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Hi! Has anyone been diagnosed with Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction due to losing the large amount we lose after surgery? I have it and could not believe losing this weight would cause something like this! The ENT I see is terrific, but I could NOT believe he said I could gain some weight to lessen the symptoms! I'm not even at 25 BMI yet after my revision to Bypass last year! Anyone? What have you experience with this and what did you do to lessen the symptoms? Has anyone had it disappear after the weight was stabilized after a while? Thanks for answering!

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I had to look this condition up. It says obesity is a cause. I hadn't heard of this before. I have some hearing loss and tinnitus in one ear but my ENT says its Meniere's Disease.

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I looked it up in various places besides what the doc said... this is due to losing large amounts of weight.

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I had this in the beginning saw int who told it was due to my rapid weight loss and it would stable it self out I am 14months post gastric by pass and it has settled down my bmi is 23

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