Dizziness

[Eddie]

I have an odd condition in which part the inner canal of my right ear swells shut, and creates what the ear-doctor told me was "negative pressure", in other words, a vacuum! It doesn't bother me too much when my eyes are open, but if I close my eyes when I'm standing (for example, in the shower), I lose my balance. I suspect that one of these days I'll fall in the shower and hurt myself.

Apparently this condition is fairly common, and there is no cure for it...only modestly effective palliative treatment, such as occasional steroid shots (apparently it's an allergy symptom).