Greetings, learned doctors. It appears I may have suffered from a perilymph fistula in my right ear brought on by deadlifts roughly 3 weeks ago. After the set, I had pretty intense ringing, vertigo, a feeling of my ear being filled with fluid, and sensitivity to certain sounds. It is worth noting that after the event, I gave it a couple weeks before seeing the doctor to see if it went away on its own. During this time, I continued to train as usual. The vertigo and fluid feeling have subsided, but the ringing continues to persist. I have since gone to the PCP and ENT, and the ENT is leaning towards a perilymph fistula. it looks as though next steps are an MRI to rule out anything else then likely a CT scan to see if that turns anything up.
Now that I have seen the PCP and ENT, I have been told to stop lifting weights completely for the time being while we continue to diagnose the issue. Additionally, I have been told that there is a chance I’ll have to stop “heavy” strength training foreverrrrrrrrrrr.
So what say you to this? Having spent some time following your teachings, I tend to question any direction to stop training, but the logic seems sound here - lifting potentially led to the issue and will potentially perpetuate/worsen it.
Am I condemned to a life of cardio and resistance bands?
Is there any training that MIGHT be ok for me to do in the meantime since it will be weeks, if not months, before I get this sorted out?
I know all of it is too early to tell, but I’m really unhappy at the prospect of giving up on strength training.