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Hello Bill, I'm feeling okay these days, thank you for asking :) Thankfully, my middle ear issues aren't as pronounced as they were in the beginning. They're not totally gone, but I'm not noticing them a lot these days. I think I may have found the underlying cause, but I've yet to prove it...

Hi, are you still in the process of making the entire video?

Does anyone here suffer from rheumatic arthritis? I realised recently that the symptoms I have (pain in neck/shoulder, less frequent pain in jaw/back of head, recent teary vision, all on the right side) might be signs of rheumatic arthritis. What I'm not sure is how they can affect tinnitus...

That's good for you! I guess my issues are different, so I'll have to be careful still

What would your reasons for this be? Actually, my MEM started randomly as well. I was using earphones when it happened. But if I recall correctly, it wasn't right after I took out my earphones or anything like that. The earphones were already worn for quite a while.

Anyone?

I'm going to be serving in the army soon. Part of the training is to swim. My ETD (and I guess tinnitus as well) started because I went swimming and couldn't get the water out. That was in 2015. It's been almost 4 years since I submerged my head underwater. What scares me more is the fact that...

Do you think such a movement, if any, can cause permanent issues?

Just did a quick Google search. It seems to contain Aspirin. I wonder if that's not good for our hearing

Exactly which nerves, if I may ask?

Is it a specific NSAID or just NSAID in general?

The hospital I went to doesn't have the equipment for testing over 8kHz. My hearing in that range seems to be fine except for a 4kHz notch at 30 dB on my right ear. My right ear doesn't hear some higher frequency sounds as well as my left, but even then it seems to come and go. Idk where I can...

Hopefully it's the same for my MEM too

What caused it? I don't really have T now. It's just some form of Middle Ear Myoclonus that I'm going through. Although, it seems to be affecting my hearing in some way.

I know you're asking the other guy, but the ENT doctor from my most recent appointment said that my hearing is fine. I did a second hearing test, and my 4kHz notch on my right side is still at 30 dB. However, my 8kHz on my right side went from 5/10 dB to 0 dB. That was an interesting find.

Yours seems to be better than mine. Do you have T?

But what if one suffers from T due to other causes, like TMJ? Would the brain of that person potentially have the same things going on?

Let's just say I've not been doing enough to protect my ears from whatever sounds it could be sensitive to. If I start now, it could still lessen, right?

I've downloaded the pdf file, but can you give me a condensed explanation of what BPPV is?

I've never really had any hearing loss, at least not really noticeable before. My T had come randomly and was gone after a few months(this was in 2016). It was only after I am experiencing MEM now that my hearing in my affected ear started to show a difference compared to my normal ear. Even...

Is there any other sound from any other frequency that gives you discomfort/pain?

That's great news! I don't know if you had already stated it, but how did you have MEM in the first place? And was it with T as well?

So it's your perceived hearing that's affected?

So your hearing test also came back positive then? Or do you have the 4kHz notch as well?

Hmm, your usage pattern is similar to mine. Before my FYP in September last year, I'd use my earphones at about 60% volume for 90 mins max on average during the weekdays. I then used my earphones for about 5 hours in total max for roughly 12 weeks on the weekdays during my FYP period. Still, I...

Our heartbeat is that low?

Is your affected ear hearing well?

I see, so I take it you never shout anymore now

What kind of treatment did you receive for it?

Hmm, I actually wonder what some common sounds for the different frequencies are. I know the sound of curse words being beeped is the most common example of 1kHz right

Well I'll have to think harder about this then. I have some threads where I explain in detail some of the things I've gone through in my current episode. You could give the first post of the threads a read and tell me what you think...

I don't know. Screeching brakes maybe?

I don't think so. From what I've read, 15 dB should mean healthy hearing. And probably 20 dB to 40 dB means mild hearing loss.

I'm not forcing a NIHL diagnosis. I really don't want it to be NIHL anyway, and I don't think NIHL is the cause when I think about the signs or symptoms I have. One question about NIHL: Is NIHL supposed to present itself in hearing loss in both ears? I also wonder if the cause is something...

Does that mean that it is irrefutable evidence of NIHL, though? As far as I remember, I've never really been in any such situations. When I first got T in 2015, I took care of my right ear. I've also been making calls with my left ear for years now. My T had gone away in fact. And I never used...

How did the T react to your TMJ?

I also don't know how accurate Wikipedia can be, but I don't think it's totally wrong either, considering people usually go there to read up stuff. That's the thing. My hearing test shows a 30 dB loss at 4kHz, but 6kHz is fine. I didn't read this part. So if I have NIHL, my left ear (blue...

But would only 4kHz be affected? As you can see above, my hearing at 6 and 8kHz seems to be fine. I read on Wikipedia that higher frequencies will also show some loss, although I do need to do tests beyond 8kHz

I've never done an acoustic reflex test. What happens with your acoustic reflex? How can I know mine is okay?

How can someone's own shout damage their hearing? Were you shouting a lot? And the spike has never gone down?

Hi, I know it's been long, but do you possibly remember what kind of 'whooshing' sound your niece had?

Hi, how is your T now? Been almost two years

I read some things on Wikipedia about our hearing, and it's said that a notch at 4 kHz could mean NIHL? Is this true? It's also stated that the higher frequencies will also be affected, but if you see my test results, it seems to only be 4 kHz where I'm having issues?

Yeah, my issue seems to be middle ear related, but I am not hearing well in my affected ear, hence the question about prednisone

Middle Ear Myoclonus. TTTS (which I believe you've said you had/have) falls under this category as well, if I'm not wrong

The thing is, my current MEM started randomly, and before this I didn't even recall any hearing issues(at least not to the point where there is a noticeable difference in hearing between my ears). I think you may remember reading some of my recent threads about this. Is there reason to believe...

If I have Eustachian Tube issues and I have to use a nasal spray, is the Valsalva still recommended? Also, is Prednisone still viable if I did a hearing test in December and was found to have ~30 dB hearing loss at 4kHz?

Can stress/anxiety cause hearing loss? And how many dB is your loss at 4kHz?

So you still use headphones even with T?

How many dB is your hearing loss?

Hi OP, how loud did you listen to your music before you had T?

If you don't mind me asking, how bad is your hearing loss? And was your T due to noise exposure?

What does this mean? Is there head and ear T?

Do you have GERD or any digestive issues that mess with your hearing?

So you wore earphones even when it started? How loud do you play your music? For me, it started randomly as well. I was in the office in front of my laptop when it started.