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Inner ear infection?
by slw182, Oct 23, 2007 12:09AM
Could an inner ear infection effect your vision? For the past 8 days straight I have been feeling very dizzy and I'm seeing dots everywhere out of one eye my eye is blurry i'm seeing bright flashes and my vision out of this eye sometimes looks like theres a black cloud. Anyways, the doctor said that my ears looked fine but he's sending me to an ENT specialist tomorrow because he thinks it's an inner ear infection. Can an inner ear infection cause my vision to be messed up too?
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I'm no expert, but I've heard that flashes in your eye can be a sign of retinal detachment, which needs immediate attention. Of course, the flashes could be due to something much less serious, but the eye doctor needs to sort it out.
Be sure to tell your ENT tomorrow about the flashes, but if he shrugs his shoulders and doesn't refer you to an eye doctor, call an ophthalmologist the same day!
Best of luck,
Nancy T.