Re: Dizziness caused from the flu?
your story sound like mine. In early December, after getting over the flu, I developed this weird foggy-headed dizziness. It felt like I was in an airplane descending. Aside from clearing my throat a lot, I felt o.k. I was a little worried about it, but sinply thought it was labrynthitis -an inner ear viral infection that causes dizziness.
Well I was wrong. A week later, I developed asthmatic symptoms (wheezing). The dizziness/lighteheadedness/brain fog hung on for 2 weeks. My GP put me on meds for the asthma, and it cleared up. But the head problems never went away.
Fast forward 4 weeks to early January. Fed up, I went to an ENT who put me on Singulair and a nasal spray. They didn't do much. the dizziness became milder, and eventually turned into a groggy lightheadedness.
Then this week, I developed a sore throat and my nasal discharge turned yellow -evidence of a bacterial infection. I was FINALLY put on antibiotics.
My theory is that a secondary bacterial infection developed in my sinuses following a bout with the flu. This is commonly called acute or chronic bacterial sinusitis. It can drag on for months in some cases.
Make sure your doctor knows about this condition, and takes the appropriate steps. Even if your nasal discharge is clear, you could still have bacteria lodged in your sinuses.