Introduction. Epilepsy can begin at any age, but you are more likely to develop epilepsy when you are young or in later life. Around one in every four people who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy is over the age of 65.Many of the issues that affect people with epilepsy can be the same for anyone, no matter what their age.ntroduction. Epilepsy can begin at any age, but you are more likely to develop epilepsy when you are young or in later life. Around one in every four people who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy is over the age of 65.
He suggests the use of saline sprays any time there's a nose problem, and if an infection is suspected, to see your doctor. Ear problems also can arise, Blumberg said, ``when stuff blown from the back of the nose goes through the eustachian tubes backward into your ears.''.
I'm just getting over a cold, and my ears feel plugged. With plugged ears, your eustachian tubes â which run between the middle of your ears and the back of your nose â become obstructed. You may experience a feeling of fullness or pressure in your ears. You may also have ear pain, dizziness and muffled hearing. As swelling from the cold subsides, the obstruction usually resolves. If your ears are plugged, try swallowing, yawning or chewing sugar-free gum to open your eustachian tubes.