Given my symptoms of head spinning when lying down, severe left ear pain, and lower jaw pain, which specialist should I see first?an ear, nose, and throat doctor or a dentist?and how should I safely manage my symptoms using my prescribed medications, including Cinzan, Restyl, Ultracet, Brufen, Vertistar MD 16, Stemetil MD, and Azilab 500?
I am so sorry you are experiencing such uncomfortable symptoms. I highly recommend seeing an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist first. Your head spinning and severe ear pain strongly suggest an inner ear issue, which can also cause referred pain to your lower jaw. Regarding your medications, please be very cautious. Combining cinnarizine (Cinzan), betahistine (Vertistar), and prochlorperazine (Stemetil) can cause extreme drowsiness, as can mixing alprazolam (Restyl) with tramadol/paracetamol (Ultracet). For pain, ibuprofen (Brufen) can be used safely, but please have your ENT doctor immediately review this list to confirm exactly which medications are safe to continue together.