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Occasionally the hearing in one of my ears goes weird and i hear a high pitched noise for half a minute. it switches ears. is this bad?

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Tinnitus: This sounds like tinnitus. This is often due to loud noise exposure. See below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus

Answered 6/23/2014

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