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Low hum with higher sounds in one ear

A week ago I returned from vacation in the San Juan's (Washington State).  While on vacation my family fished and crabbed of floating docks.  I experienced being unbalanced and dizzy even after being on dryland for about a week.  Mostly when sitting.  Two days ago, I woke up with a weird sound in my right ear.  A low hum/pressure in my head with a higher pitch sound in my right ear.  It's like when I hear sounds there's another sound just a bit higher following it.  At first I thought my kids had the TV on in the other room but soon figured it was in my own ear.  I've been a bit tired, taking a few hour nap every day (something I don't do often) and that's about it.  Should I be seen or will this go away in time?
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1061534 tn?1276702061
I guess the question now is, did it go away? It has been a month.  I don't agree with petspectrum's diagnosis.  This person seems to be suggesting something called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which your symptoms do not match at all.  Also, this condition does not involve tinnitus.
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It sounds to me as if you have a temporary labyrinthine condition caused by adapting to the floating imbalance on the docks....There are tiny crystals which are in the fluid in the semicircular canals in the middle ear, and they can become dislodged and free, causing the fluid to not settle, (like a spirit level)...this can take 3 weeks to settle down, and it often causes tinnitus, (ear noises) as well......I have this a lot...
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