ENT test diagnosis (doctor, symptoms, specialist, nausea)
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I had an ENT yesterday for extreme episodes of Vertigo and Tinnitus accompanied by nausea and fatigue.. This has been going on for over three weeks now. I also have lost 80% hearing in my left ear. The Doctors office receptionist called me this morning and told me that the results of the tests were normal. I asked if this meant I definitely did not have Meniers Disease and she yes, that is what it meant. Now a friend is telling me that an ENT cannot rule out Meniers, it is actually how they rule out other possible causes of my symptoms. Is my friend right?
ENT stands for Ears, Nose, and Throat. It is a slang term for an otolarygologist - the doctor who specializes in ear, nose, and throat problems. One doesn't "have" an ENT. One goes to an ENT, and has tests done.
I don't know what kind of test you had, but ENTs (ogolaryngology specialist doctors) are qualified to diagnose Meniere's. I don't know what kind of test you'd take that would result in "normal" if you have 80% hearing loss in one ear plus the symptoms you are describing. You'd need to be a little more specific.
Next: Hearing loss, especially in only one ear, CAN trigger all of the symptoms you mentioned: nausea and fatigue that are associated with vertigo and tinnitus. Hearing loss doesn't cause nausea and fatigue though. It's an indirect correlation. Hearing loss triggers the vertigo and tinnitus. Vertigo can trigger nausea, and all of this combined can be exhausting if it's continual.
For some people, a hearing aid is all that's needed to clear up the whole thing. Fix the hearing, and all the rest falls into place nicely.
Has he recommended that to you? Has he recommended anything yet?
Sounds like Meniere's! Definitely causes those symptoms!
So does garden-variety significant hearing loss in only one ear.
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