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What Causes Vomiting In A Epileptic Person While Cleaning Ears?
My husband was hit with a brick on the left side of his head. He now has a plate on the left side of his skull, he is epileptic, has PTSD, and these are just a few of the side effects. One strange one is, when cleaning his ears he will vomit. Is there anything we should be worried about? I have asked multiple neurologist and they kind of blow it off due to the other issues he has going on.
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Sat, 29 Nov 2014
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.
ear and stomach shared by same nerve supply ( vagus nerve). cleaning or piercing a ear can cause cough or vomiting in sensitive persons.
Do not worry, it is common, anatomically it's all related.
all the best, take care.
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