Is it normal getting random deafness in an ear, followed by a loud ringing?

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I'm not sure if this is something to fret over.

It's completely random. Sometimes I get deaf in one ear, which is immediately followed by a very loud ringing, and gradually restores back to normal. After that, I might not even get it in the next half a year. But I'm getting it constantly for the last week now, a few times a day, And it's getting annoying. Sometimes it's followed by vertigo, which feels like i'm floating in air and lose conciousness with the world, though I never lose balance and fall down. I was also diagnosed with tinnitus, that may have a connection.

Is it normal? Do a lot of people get this? Or can it be a case of something serious?

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    This is a very bad sign. People who are going deaf often experiences this. You should get your ears examined and you might need a hearing aid.

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  • DADNSCAL
    11 years ago

    I Agee with the above. Get to a doc before it gets serious. Untreated ear infections can lead to meningitis, which is on the rise right now.

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  • Plaid
    11 years ago

    Allergies, epilepsy, tinnitus, infection... among other things. Go see a doctor.

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  • DavidS.
    11 years ago

    i have them before panic attacks ..others seizures

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    11 years ago

    It means that someone is talking about you and from what you've described they are talking some serious shit. Have you pissed anyone off lately?

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  • Jeaneathean
    11 years ago

    Has happened to me for many years. Always wondered what it was.

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  • thetalentless
    11 years ago

    Maybe something with your blood sugar or blood pressure, I had these symptomes, too.

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  • gargamel
    11 years ago

    It happens to me. It's normal.

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  • little_freak
    11 years ago

    Happens to me too. Not that often, though.

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  • diaperwolf21
    11 years ago

    Its nothing, maybe your ear is doing a self check of sound. My ears do this about once a month, maybe twice. My hearing is perfectly normal.

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  • shuggy-chan
    11 years ago

    Probably inner ear infection, go to the clinic

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