Strange Symptom When Blowing Nose

[gertie]

The last few weeks when I do my sinus rinse & gently blow my nose I get so dizzy I feel like I am going to pass out for a moment. I do have ragweed allergy & also have Meniere's but have never experienced this b/4. Would this symptom be more likely from Meniere's or dys? It seems everyday there is another strange symptom addded to my already overwhelming list. Thanks.

[carinara]

I get this too. I have POTS. I get the same symptoms when i sing, talk to much or to loud, sneeze and cough.

All the best

carinara

[flop]

Blowing your nose can be similar to doing the valsalva manoeuvre and cause changes in heart rate and blood pressure leading to dizziness. There was a thread on here recently about valsalva in testing for autonomic dysfunction. It is well worth looking at the Wikipedia page on this as it explains it better than I can.

Hope this is helpful,

Flop

[Ernie]

Hi,

For 7 years when I blew my nose, cought or sneeze I would faint immediately.

[daisy]

Count me in too! If I sneeze or blow my nose, I feel like I am going to pass out. Like the others said, my Dr. said it is the pressure being put on the vagal nerve....

[gertie]

Thanks everyone. There is never a dull moment for us with POTS or Dys.

[sheba]

I think blowing your nose cuts off some of the circulation to the brain but I can be wrong.

[jbrian00]

valsalva maneuvers/coughing/sneezing sends my heart rate higher, but since I've only had to blow my nose like once in the past year or so, I can't attest to this happening while blowing nose.