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My friend has hydrocephilis 2 shunts on each side of ear. has had ringing of ears for yrs, gotten worse recently. is the ringing ears related to this?
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Hydrocephalus: I dont believe the shunt are causing your friends problem . It sounds like he has tinnitus, .
Answered 5/4/2013
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