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If i'm lying down it feels like i have been on a boat and i have not been and my ears have been ringing more than usual what can it be?

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Dr. Michael Finkelstein answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It sounds like : tinnitus and vertigo. I would take some over the counter Meclizine for the symptoms and follow up with an ENT doctor for completeness

Answered 6/27/2014

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