03/01/2026
Ringing. Whooshing. Spinning. Sudden imbalance.
In The Ears – Part 3: When Sound & Balance Misfire (Part 1 of 2), we move beyond hearing loss into the complex world of tinnitus and early vestibular dysfunction.
We explore the major types of tinnitus, why sound can become painful, how displaced inner ear “crystals” cause BPPV, and how Ménière’s disease progresses over time. Most importantly, we examine why these symptoms are often so distressing — and why the brain is deeply involved.
Part 2 will continue with vestibular neuritis, chronic imbalance, ear infections, and the shared inflammatory and vascular mechanisms that affect both sound and balance.
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In The Ears – Part 3: When Sound & Balance Misfire (Part 1 of 2), we move beyond hearing thresholds into the complex world of auditory distortion and vestibu...