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Expert: Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. Date: 2/5/2007 Subject: gradual loss of feeling in one ear
Question Several years ago I was diagnosed with Meniere's. So I've got a gradual low-frequency hearing loss. I have a sense of fullness in the affected ear. I've had only one severe episode of vertigo. For a while I was dizzy most of the time. Then I got a pulsatile tinnitis in the affected ear. My ear canal is usually dry and flaky. And lately I've noticed that I'm losing feeling in the ear itself. If I go back to my ENT he'll blame it on Meniere's. BTW, my family has a chromosome 22 abnormality.
Answer Hi Jennifer,
I encourage you to see a neurologist rather than an ENT, since this problem involves the nerves in your head, where the ENTs are not as qualified. I hope that the neurologist will refer you to have an MRI, so they can determine whether all your symptoms are caused by Meniere's or if something else is involved.
