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First of all, after a concert 6 years ago, I developed tinnitus in my left ear and, in short, I was devastated then, but with time I got used to it and I felt good overall.
Until this year, sadly.
I had a huge spike out of nowhere and for no reason in early June. My right ear also started to ring then, but I only heard it while going to sleep. Anyway, I got scared and went to the ENT specialist, she looked through my ears and said it might have something to do with a clogged Eustachian tube. My eardrums were red and my nose was often stuffy. She prescribed nasal spray, I also asked for Betaserc (I think it's more like a placebo for me, but it helps for my psycho) and she prescribed me tympanometry with the acoustic reflex test. After a month and a half the tinnitus slowly was coming to its baseline and I felt good again. But then I went to take this test last Friday (22nd of July) and I regret it so much, I'm crying even when I'm typing this...
The technician performing the test had a problem measuring some of the results correctly and he tested a total of 3 times on my right ear (and once for the left one). I did not agree to the next test (measures were still incomplete) because the test was very uncomfortable (changing pressure and quite loud noises). Immediately after that, I had an appointment with the ENT who said that the results were sufficient for the evaluation and everything was fine. I asked her if this test would somehow affect my ear because I felt a little discomfort, but she replied that it will not and that the test is safe.
I regret that I did not research this test earlier and that I allowed it to be done 3 times in a row. Since then, I still feel discomfort in the right ear (feels a bit like it is blocked/oppressed) and a slight pain that comes and goes. My right ear also "clicks" louder than usual when swallowing. This night I also had a new kind of tinnitus in my right ear - some kind of waves-like. When I'm talking, I feel like I hear better with my left ear. I had an audiometry test earlier at the beginning of June and my hearing was fine. Now I'm super scared of what more can go wrong with this right ear. I booked a telephone visit for today evening to another ENT.
I'm scared and don't know what to do
I'm pretty habituated to my constant tinnitus, but this strange feeling of mixed slight pain, blocked ear, and this "wavy" new tinnitus... These symptoms are not big, they all are rather little yet noticeable. I feel like I'm the stupidest in the world for letting that happen. I care for my ears and never thought that a test prescribed by a doctor can do something like that...
Most likely for me, it seems to be barotrauma - could it be even possible with the test done 3 times a row? Maybe someone experienced something similar or knows better what it could be about? I do not have more ideas about what happened there with my right ear. I'm just sad
First of all, after a concert 6 years ago, I developed tinnitus in my left ear and, in short, I was devastated then, but with time I got used to it and I felt good overall.
Until this year, sadly.
I had a huge spike out of nowhere and for no reason in early June. My right ear also started to ring then, but I only heard it while going to sleep. Anyway, I got scared and went to the ENT specialist, she looked through my ears and said it might have something to do with a clogged Eustachian tube. My eardrums were red and my nose was often stuffy. She prescribed nasal spray, I also asked for Betaserc (I think it's more like a placebo for me, but it helps for my psycho) and she prescribed me tympanometry with the acoustic reflex test. After a month and a half the tinnitus slowly was coming to its baseline and I felt good again. But then I went to take this test last Friday (22nd of July) and I regret it so much, I'm crying even when I'm typing this...
The technician performing the test had a problem measuring some of the results correctly and he tested a total of 3 times on my right ear (and once for the left one). I did not agree to the next test (measures were still incomplete) because the test was very uncomfortable (changing pressure and quite loud noises). Immediately after that, I had an appointment with the ENT who said that the results were sufficient for the evaluation and everything was fine. I asked her if this test would somehow affect my ear because I felt a little discomfort, but she replied that it will not and that the test is safe.
I regret that I did not research this test earlier and that I allowed it to be done 3 times in a row. Since then, I still feel discomfort in the right ear (feels a bit like it is blocked/oppressed) and a slight pain that comes and goes. My right ear also "clicks" louder than usual when swallowing. This night I also had a new kind of tinnitus in my right ear - some kind of waves-like. When I'm talking, I feel like I hear better with my left ear. I had an audiometry test earlier at the beginning of June and my hearing was fine. Now I'm super scared of what more can go wrong with this right ear. I booked a telephone visit for today evening to another ENT.
I'm scared and don't know what to do
I'm pretty habituated to my constant tinnitus, but this strange feeling of mixed slight pain, blocked ear, and this "wavy" new tinnitus... These symptoms are not big, they all are rather little yet noticeable. I feel like I'm the stupidest in the world for letting that happen. I care for my ears and never thought that a test prescribed by a doctor can do something like that...Most likely for me, it seems to be barotrauma - could it be even possible with the test done 3 times a row? Maybe someone experienced something similar or knows better what it could be about? I do not have more ideas about what happened there with my right ear. I'm just sad
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But even though you were scared and naive, looking for establish authority to bring comfort, you still had the wits to say no. More than one tinnitus sufferer have walked into the trap you just avoided.
