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What Does An Episode Of Nausea, Ringing In Ears And Exhaustion Indicate?

Hi. Today I was having a conversation when all of a sudden I didn t know what we were talking about or why we were still talking, immediately after I got a ringing in my eyes and everything started to go black, followed by an intense feeling of nausea, I got down on the floor and lied down and the ringing turned into a buzzing and then eventually stopped but I have been exhausted and out of sorts ever since. I am concerned because my father suffered from epilepsy for years. What might this be?!
Mon, 26 Sep 2016
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Hello,

I read your message carefully and I understand your concern.

You are reporting that during a conversation, you suddenly got confused, then ringing in the ears and everything went black. These symptoms were followed by an intense feeling of nausea. Noise in the ear changed gradually until disappeared and since then you feel exhausted. You have a family history (father) for epilepsy.

You would be surprised how many diseases can cause this scenario. I will mention to you the most common ones include ear infection, Meniere's disease, cardiovascular diseases, or even exposure to very loud noise can cause you that.

These symptoms can be as well early symptoms of epilepsy as well. The fact that you have a family history makes you to have a bigger chance for epilepsy than other people.

At this point, I recommend to consult with your doctor to get further tests:
- neurological examination
- ENT examination
- cardiac check up

in order to determine the right cause and proper treatment strategy.

Hope it helped.
Dr.Albana
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What Does An Episode Of Nausea, Ringing In Ears And Exhaustion Indicate?

Hello, I read your message carefully and I understand your concern. You are reporting that during a conversation, you suddenly got confused, then ringing in the ears and everything went black. These symptoms were followed by an intense feeling of nausea. Noise in the ear changed gradually until disappeared and since then you feel exhausted. You have a family history (father) for epilepsy. You would be surprised how many diseases can cause this scenario. I will mention to you the most common ones include ear infection, Meniere s disease, cardiovascular diseases, or even exposure to very loud noise can cause you that. These symptoms can be as well early symptoms of epilepsy as well. The fact that you have a family history makes you to have a bigger chance for epilepsy than other people. At this point, I recommend to consult with your doctor to get further tests: - neurological examination - ENT examination - cardiac check up in order to determine the right cause and proper treatment strategy. Hope it helped. Dr.Albana