Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Unbalanced feeling

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Hi All,

I had an ear infection over 3 weeks ago which causes severe dizziness and hearing loss. The dizziness went away after a few days but I still feel unbalanced however I feel that is improving. During the first week my ear was completely blocked and had no feeling and couldnt hear anything.

I got a hearing test and the audiologist said my hearing was profound loss. However since then I think my hearing has got better but not fully recovered. I saw an ENT they recommended I have a MRI which is soon. The last couple of weeks I have tinnitus which is really annoying me and I am worried. This is coming on to 4 weeks now. This started due to infection where my ear drum was inflamed after having a shower and during the night my ear got worse and worse.

I saw my GP said last week my eardrum is no longer red but is dull, what does this mean?

I am looking for advice and help with this. All comments will be appreciated highly as I am going through a very tough time as I am only 25.

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    Hi all,

    I have had my MRI and nothing serious has been found which is a good thing. So now waiting to hear from the consultant to go through my MRI report in detail to explain the hearing loss.

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      Don't know how I missed this before posting my message! So pleased that it was nothing serious and hope you are continuing to recover well. Best wishes.

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    Hi everyone

    I'd be interested to hear how people are getting on with their ear problems now and whether they are resolved. I hope the scans helped with diagnosis and treatment.

    I'm having a lot of head pain (mainly sinuses I think) along with ear discomfort, fullness and tinnitus. I've been prescribed 5 days of amoxicillin so hoping they work!

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