Original: In a January 8, 2008 entry on her TeamAyu blog, Hamasaki announced that an inoperable condition, possibly tinnitus or MÃ niÃ re's disease, had caused complete deafness in her left ear.
Simplified: In 2008, Hamasaki revealed that she had become deaf in her left ear. This was because of tinnitus or MÃ niÃ re's disease.