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How singer Jessie J got diagnosed with Meniere’s disease

‘Price Tag’ singer had to be hospitalised on Christmas Eve



Singer Jessie J.
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British singer Jessie J seemed to back to her old self again after dealing with a medical emergency on Christmas Eve.

The singer posted a video of herself on Instagram jokingly singing about being hungry, days after talking about how she had been hospitalised for Meniere’s disease.

“I woke up and felt like I was completely deaf in my right ear, couldn’t walk in a straight line,” she had said in an Instagram Live at the time, The Daily Mail reported.

“Basically I got told I had Meniere’s syndrome. I know that a lot of people suffer from it and I’ve actually had a lot of people reach out to me and give me great advice, so I’ve just been laying low in silence.”

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Meniere’s disease affects the inner ear and causes vertigo. It typically affects only one ear.

“On Christmas Eve I was in the ear hospital going, ‘What is going on?” the 32-year-old added. “But I’m glad I went early and they worked out what it was real quick and I got put on the right medicine so I feel a lot better today.”

The ‘Price Tag’ singer posted a selfie on Christmas Day with a caption mentioning her diagnosis and how it was affecting her hearing.

“I am now watching Queens Gambit with my finger in my ear... I’ve done the first episode 4 times because I zero focus and my ear sounds like someone crawled in and turned a hair dryer on,” she wrote.

The multi-platinum singer, real name Jessica Cornish, has performed in the UAE before and has a number of hit songs including ‘Bang Bang’, ‘Price Tag’ and ‘Who You Are’.

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