Hi, I am new to the site and been a tinnitus sufferer since 2003. After a short 1 hour flight to Amsterdam, the tinnitus started about 60 mins later and is still there today, 11 years on. During them 11 years I've flown about 3 times a year, mostly on short domestic flights. Never had any real further problems with it until 21 days ago (1 August 2014).
After a short 30 minute flight that evening, I wasn't aware of it at the time but looks like I didn't/couldn't relieve my inner ear pressure on plane's descent/landing. 60 minutes after landing, I was asleep for the night. Woke up, 6 hours later, the next morning with Otitis Media with Effusion (ear fluid). Sleeping overnight, the negative ear pressure sucked fluid from my ear walls into inner ear.
Symptoms: fullness feeling; on/off headaches; couple occasions of dizziness; but worst was a volume increase in my tinnitus. Have had two courses of antibiotics. Dicstaclor in week 1 and Amoxycillen in week 2. Have drank buckets of water because I read ear fluid can sometimes be sticky and needs hydrating. (I'm first to admit, I don't drink enough water daily and haven't done for years). That will/has changed.
The tinnitus is worst at night and morning when waking. Rest of the day I can deal with. During days 1-10 I had a weird pulsating noise in my right ear at nights and in rooms with people chatting any time of the day. The pulsating was mega-fast, about 20 times faster that the average heartbeat. Since day 11, that's kind of gone. I could write more but I'm aware I've written a lot. Has anyone had any bother regarding plane journeys and resultant tinnitus. If so, has anyone had the tinnitus problem on a permanent or temporary basis. If temporary, for how long? Cheers.
After a short 30 minute flight that evening, I wasn't aware of it at the time but looks like I didn't/couldn't relieve my inner ear pressure on plane's descent/landing. 60 minutes after landing, I was asleep for the night. Woke up, 6 hours later, the next morning with Otitis Media with Effusion (ear fluid). Sleeping overnight, the negative ear pressure sucked fluid from my ear walls into inner ear.
Symptoms: fullness feeling; on/off headaches; couple occasions of dizziness; but worst was a volume increase in my tinnitus. Have had two courses of antibiotics. Dicstaclor in week 1 and Amoxycillen in week 2. Have drank buckets of water because I read ear fluid can sometimes be sticky and needs hydrating. (I'm first to admit, I don't drink enough water daily and haven't done for years). That will/has changed.
The tinnitus is worst at night and morning when waking. Rest of the day I can deal with. During days 1-10 I had a weird pulsating noise in my right ear at nights and in rooms with people chatting any time of the day. The pulsating was mega-fast, about 20 times faster that the average heartbeat. Since day 11, that's kind of gone. I could write more but I'm aware I've written a lot. Has anyone had any bother regarding plane journeys and resultant tinnitus. If so, has anyone had the tinnitus problem on a permanent or temporary basis. If temporary, for how long? Cheers.
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