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I have low thyroid and I have had ringing in my ear.

I have had ringing in my ear and it has making me light headed and nauseous. I need something that will make it stop
I no ringing in the ear is a symptom of thyroid problems please help.
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Amazingly hypothyroidism is known to have an affect on hearing and ringing in the ears.  From an extremely long list of symptoms that may be related to hypothyroidism, following are those that relate to hearing.

    Oversensitive hearing
    Noises in ears (hissing, ringing)
    Deafness
    Tinnitus
    Internal itching of ears
    Dry, scaly ear canal
    Excess earwax
    Vertigo

In addition, decreased hearing is listed in this link, on typical hypo symptoms.

http://endocrine-system.emedtv.com/hypothyroidism/hypothyroidism-symptoms-and-signs.html

Of course the ear ringing could be associates with other issues, but since you stated you have low thyroid, I think we should look further at that.  Please post your thyroid related test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report.  If you have other symptoms besides the ones you mentioned, please list those also.   If you are taking thyroid medication, what type and what is the daily dose?  
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Ringing in the ears is not a typical sign of thyroid disease, but there can be an association between the two. Ringing in your ear can be a sign of Tinnitus or Meniere's Disease. You should see an audiologist to perform hearing and other tests to determine exactly what is causing your hearing problems. This is not something you want to leave undiagnosed and untreated for too long because you can have permanent hearing loss. Have you seen an audiologist?

If you are hypothyroid (low thyroid), this should be treated by taking thyroid hormones. Your hearing problems are separate. How is your low thyroid being treated?
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