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Ringing in ears, feeling light headed. 17 years?

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Dr. Nicholas Mexas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Local or systemic: Could be related to local disease process like sinus or nasal infection or more a more systemic process such as flu or other infection, dehydration etc. Imuran would predispose you to infections.

Dr Rothstein and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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