Low-Pitched Humming = Meniere's?

[Carlos1]

No I haven't?? Is this something that may help with the low drone/humm?

@OnceUponaTime it can if the hum is inflammation related....Worth a try

 

[1MW]

What is Meniere's?
Meniere is a fantastic inexistent disease...
What this means ... when some doctors don't know what you have in the inner ear because it is closed and they can not see it they say it is Meniere's.
Meniere's is a list of symptoms and not a real disease.
The meniere symptoms have many causes such as autoimmune / viral / traumatic etc
So when someone doctor say you you have meniere disease there are some facts.
1) It is not a good doctor you must find other doctor
2) Doesn't know what you have exactly
3) He must make a diagnosis and meniere is the easy way.

Low pitch tinnitus is the most distressing tinnitus and probably is from low frequency hearing loss or from a sound-problem generated near the acoustic system the ear hears it naturally.

 

[Davey998]

I'm not sure if I have Meniere's or not. I have had high pitched bilateral tinnitus for 10 months now and about 2 months ago developed a low pitched hum in just my left ear. It comes and goes. It feels like there is something actually vibrating in my ear and sounds like zzzz,zz,zzzzzzz,z,zzzzz,zzzz. It is inconsistent and drives me nuts. May be myoclonus? I don't feel it is stress related. Also, I have not had vertigo attacks so I know a doctor will not diagnose me with Meniere's.

I did find some very interesting information on Meniere's at:
http://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/atlas-adjustments-alleviate-menieres-disease

I have been pursuing upper cervical chiropractic for quite a while now but without much success. I feel strongly that my symptoms are coming from my neck as all tests on my ears (ENT, neurologist, audiograms, MRI, etc) are fine.

 

[OnceUponaTime]

t can if the hum is inflammation related....Worth a try

Ok, what makes you think or how do you know this?

Low pitch tinnitus is the most distressing tinnitus

This is a true statement.

I feel strongly that my symptoms are coming from my neck

I feel the same at times too.

 

[GoatSheep]

I have had a deep hum since last July. Annoys me at night when it seems to pulse with my heartbeat magnifying each beat. The hisses and other tones I can live with now but the hum takes the biscuit.
No other balance issues. Some eye twitching which may be from stress associated with the pulsing hum. Doctors absolutely haven't a clue and waste of time going to ENTs. Like it or lump it as they say.

You were mostly tinnitus free until your recent vaccine flare up, correct? So did this hum go away? I am having a hum and exactly as you say my heartbeat makes it rev up with each beat. My other higher pitched tones I am fairly used to, but dealing with this one is really rough. Clonazepam suppresses it some. Right now it seems intermittent, but possibly slowly becoming more consistent.

 

[volsung37]

You were mostly tinnitus free until your recent vaccine flare up, correct? So did this hum go away? I am having a hum and exactly as you say my heartbeat makes it rev up with each beat. My other higher pitched tones I am fairly used to, but dealing with this one is really rough. Clonazepam suppresses it some. Right now it seems intermittent, but possibly slowly becoming more consistent.

Yes, that hum went away after about a year. I suspect it may have been some kind of inflammation of the mastoid as that was only thing that showed up in an MRI.

I found Promethazine helped with the hum as did ginger, honey and turmeric drink.

The present hum is more problematic. I believe it is due to general vascular issues.

 

[Benjaminbb]

I've had a low-pitched humming for over 20 years. When it started, I had every imaginable medical test performed including three MRI's and multiple hearing tests. Everything came back normal. No Meniere's and no hearing loss.

The humming will sometimes disappear for up to a year and then come back for no reason. It came back this past Dec. 23 after being absent for about 8 months. It hasn't faded away yet. This is the longest it's returned. I've been on an antidepressant for ten years which has helped me cope.

I've also had a high-pitched hissing in my head for 20 years, but I habituated to that a long time ago. I have never habituated to the humming.

If you're still here, did it get progressively louder? Or the same thing on and off over 20 years. Did you have lots of noise exposure in your life?

 

[GoatSheep]

Yes, that hum went away after about a year. I suspect it may have been some kind of inflammation of the mastoid as that was only thing that showed up in an MRI.

I found Promethazine helped with the hum as did ginger, honey and turmeric drink.

The present hum is more problematic. I believe it is due to general vascular issues.

Sorry to hear you have a new one. My heart goes out to you. Hopefully the vaccine flare up will subside for you.

 

[Frayact]

If you're still here, did it get progressively louder? Or the same thing on and off over 20 years. Did you have lots of noise exposure in your life?

Here's a post I put in another thread last week. My doctor has put me on a new antidepressant (Prestiq) and is referring me to an ENT I saw a few years ago. Before this most recent relapse, I thought I would never have to talk about this awful topic again.

I've had a low-pitched buzzing/humming in my head since 1996, although it has been known to go away for periods of up to three years. I've been on the antidepressant Escitalopram (generic Lexapro) for 15 years which I stared taking for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The buzzing in my head stayed away for years, but would occasionally return from out of the blue. I assumed (hoped) that the Escitalopram was helping with this.

Last week, I had another relapse after being buzz-free for three years. Since it returned, I haven't felt like myself. The major depression has returned, and I've lost all interest in the things that I normally relish. I have no appetite, and sleeping is virtually impossible. In addition to hearing this awful noise, I can also feel it. My whole head feels as if a propeller plane is flying around causing a vibration in my ears and throat.

Shaking my head from side to side will stop the humming but only for a few seconds.

The noise is also reactive. Playing music on my stereo, talking on the telephone, or strumming my acoustic guitar will cause it to go into overdrive. Up until last week, none of these things caused any problems. The word 'tinnitus' wasn't even in my vocabulary anymore. Now it's all I think about (again).

I'm seeing my doctor this week about possible getting on a new antidepressant. After 15 years on the same one, it might be time for a change.

 

[Benjaminbb]

Here's a post I put in another thread last week. My doctor has put me on a new antidepressant (Prestiq) and is referring me to an ENT I saw a few years ago. Before this most recent relapse, I thought I would never have to talk about this awful topic again.

I've had a low-pitched buzzing/humming in my head since 1996, although it has been known to go away for periods of up to three years. I've been on the antidepressant Escitalopram (generic Lexapro) for 15 years which I stared taking for depression, anxiety, and OCD. The buzzing in my head stayed away for years, but would occasionally return from out of the blue. I assumed (hoped) that the Escitalopram was helping with this.

Last week, I had another relapse after being buzz-free for three years. Since it returned, I haven't felt like myself. The major depression has returned, and I've lost all interest in the things that I normally relish. I have no appetite, and sleeping is virtually impossible. In addition to hearing this awful noise, I can also feel it. My whole head feels as if a propeller plane is flying around causing a vibration in my ears and throat.

Shaking my head from side to side will stop the humming but only for a few seconds.

The noise is also reactive. Playing music on my stereo, talking on the telephone, or strumming my acoustic guitar will cause it to go into overdrive. Up until last week, none of these things caused any problems. The word 'tinnitus' wasn't even in my vocabulary anymore. Now it's all I think about (again).

I'm seeing my doctor this week about possible getting on a new antidepressant. After 15 years on the same one, it might be time for a change.

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Sorry to hear! I think it's safe to say it will disappear again and it's great that it has so many times.

So it's always been both ears from day 1 for you?