About Kathleen MacNaughton Expertise As a registered nurse and health educator, as well as a person living with nasal allergies, eczema, allergic asthma, and eye allergies, I can answer questions related to allergy symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, and treatment.
Experience I have lived with severe nasal, eye, and skin allergies all of my life. I also have allergic asthma. In addition, I have been an RN for more than 30 years and have spent the last 10 years as a consumer health educator, both offline and online, specializing in the areas of allergies and asthma.
Publications About.com (asthma), HealthCentral.com (asthma and allergy networks), RhinocortAqua.com, EverydayKidz.com
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Syracuse University.
I have been fighting a sinus infection off and on for about a month and a half. In the last 4 days I have been suffering from dizziness. A feeling unbalance. I actually fell down getting out of bed one day and it has gotten worse since. Any shift of my eyes, movement of my head or walking causes me to either stumble (if I am walking) or the feeling that the room is wobbling if I am sitting. These feelings make me feel like I need to vomit (although I have not, only dry heaves). I also feel as if there is almost a glaze over my eyes. I can see but it just doesn't feel "right". Could this be an ear infection caused by sinuses? I have never had a problem with dizziness before. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Angie
Answer Hi Angie,
Sorry not to answer this sooner. I didn't get the email notice it was here until today. Hopefully, by now, you are feeling better, but if not, this definitely sounds like some sort of inner ear infection.
If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to see your doctor ASAP so that you can get a diagnosis and a prescription for antibiotics, if needed.
