WHat Causes Tinitus?

Posted on Sun, 20 Apr 2014

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Question : My ears are ringing constantly and have been for years, wheni was in my twenties I took asa every day as I had rheumatic fever, this was prescribed by MD . The ringing has never left but now I am having dizziness and feeling that I must be carefull to maintain my balance. I am a nurse . I also take Toprol xl for afib and xarelto also It seems to elevate the ringing .I feel like my head is full and vision needs a glasses exchange.

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: Seems to be related to the ear. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and medications taken by you in the past. First of all, I would like to reassure you that these are not suggestive of any serious neurological disease. The most likely cause of your tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and recent imbalance is related to ear dysfunction. An ENT evaluation along with audiometry would be helpful in confirming the diagnosis. In addition, a detailed neurological examination should also be done to make sure there are no cerebellar signs. Betahistine tablets may help reduce the severity of symptoms. MRI brain may be done later, if symptoms persist. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

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