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My head has been spinning for days. What should I do?
Query: Hello doctor,My head has been spinning for several days and I used to hear some claps in my ears. The day before yesterday, some pimples appeared in my body and my stomach was very hot and I was vomiting yellow. Is it related to vertigo or to something I ate? I took Cotrim for pimples. Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The spinning sensation is due to vertigo which could be due to either vestibular neuritis or Meniere's disease in both conditions cause vertigo. In order to identify the cause, please provide me with more details: Do you have any hearing defect? Any similar episodes... Read Full »
I am 56, suffering from hyposmia. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 56 years old and I am suffering from hyposmia since a month, which appeared after a cold with fever and inflammation. I have been prescribed Flixonase nasal 400 microgram/unit dose nasal drops. I used Flixonase twice daily for about 10 days. At this point I am not sick and infl... Read Full »
Answer: Hi Welcome in icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I would like to tell you that for the sense of smell we have got a sensory mucosa at the top of interior of nasal cavity and it is called olfactory area. To sense the smell there should be: Free access to the inspired air to reach up to olfact... Read Full »
After COVID vaccination, the nerves in the face and base of the skull are paining. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I had an MRI two weeks ago. My brain and cranial nerves are healthy. However, the superficial branch nerves across the face and nerves from the base of the skull and back of the head are cranky. It has been nine weeks in the healing phase. I was told that more than four weeks were neede... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would explain that oral Gabapentin coupled with vitamins and alpha-lipoic acid can help improve your situation. It seems that you are in a healing phase, but you may need a couple of months to recover from this situation. I hope you will f... Read Full »
May I know the reason for the twitching in my left side tongue?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing twitching in the front left side of my tongue on and off for two days. What could be the reason? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your symptoms could be related to a pinched nerve (cranial neuritis). I suggest you consult a neurologist for a physical examination and a brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). I would also suggest avoiding hot and spicy food, caffeinate... Read Full »
Do you think my condition is vestibular migraine?
Query: Hello doctor, I talked to you a few weeks back regarding my condition. Unilateral vestibular hypofunction caused may be due to vestibular neuritis. I have attached the test results for your review. I also have mild cervical spondylosis but the pain is almost gone but there is some stiffness in the n... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your unilateral vestibular imbalance could be because of some previous attack of vestibular neuritis which has left back its impressions. I am saying this because at present you do not have any fever, nausea, or vomiting nor any ringing sounds in your ear. Yours is jus... Read Full »