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Posted 6/20/2017 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else experience the stuffy head/ears? This hasn't been a very common symptom for me, but I noticed it more obviously the last few weeks and it's not allergy related. I find myself having to either swallow or yawn a lot to try to clear up the stuffy feeling in my head and ears and sometimes if I open my mouth just right or move my jaw I can get my ears to 'pop' and clear but it goes back to being stuffy. Like everything else with this disease I'm taking it in stride and asking myself "ok, what's going to happen next?"
Posted 6/20/2017 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
Ace, my ears felt plugged up as if I were going up in elevation. I was constantly trying to pop them. It was one of my first symptoms.

I had horrible lymph node swelling and those lymph nodes are all over our body. I think (operative word here) that my ears were plugged because of the lymph nodes behind my ears.

Treatment was the cure...... Japanese Knotweed helped and so did Red Root.
Posted 6/20/2017 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
I had that too, very annoying!

If you have raised a dose of something, or if you have started something new recently, this may be a sign of herxing.
Posted 6/20/2017 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Red root has been helping my stuffiness. I've read oil of oregano can help (which I've ordered because of candida). I read you can add it to boiling water and breathe it if you don't want to ingest it. I haven't tried the Japanese Knotweed, but I'm going to look into that one too.

The epsom baths help clear my sinuses when I add some eucalyptus drops.
Posted 6/20/2017 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
thanks, not sure if I started anything new since I'm taking such a variety of stuff, although I did add Taurine to my mix a few weeks ago. That might be it or if I am herxing I'm all for that, but with this disease it's hard to tell the herx from the disease so what do you do? but anyway, glad to hear (no pun intended) that I'm not the only one experiencing this and that it's most likely the LD
Posted 6/20/2017 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
Try increasing your detoxing to see if it will help. Especially try the lymph massages.

For a pressure feeling in my head, I've found Kudzu root to be very helpful.

My tinnitus has calmed down considerably with the use of Lion's mane.
Posted 6/20/2017 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
I'm increasing my cat's claw so does that help for much?
Posted 6/20/2017 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Buhner states (page 356 in Healing Lyme, 2nd edition) that "the primary actions of this species (cats claw) are an an anti-inflammatory in arthritic conditions, immune stimulation and as an antineoplastic in the treatment of cancer."

So, in theory it will help because of the anti-inflammatory actions, but this depends on your body's response to the herb. If it made you herx, upping the dose may make you herx before feeling any benefit.
Posted 6/20/2017 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
thanks for all the good info! one more question regarding the stuffy head stuff....what do you guys do for dizziness (or the sensation of light headedness?) this is a constant thing for me
Posted 6/20/2017 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
This could be caused by many things, and may be hard to pin down. I would suggest you start a new thread asking this question though so that you can get more views pertaining to that specific question.

For me, I just had to be in treatment long enough to take care of it.
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