Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

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    I had T from a right ear infection. I still have it after 2 years. I can say that after the first few months, my T went from moderate to mild (didn't bother me) and stayed at mild but I got careless and my T has developed to moderate for two straight months. Don't be careless.
    Gareth Davies
    Mind if I ask if it was your first ear infection? And whether it was inner or middle infection?
    I hope yours settles down.
    T
    It was my first ever ear infection. Was initially an outer ear infection and then became an middle ear infection.
    Gareth Davies
    T spike woke me up at night. Extremely loud; louder than its been in weeks. Why? What happened? It's only in the ear that had the infection.
    Gareth Davies
    The only difference is that the pressure in my right-ear (the one that was infected) is gone and I had a decongestant before going to sleep (I take a nasal spray in the morning.)
    Gareth Davies
    Other than that, no loud noise exposure during the day; so I don't know why it's happening :(
    It's been okay recently. Now it's a horrific high-pitch scream.
    Gareth Davies
    Apparently "decongestants (pseudoephedrine) can aggravate tinnitus by raising blood pressure" - well, last time I have one.
    I took it because I thought it would help my ETD...
    Gareth Davies
    Spoke with my ENT today. Apparently there is no damage to my hearing / ears. However, he does believe I have ETD. Any suggestions?
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    Gareth Davies
    He printed off a couple of pieces of paper from the tympanometry machine; one indicated my left ear (which he stated looked normal) and the second my right ear, which had the infection, the reading on that was abnormal. I haven't flown anywhere in more than a month. I also have a weird sticky/crackly feeling whenever I move the right-side of my face.
    S
    An extended audiogram tests for hearing loss in the upper high frequencies. Standard audiograms only measure up to 8khz, and do not cover the 8khz-16khz range that is covered by an extended audiogram. Ask for one although not every place will offer one - you may need to call around! I know they sometimes use extended audiograms to test hearing loss in cancer patients, as many cancer drugs are ototoxic.
    S
    Alternatively, you could have hidden hearing loss, which is damage to the synapses that connect to the hair cells - this is not measurable on an audiogram and typically manifests as speech in noise difficulties.
    Gareth Davies
    Slowly going insane. Can't sleep.
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