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laurie75424
laurie75424

I've had this ringing in my ear for a couple of months now. Lately it's getting louder and it's hard to hear out of the ear (left). This morning, after working a night shift, while walking to the car my balance was off, sort of leaning to the left. (Not driving, carpool).

When I got home I was dizzy and lightheaded, when I laid in bed the room was spinning.

I'm a 48 year old female with cardiac issues. I take many heart meds including 81mg aspirin a day.

Is the dizziness etc, normal with tinnitus?

Thanks for any info!

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  • marlene21102
    marlene21102 laurie75424

    Posted

    Laurie I have tinnitus 11 yrs ,then 6/7 yrs ago I developed balance MDDS boat swaying , I also take a BP Med ,with Menieres you get drop Attacks . Get your meds checked out ,have they recently changed a med ,maybe it's that causing the problem . It's fairly common amongst tinnitus sufferers to get balance issues . 

      Go get it checked out ,get your sinuses checked out ,that can make my balance worse ,in which I have to gauge my day to it sinuses , ears get blocked ,like their full up . Affects ones balance . Hope yours get sorted ,by sounds of things you've got enough health issues to be dealing with . Good Luck . 

  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 laurie75424

    Posted

    Left ear tinnitus, leaning to the left and left ear hearing loss is suggestive of a left ear nerve problem (involving both balance and hearing).  You need to see an ENT physician, preferably on with an interest in neurotology.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

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