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Can E.coli Infection Cause Inner Ear Vertigo?
last weekend i suffered dizziness -went to a major hospital and was diagnosed after blood work, cat scans and neurological exam to have inner ear vertigo. the town of canton ma had been under an e coli boil water advisory which we followed. is it possible that this could have been the cause?
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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usually it is not the cause. if you have an eardrum perforation, then it can be the cause. ecoli can cause ear infection which spreads from middle ear to inner ear causing vestibulitis which causes vertigo
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