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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus And Vomiting

Hello, My boyfriend has been experiencing lightheadedness for 3 days and tinnitus for a month. Today he was lightheaded and threw up. Now he is just lightheaded. I don t know if it s related but the water at my house has extremely high levels of iron and his skin absorbs it so much that it too smells of iron...it s hard for me to smell his skin after a shower. Could it be anemia, or some iron deficiency?? Please help. Thank you. Kristin
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about your boyfriend having lightheadedness, tinnitus, vomiting and skin smelling even after shower.
I would advise him the following in such a case:
- CT scan of the brain and the mastoids for inner ear.
- Clinical evaluation by an ENT and Neurologist to have a clinical examination and probable diagnosis.
- Further tests of blood, urine and others as may be necessary after initial investigations to decide the cause and to get a proper treatment.
- Smell from the skin is basically dependent upon many factors: the foods, beverages, the deodorants used, and some medical conditions.
Get a clinical judgment, permutations and combinations of the factors I have mentioned and he will be fine.

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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus And Vomiting

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history about your boyfriend having lightheadedness, tinnitus, vomiting and skin smelling even after shower. I would advise him the following in such a case: - CT scan of the brain and the mastoids for inner ear. - Clinical evaluation by an ENT and Neurologist to have a clinical examination and probable diagnosis. - Further tests of blood, urine and others as may be necessary after initial investigations to decide the cause and to get a proper treatment. - Smell from the skin is basically dependent upon many factors: the foods, beverages, the deodorants used, and some medical conditions. Get a clinical judgment, permutations and combinations of the factors I have mentioned and he will be fine.