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What Causes Ringing In Ears And Whirly Sensation During High Blood Pressure?

Recent BP reading was 169/96. Dr. said could be combination of white coat nerves, taking Sudafed and otherwise overall illness (taking Biaxin + steroids for URI). That was 12 days ago -- not on any meds, still ringing in the ears and whirly sensation. Next steps? 51 y/o; 165# no high BP in family history
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear Sir/ Madam
Thanks for your query.
1. The relevance of single reading of BP is very low unless it has significant symptoms associated with it and attributable to it.
2. There are many more factors adversely influencing the BP like Steroids, Sudafed, white coat etc. We have to remove such inciting inciting factors and take multiple readings of BP before we could decide anything about them. Only if we can not remove any of them, e consider therapy even in their presence. A consultation with your GP is the best way out to see, if you can remove these influence or not. In the mean time regular monitoring of BP is warranted. Do not ignore any symptoms. Avoid excess of salt. Do meditation. Keep optimal weight. Try to exercise daily if not forbidden otherwise.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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What Causes Ringing In Ears And Whirly Sensation During High Blood Pressure?

Dear Sir/ Madam Thanks for your query. 1. The relevance of single reading of BP is very low unless it has significant symptoms associated with it and attributable to it. 2. There are many more factors adversely influencing the BP like Steroids, Sudafed, white coat etc. We have to remove such inciting inciting factors and take multiple readings of BP before we could decide anything about them. Only if we can not remove any of them, e consider therapy even in their presence. A consultation with your GP is the best way out to see, if you can remove these influence or not. In the mean time regular monitoring of BP is warranted. Do not ignore any symptoms. Avoid excess of salt. Do meditation. Keep optimal weight. Try to exercise daily if not forbidden otherwise. Sincerely Sukhvinder