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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus And Hearing Loss

Posted on Thu, 2 Feb 2017

Question: Three nights ago as I was driving home, I had this strange blowing noise in my left ear. I have for some time been experiencing hearing loss in both ears but this noise was only in one ear. When I went to bed, I had strange sound in my left ear that sounded like someone beating a piece of metal with a hammer as well as a blowing sound in the left ear. I woke up the next day with vertigo so bad I had to call in at work as I have not been able to stand or walk steady. What is the cure

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Tinnitus and hearing loss

Detailed Answer:
Hi
welcome to healthcaremagic and thanks for putting up the query
as per your complaints, in my opinion you have tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo which is common in meneire's disease..or labyrinthitis..
Please get an audiometry done to see the amount of hearing loss and its possible cause..sounds in the ear or tinnitus is common after hearing loss..
For vertigo take betahistine 16 mg twice daily, tablet stemetil twice daily and tablet vitamin b12 1500 micrograms once daily..
Avoid driving for few days till vertigo subsides..alos don't use ear phones or avoid any loud sound exposure
follow up with your reports
wishing you a speedy recovery
thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy