he’s recently changed jobs he has more time, maybe now he can help me find a good workout plan based just for me because I have so many back and hip issues and now have to be aware of how I move with the MD. I do some stretches type of things every morning and about half at night before bed, but it really is nothing compared to people who really workout. But I have to be careful I don’t hurt myself, or I could be laid up for a week, not fun.
I had been dealing with MD for about a year and a half and knew I had it but had to find a specialty doc to say yes you have it and can treat it. Even though a number of other docs said I had it, it’s like it doesn’t really count until someone who is specialized in treating it says it. So that’s why I did some looking into it and talked with my son. My reg doc was the first who told me I had it and started me on a diuretic and a steroid pack. Then had to see an ENT and he was the worst person, he was an ass, he wouldn’t even do any tests except a hearing test. So I asked to see a different ENT, that’s when things started rolling, got tests done, more hearing tests, mri. But this doc didn’t treat for MD, so had to find one that did. Found one right in the same office.
Thanks for all your advice, I appreciate it! I’m always welcoming any other ideas you have any time. So if you ever think of anything else please let me know.
I have heard about those things. I do have a bulging disc in my neck (and several in lower back), but the new ENT that I'm seeing (no masks required in this office) he never mentioned it. He just put a steroid injection into my ear, yeah that was fun. He had to open my ear drum to get the shot into the area it needed to be in. The pop of him opening my ear drum was so loud my husband said "damn I heard that, that was loud". I told imagine how loud it was to me,lol. Also loved the whirl my head took while he was injecting the steroid. I also have Vestibular Migraines, which cause vertigo. Had that for over 15 yrs. Have to say the MD is worse, and episodes are a lot more frequent. The steroid shot has helped settle it down a bit, and haven't had an episode since getting it, but I still feel a little off sometimes, it's hard to describe. I will have to ask the doc about these other things you mentioned and see what he says. Oh and I have changed my diet a few months ago, low sodium, caffeine, and suger. I have lost like22 lbs already.
Wow, 22 lbs lost … great results!
That ear pop sounding like a sonic boom (immense pressure build up), vestibular migraines and the steroid shot… sounds to me (no pun!) like chronic inflammation, which is causing a world of issues.
Next time you get your blood work done, talk to your doc about checking out your thyroid (even better if you do a 24 hour loading test), CRP (C reactive protein) - it’s an inflammation marker, kidney function, liver enzymes, vit-D to name a few.
I’d bet my fantasy goat farm your results will be ‘interesting’.
Then the question is what is causing your body to be so inflamed. That is the journey.
I highly suggest getting on a basic anti-inflammatory diet as well — remove all gluten/wheat products, no dairy (unless you have access to raw milk, goat is fantastic), processed sugar (which you’ve done), lower your carb load, much more greens and good meats. Plus basic supplementation.
The budging disc is an issue, but everything above can help ease symptoms.
I’ve had blood work done probably less than a year ago and everything came back normal. But I’m not sure what all my regular doc had tested. My ENT hasn’t check my blood.
And the diet you described is what my son told me to do also, he’s very health & fitness oriented and knows a lot about types of diets. He said cut out diary & white breads, rice, ect. And I have cut way back on all of it, not that I had a lot of diary before. I try not to have bread at all but when I do it’s maybe one slice cut in half for an egg sandwich (not often). And I have always loved bread since I was a kid, lol. So that was my big change. The only diary now is just some nondairy ice cream, which it being nondairy, I guess it wouldn’t be dairy, right? I’ve noticed before I knew for sure about the MD, that rice, potatoes & pasta causes me to get bloated, when it never did that to me before. So I mostly stay away from those items also. I may eat them on very limited occasions but only a tiny amount, maybe 3-4 bites if that. As for sugar I use local honey now or stevia, I only use about half a teaspoon of stevia in my oatmeal that I make myself for breakfast. And use honey in my herbal tea.
Edit to add.... I also take vitamin C, D & zinc everyday. Sometimes I’ll take vitamin E. I eat more fruit than I did before also.
I also from reg doc had a blood allergy test done, which of course said I wasn’t allergic to the things it checks for. I think the blood test isn’t a great way to test for allergies.
Smart son! Listen to him :)
I find that the vast majority of docs don’t spend the time needed to really dig into the entire system / body, and even then they’re not trained properly … typical medical establishment ‘science’. If you find a good ND (naturopath) that would be good for a general physician, but even then it’s rare to find really good ones. The key is they have access to blood testing and most accept insurance as well.
I did consider looking into that type of physician, ask my son but he doesn’t know of any. So I need to research it, maybe I can get him to help me with that. He is a smart cookie, that boy. He’s one of those calm, humble, quiet big fit guys. He motivates people to do better. Now that he’s recently changed jobs he has more time, maybe now he can help me find a good workout plan based just for me because I have so many back and hip issues and now have to be aware of how I move with the MD. I do some stretches type of things every morning and about half at night before bed, but it really is nothing compared to people who really workout. But I have to be careful I don’t hurt myself, or I could be laid up for a week, not fun.
I had been dealing with MD for about a year and a half and knew I had it but had to find a specialty doc to say yes you have it and can treat it. Even though a number of other docs said I had it, it’s like it doesn’t really count until someone who is specialized in treating it says it. So that’s why I did some looking into it and talked with my son. My reg doc was the first who told me I had it and started me on a diuretic and a steroid pack. Then had to see an ENT and he was the worst person, he was an ass, he wouldn’t even do any tests except a hearing test. So I asked to see a different ENT, that’s when things started rolling, got tests done, more hearing tests, mri. But this doc didn’t treat for MD, so had to find one that did. Found one right in the same office.
Thanks for all your advice, I appreciate it! I’m always welcoming any other ideas you have any time. So if you ever think of anything else please let me know.