Hi all. Hope everyone is doing better. My thought and prayer for everyone everyday. I've been having (at times) painful neck issues with mild to severe foraminal narrowing at C3 - C7. Capsazin helps. I was referred to physical therapist for 4 - 6 weeks of sessions. During the 2nd session yesterday, I was laying flat (rarity, I sleep on a wedge pillow), and of course, having my head turned up, down and around. And, other exercises tilting my head. Within a couple of hours, I developed fluttering in the right ear. Later last night, bad head pressure, with the fluttering subsided somewhat. Today, still some fluttering and the sound/feeling of those cars with big bass speakers in their trunks, and some of the bad head pressure still there. I'm hoping the feeling goes away soon. They kept trying to get me to relax my neck... impossible. I'm too worried that it will turn the wrong way, or I look the wrong way and a vertigo attack will happen. They know I have Menieres, and the concern of turning my neck... well... Now, I'm thinking of canceling PT and just dealing with the neck issues and having plenty of Capsazin on hand. Has anyone else dealt with the situation of PT and/or the induced fluttering? Any suggestions? Thanks.
I have gone to NUCCA for about 3 years now. If there was anything with the neck, I would recommend looking at Nucca or other upper cervical chiro.
Thank You nicmger. It's been a rough weekend dealing with all the sounds... fluttering, vibrations and ear spasms. I am going into PT tomorrow to tell I am canceling all appointments. I did go for a consultation with a NUCCA, but couldn't complete it because it was a bad day for me. I am now going to call back and schedule an appointment with her.
If you're going to have someone work on your neck, you better make sure you are well-researched on this. They can really mess you up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-safe-are-the-vigorous-neck-manipulations-done-by-chiropractors/2014/01/06/26870726-5cf7-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html
Twenty Things Most Chiropractors Won’t Tell You - Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FMedSci, FSB, FRCP, FRCPEd http://edzardernst.com/2013/10/twenty-things-most-chiropractors-wont-tell-you/
I do get the fluttering from time to time, but I'm not sure what causes it. However when I researched on it a while back, the fluttering is caused by a tiny muscle in that area that is basically spasm'ing which results in the fluttering. You're probably just tense as you described around the neck area and that may have something to do with it. Did a quick search here's a reference: "A rare type of objective tinnitus is called muscular tinnitus. One hears a rhythmic twitching noise or fluttering noise in the ear. This can be caused by an irregular contraction of one of the two ear muscles in the middle ear that are attached to the hearing bones." Source: http://www.jacksonearclinic.com/pages/pitinnitus.htm I think you should continue the PT or see another PT if you don't think they're adjusting their recommendation to make things easier for you. The neck issues being alleviated will do you more good in the long run and fluttering should go away since it's caused by muscles, I think.