“So I’m not going crazy,” Maya sighed.
But there was another clue she’d ignored: a dull pressure behind her cheekbones and a stuffy nose that came and went. No fever. No thick green mucus. Just a feeling of fullness in her face and a strange, lightheaded unsteadiness.
Then Dr. Chen used an otoscope with a tiny light and looked up Maya’s nose. “Your sinus passages are swollen, and there’s some fluid trapped in your ethmoid and maxillary sinuses—those are the ones between and below your eyes.” can sinuses make you dizzy
“Not at all.”
“Great question,” Dr. Chen said. “Here’s how it works.” “So I’m not going crazy,” Maya sighed
She drew a quick diagram on a notepad.
“Maybe it’s my blood pressure,” she thought. Or dehydration. Or stress. No thick green mucus
“When I move my head side to side, or bend down to pick something up. Also when I’m sitting still but feel like I’m subtly swaying.”
