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Discharge from ear, hearing loss, swoosh sounds from left ear, and some unsteadiness and nauseous, this all after a very bad viral infection. what could it be?

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Ear syndrome : This is vertigo. This can be an inner ear infection, with or without inflammation of the nerve to the ear from the virus.

Answered 12/19/2019

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