I have that, but no hearing loss.
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Hi. Don't think most here have done a hair cell test (OAE). My Dr. didn't do hearing tests (UCI- Djalilian). Worthless appointment - he's dead set on one cause (silent migraines) and doing a slow grind of side effect heavy trials he cant get participants for. I have the 24/7 static-buzz but its in my ears. Sorry you have this condition. Do what you can to lower stress and not cause further damage!
Sarah so you you have the buzzing in your head all the time?
It's hard to explain. I guess mine sounds like a pure tone with Christmas chimes on top.
I havnt done a OAE either, but when they tested me at the tinnitus clinic in the higher frequency that's how they found out. They test up to 20,000 and I had severe-profound extended high frequency hearing loss in right ear at 10,000 and left was mild it sloped to 16k. So the audiologist said , it was sensory hearing loss and tinnitus or cochlear sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus.
I did a hair cell test. It shows my outer hair cells were damaged and not functioning properly. But it was useless.They couldn't tell me anymore, why, and how. How I went from suddenly non-damage perfectly functional to non-functional. Also told me brain/ear connection was not properly functioning but offers no further explanation.
Yeah they were saying something about my hair cells could be misfiring and the brain is making soounds I guess to make up for what is missing. It started in my ear, but the noise changed and got worse and worse before I could get to Dr. Then it was in my head also. I wish it was just in my ears, sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I feel like my life is over it has changed so much.
I really can't do anything anymore. I do t even hardly talk on the phone I have to watch what I eat and drink, have a set bedtime, if I do watch tv or on my phone before bed I have to wear blue light glasses. It's so hard to get to sleep. I use my fan, sound machine and tv black screen with rain, thunder, ocean waves.