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Vai dall'otorino, che hai un ronzio e non ci senti!

Vai dall'otorino, che hai un ronzio e non ci senti!
Go to the ENT doctor, 'cause you have a ringing and you cannot hear!
From Lesson 459:Sensory capacity (vederci, sentirci, capirci)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Vai dall'otorino, che hai un ronzio e non ci senti!

What is the ci doing in non ci senti? Why not just say non senti?
This is the verb sentirci, which uses the pronoun ci to refer to the physical capacity to hear. If you said non senti, it would mean you are simply not hearing a specific sound right now. By adding ci, it emphasizes your overall physical ability: your sense of hearing is impaired.
Why does che mean 'cause here instead of that?
In informal, spoken Italian, che is frequently used as a shortcut for perché to introduce a reason or an explanation. It works exactly like 'cause does in casual English.
Why do we use the preposition da in dall'otorino? Shouldn't we use a to say we are going to the doctor?
When you are going to a person (like a doctor, a mechanic, or a friend) or to their specific office, Italian always uses the preposition da (here combined with the article l' to make dall'). You would use a or in when going to a location rather than a person, like all'ospedale (to the hospital).
Is otorino a full word, or is it short for something?
It is the everyday abbreviation for otorinolaringoiatra (Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor). Because the full medical term is quite a mouthful, Italians almost universally shorten it to otorino in normal conversation.

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