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A 36-year-old male asked:

I have tinnitus in my left ear. i had an mri/mra today. despite earplugs, my ears are sore, and i'm hearing weird tinnitus sounds. permanent damage?

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Dr. Paul Veltanswered

Diagnostic Radiology 44 years experience

No: not from the MRI. As for what is causing the ringing in your ears that is another issue.

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40yo w/tubes put in right ear 2wks and left 1wk ago for ETD. Muffled/tunnel hearing, pulsatile tinnitus, dizzy w/earplugs in at work. Normal or subsid?

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Does tinnitus reduce the ability to hear well? Everything sounds a bit muffled from my left ear. I have ringing but why isn't the hearing well?

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I had an MRI for a possible skull-based tumor..Thank God not serious. I'm now concerned about possible acoustic neuroma..hearing loss in one ear, tinnitus last weekend for couple of days..better now. Would THAT MRI show/have shown an acoustic neuroma?

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