Recent content by fish_bowl_head

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    Can Blocked Eustachian Tubes Cause Mild Hyperacusis?

    I've had ETD in my right ears for decades, and it does strange things both with and without colds/infections. When it misbehaves, it can cause dizziness, more sensitivity to sounds, sometimes you can hear your own voice, etc.
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    Mild Vestibular Neuritis After Right Ear Tinnitus?

    Hi, Drew! Swimmer's ear. Pffffft. Really? I can't believe you went through all of that. If it was VN, how do they know whether it was viral or bacterial? If bacterial, which family of antibotics is more likely to clear it. And prednisone isn't something to take unless there's a very good...
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    Vestibular Neuritis / Labyrinthitis

    Hi, Chris. Perhaps you'll be one of the luckier ones. My severe vertigo/nystagmus attack was nine months ago. The initial distress diminished after two days, but for weeks I had the feeling that I was listing to the right, like the Titanic sinking. I saw my PCP, had CT scan, MRI, xray of...
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    "Your Tests Are Normal." But I'm Not.

    Hello. Out of the blue, I suffered a severe attack of vertigo, nystagmus and vomiting in July, 2017. Had daily headaches for a month. Lesser symptoms have continued daily since then: continuous tinnitus in left ear, brain fog, feeling as if my head is in a fish bowl, imbalance, feeling as if...