for the last month or so ive been experiencing the following:
dizziness/lightheaded. its difficult to describe - i dont feel nauseous or sick, just a slight drowsiness/drunk feeling (with none of the positive effects). from reading descriptions of vertigo where a persons surrounding are spinning, it doesnt seem to be like this. i dont have balance issues or headaches either
ringing in my ears. more so in my right ear. this would the same sound as someone might experience after going to a loud concert. but instead of lasting a few hours, i have been experiencing it for over a month. when i cover my right ear i can hear a constant shrill high pitched tone. theres no pain in my ears or sinusus
both seemed to come on around the same time and were mild/infrequent at first but got progressively worse and more frequent. they definitely seem to be related - when one worsens so does the other. reading (from paper or computer screen) seems to make both worse. the only way to get relief is to avoid reading anything or looking at a computer screen for a few hours up to a few days.
leading up to this i had been doing quite a lot of reading between my job and studying outside of work. i had experienced something like the dizziness a long time ago when i was college, but not the associated ear ringing. and it was always around exam time when i would have been doing a lot of reading. i always put it down to stress and/or overwork that goes with exams. they did come on around the same time i experienced a mild cold, but im not sure if that was related
i have noticed covering one eye stops the dizziness almost immediately but not the ringing in my ear. ive patched up one side of my glasses and going to try this for a few days to see if the ringing improves
i visited my doc a week ago and he diagnosed build up of wax in ears. he syringed ears and all wax has been gone for over a week now but symptoms have worsened so i dont this this is the cause
im short sighted and have worn glasses for nearly 15 years. my prescription was updated about a year ago and there was very little change from the previous prescription. so theres been no significant change in my eyesight in several years
does anyone know what may be causing this? i am going back to doc/optician but would just like to get some opinions frist. im not sure if my vision is the cause or something in the ear. some of the stuff ive found online include:
vertical heterophoria, where the eyes are misaligned in the head, although i dont have any apparent misalignment. and ringing in ears isnt listed as a symptom
ear conditions such as tinnitus or Vestibular neuronitis. although the dizziness associated with these seem to be more associated with vertigo