Probably the Worst Thing That Can Happen!

#91
JoshuaD2002 said:
I'm really scared. It's quite loud right now. I'm thinking back. Yes there were times during the suction where's it sounded a little squealy, ("clarinetting"), but It was not painfully loud.

I think I've become a victim. I should said no to it, having had a new onset 2 days before it after some bowls smashed, as I mentioned. What have I done...
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Nothing. It was not loud enough harm your ears in such a brief period of time. I get hit by sounds like this all the time. It's the prolonged noise and stress that makes my tinnitus worse. And my ears are sensitive and reactive. Anxiety like yours can jack it up. You'll be fine.
 
#93
JoshuaD2002 said:
I really hope the microsuction didn't make me lose hearing.
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Dear Josh...maybe you did lose hearing because you are not listening to what we are saying.....

Many have written the same things - that you are going to be okay. The "microscution" did not damage your ear. I think it caused you to have an anxiety attack which is rather normal but certainly not much fun.

Bill Bauer said:
It is a well known fact (or at least I've read about it in countless posts here) that once the wax is gone, it takes a while for T to begin to fade. It takes months for it to go away. There is no instant resolution/cure, as far as the ear is concerned.
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#96
Starthrower said:
Dear Josh...maybe you did lose hearing because you are not listening to what we are saying.....

Many have written the same things - that you are going to be okay. The "microscution" did not damage your ear. I think it caused you to have an anxiety attack which is rather normal but certainly not much fun.
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I've woken up again today with a left ear that's still half deaf and feels very blocked. The tinnitus. I don't think I've had anything like this. Scary. High pitched screeching. Quite loud. Great.
 
#97
JoshuaD2002 said:
a left ear that's still half deaf
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Is it a full ear sensation?

Now all that remains to do is to hope that this is temporary. You might also try taking Prednisone or NAC (but please use this forum to research them first, to ensure that these drugs are right for you).
 
#98
JoshuaD2002 said:
I've woken up again today with a left ear that's still half deaf and feels very blocked. The tinnitus. I don't think I've had anything like this. Scary. High pitched screeching. Quite loud. Great.
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Pop in see your doctor or emergency care provider if you need help!
As you clearly are not coping with it and causing you stress and anxiety that won't help matters.
love glynis

could be sinus or allergy related .
 
#99
Bill Bauer said:
Is it a full ear sensation?

Now all that remains to do is to hope that this is temporary. You might also try taking Prednisone or NAC (but please use this forum to research them first, to ensure that these drugs are right for you).
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yes Bill, but i was a full sensation before the micro-suction.
 
#100
glynis said:
Pop in see your doctor or emergency care provider if you need help!
As you clearly are not coping with it and causing you stress and anxiety that won't help matters.
love glynis

could be sinus or allergy related .
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All I know is that there is still wax, but small bits were removed. I don't understand why it still feels full and its still distorted.
 
#101
@glynis I'm panicking I have sudden sudden sensorineural hearing loss. The signs are all there. The ear pressure, the fact that high frequency sounds cant be heard well... (this was before the micro-suction by the way). 3 weeks ago, I woke up with a blocked sensation, did hearing test, found high frequencies were gone, next morning, they came back. Now it's happened again, except the high frequencies are not coming back. I don't think middle ear problems or wax are capable of doing this.
 
#102
glad I did do a high frequency test before the suction. I can be more confident the suction didn't do it. But I can't hear the high frequcies well in the full ear, and it's been that way last few days. I've had it before but the high frequencies come back when the blockage moves. Nothing is changing this time I think I do have sudden hearing loss. Oh dear. Will try and go to a walk in clinic today?
 
#103
JoshuaD2002 said:
glad I did do a high frequency test before the suction. I can be more confident the suction didn't do it. But I can't hear the high frequcies well in the full ear, and it's been that way last few days. I've had it before but the high frequencies come back when the blockage moves. Nothing is changing this time I think I do have sudden hearing loss. Oh dear. Will try and go to a walk in clinic today?
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So NOW I'm thinking... what if I already had hearing loss assuming it was wax, then the microsuction sound has made that hearing loss worse because ears are apparantly more vulnerable after hearing loss.
 
#104
Don't use on line tests they are not accurate and never get two tests the same.
Get them only done by a audiologist and he can talk you through the results.
Good luck at walk in centre.
love glynis
 
#105
glynis said:
Don't use on line tests they are not accurate and never get two tests the same.
Get them only done by a audiologist and he can talk you through the results.
Good luck at walk in centre.
love glynis
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I don't understand this. How I came from a year of ear anxiety, seeing many audiologists about a problem with the right ear, only to be told there's so actual loss it's migraine related, to now having a real hearing loss in my left ear a year later at the age of 15.
 
#106
Migraine can come with or with out headaches,head pressure and visual problems and anxiety.
Anxiety and stress alone can cause tinnitus and wax buildup.sinus problems,
Headphones etc,virus,allergies ,gut problems,water retention, head bangs,TMJ ,impacted wisdom teath,inner ear problems,lack of iron,lack of sleep ,loud music ,medications,drugs and maybe some I have missed.
Time will tell if it's here to stay as no magic wand.
Get your hearing checked by Audiology.
love glynis.
 
#107
glynis said:
Migraine can come with or with out headaches,head pressure and visual problems and anxiety.
Anxiety and stress alone can cause tinnitus and wax buildup.sinus problems,
Headphones etc,virus,allergies ,gut problems,water retention, head bangs,TMJ ,impacted wisdom teath,inner ear problems,lack of iron,lack of sleep ,loud music ,medications,drugs and maybe some I have missed.
Time will tell if it's here to stay as no magic wand.
Get your hearing checked by Audiology.
love glynis.
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Well in order to that the wax needs to come out first. It's very close to the drum. I definelty have a conductive hearing loss in that ear. But, they'll of course want everything out of the ear before testing.
 
#110
cspc said:
@JoshuaD2002 They told you it was migraine related? Do you have issues with your jaw? Any recent wisdom teeth extraction?
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the tinnitus back in Feb yes, this hearing loss I don't know what this is. There's definetly still wax against the drum but as I said the nurse suctioned some of it out but it's still all distorted and feels blocked.
 
#111
JoshuaD2002 said:
To be honest I think the tinnitus is worse. It got worse this afternoon weirdly straight after eating crunchy cereal. Of course my mind thinks that yesterdays suction did it. But in my opinion if the suction had done harm the effects would be quickly noticeable.
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What does your last audiogram show? You might have jaw issues such as tmj. Ear fullness is common with tmj.
 
#113
Who knows the wax could still be playing a part. The Nurse only got some of it out. There is still a pretty compacted lump in there that was never removed. I have no idea.
 
#114
All I know is that ever since I blew my ears after using drops once, for no reason really, the feeling of fullness in my left ear has persisted. I can't see how I've possibly suffered a sudden permanent hearing loss it seems unlikely but I'm experiencing just that.
 
#117
JoshuaD2002 said:
the feeling of fullness in my left ear has persisted. I can't see how I've possibly suffered a sudden permanent hearing loss
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Ear fullness is a sign that your ears are hurt. It is not necessarily a sign that your hearing had been damaged. It can take a very long time for ear fullness to fully fade.
 
#118
I'll re-iterate that the fullness began after I blew my ears and it never seemed to unclog, then after cotton bud pressing made the fullness worse etc. This really shouldn't be permanent sudden hearing loss without an actual worthy cause.
 
#119
Well folks i just saw a nurse, and very pleasant nurse at that. She looked in my ear and she could see the lump of hard wax. It's right up against my eardrum. My ear canal is also waxy. Apparently this can alter ability to hear high frequency sounds because it restricted the eardrums movement. I suppose this kinda explains the feeling of fullness and muffled hearing.
 

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