Has Anyone Ever Experienced Tinnitus Relief After Nasal Surgery?

[just_carl]

Hey folks. Almost two months ago I got a pretty severe flu. About two weeks in, I started to get loud hissing tinnitus in both ears. I am a 39-year-old male.

I saw an ENT recently and was diagnosed with the following:

• Turbinate hypertrophy
• Chronic sinusitis
• Eustachian tube dysfunction
• Deviated septum

My ears feel full, constantly in pain, and either pop over and over or I can't get them to pop at all. I have had issues with my Eustachian tubes for over a decade, as I get extreme barotrauma from flying. I also "hear my own voice" and have had clicking in my ear as far as I can remember. A test confirmed I have negative ear pressure which is what is causing me my pain.

I've tried the usual remedies (nasal sprays, steroids etc.) to no avail. The worst of all is the tinnitus since the tone is variable, high pitched, and constant.

My ENT wants to repair my septum, do a Eustachian balloon dilation, and possibly fix my turbinate issues. With all of these issues, I'm wondering if anyone else has gone through sinus surgeries and had tinnitus relief. I'm pretty confident my current tinnitus issue is due to the constant pressure with my Eustachian tubes. Any information would be appreciated!

 

[beacon_]

@just_carl, following up on this as I'm experiencing similar symptoms with a similar diagnosis. What did you end up doing?

 

[cjbhab]

Shortly after I got tinnitus, I had rank pressure headaches - mostly felt in the forehead area. I had an MRI which revealed full opacification of the right frontal sinus. In simple terms, there are 2 sinus cavities in the forehead. They were unable to drain and the right cavity was ballooning and crushing the left cavity. This was obviously causing head pain.

I had a 7.5 hour surgery where they drilled out a bunch of bone and made the 2 sinus cavities into 1 allowing them to drain properly.

At the time, i hoped this would help resolve my tinnitus and thought it may be a contributing factor to why I got tinnitus but unfortunately my T was unaffected by this surgery.

It did fix the pressure headaches in my forehead though so that is positive.