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Tinnitus and vibrating sensation in legs

Hello. I'm a 26-old woman. Since October I've been having tinnitus (it started with subtle ringing in my left ear, then a strange whirr joined in) and vibrating sensation in my legs (mostly under my thighs, sometimes even in my heels). I noticed that the whirring in my ears gets worse at night - I can hear the whirring, ringing and a a bit quieter high sounds all at once. For about a month those symptoms seem to have quietened a bit, but I've got delicate headaches and neck pain almost every day. They last a few seconds or  minutes and they go- a few times a day. I went to a neuroligist, but he's not sure what the problem is - my hearing is ok (checked, only down to 40 db at the two highest freqencies in both ears, the rest 5-15 db), my eeg is ok. What might be the problem? What doctor should I visit? Thank you in advance for any advice.
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5635271 tn?1371389308
If you are sensitive to sound it might be a kind of migraine-hypersentitivty phenomena.
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Thank you for your reply. I forgot to write that I actually have been to ENT. My ears look ok- no otitis or anything, tympanometry is fine. So it's really strange. I have another appointment in two weeks by the way. But what bothers me is  this vibrating sensation in my legs- I have no idea what it might be coming from. I'll be grateful for any advices.
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1780921 tn?1499301793
I personally would make an appointment with a ENT ( Ear, Nose and Throat doctor.) Since it sounds like everything is revolving around you having tinnitus that is the best place to start.
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