A recent fear-mongering Facebook post misleads about tinnitus, and promises cures that don’t exist.
The claims in this post are"completely spurious," a doctor specializing in hearing loss and tinnitus said.Tinnitus is annoying, but does it forebode a vegetative state? A recent Facebook post claims it does.video post
The video also claims tinnitus is caused by"faulty nerve hair linking between your ear and brain" that then causes"brain cells to shrink, wiping out your memory by the minute." This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
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