HAVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT MY EARS 👂 I DO HAVE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THROID – GRAVES MY EYES ARE AFFECTED DOUBLE VISION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM I WISH I COULD FIND A SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH GRAVES DISEASE AFFECTING THE EYES.WHO COULD ADVISE ME HOW TO HANDLE THIS DOUBLE VISION I HAVE TO CLOSE ONE EYE TO ONLY SEE ONE THING AND CANNOT DRIVE 🙏 THANKS TERESA
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@quiteachiver75 here is an article I found on the American Academy of Ophthamology site.
I am having trouble with double vision and have Graves' disease. What can I do?
— https://www.aao.org/eye-health/ask-ophthalmologist-q/double-vision-graves
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@quieteachiver75. welcome to our group as John said What has your ophthalmologist said ? John is a world of knowledge read the articles hopefully they will help Research is the name of the game for us at older ages Be your own advocate
MANY THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE I FOUND INFORMATION I DIDNT KNOW ABOUT. TERESA
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Hello @2413273, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I had not heard of hearing being attacked by an autoimmune disease but a little searching confirmed that it can happen. Here's what I found on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website.
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
— https://www.asha.org/Articles/Autoimmune-Inner-Ear-Disease/
Are you able to share a little more about your diagnosis or symptoms?
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