Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Dear Peck, The ear pain could be a sign of an increase of intracranial pressure. I had that at one time,and went to the doctor thinking I had an ear infection. This was before I was diagnosed with Chiari. I did not have an ear or sinus infection. When my Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) pressure is high, there I things I try to do to reduce it. I avoid salty foods, processed meats, soft drinks, diet sodas, products with additives like sulfites, nitrates etc, cut down on cheese...in general reduce the sodium in my diet. And I drink a lot of tea as a diuretic. Home brewed tea. Iced, hot, what ever. But this does seem to help. If you don't like black tea, then a red tea like Salada or Lipton is fine too. I also try to keep myself well hydrated with good old water too. But tea is a great natural diuretic, and is much lower in caffiene than coffee. Splenda as a sweetner has not bothered me, but I stay away from Nutrasweet. Nutrasweet gives me headaches. Hope this helps! Betsy --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out " Tonight's Picks " on Yahoo! TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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