About Eric P. Wilkinson, MD Expertise I am a board-certified otolaryngologist with additional subspecialty training in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery. This is the subspecialty of otolaryngology that involves the ear, hearing, balance organs, the facial nerve, and surgery of the skull base including surgery for acoustic neuroma and other benign and malignant tumors of the base of the skull.
Experience Medical school, residency in otolaryngology, fellowship in otology/neurotology/skull base surgery
Organizations American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
North American Skull Base Society
American Neurotology Society
Publications Laryngoscope Otology and Neurotology
Education/Credentials MD Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 2001
Otolaryngology Residency, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology, Iowa City, IA
Otology/Neurotology Fellowship, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
Expert: Eric P. Wilkinson, MD Date: 11/26/2007 Subject: Fainting Spells
Question For the past few months now, I have been having some problems, Im not sure
if they are all related. It all started when I would eat anything, about half way
though most meals I would become very very dizzy to the point where I
would almost get sick. After the dizzy spells my face would tingle, like the
feeling when your foot falls asleep. I have had several MRI's and CT scans and
all came back normal. Several weeks after the spells started I was taken to
the ER from work because I passed out at work, and hit my head on the floor.
They again did a CT scan and bloodwork.They both came back normal. About
4 months ago I was taken to the ER again but this was for getting very dizzy
and I started bleeding. My husband and I thought that I had a miscarriage.
There they ran more blood work and it came back normal again. Now the
dizzy spells come and go, but I cannot eat any kind of meat or a get very very
violently ill. No DR has been able to give me an answer.
Answer The only thing that comes to mind is a possible food allergy? Not sure if you have had that looked into. It sounds like you have otherwise had a thorough workup. One more additional opinion from another doctor who can examine you and put everything into perspective might be a good idea.
