- Sep 28, 2019
- 11
- Tinnitus Since
- 02/2019
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Blowing nose/ears popping
Hi all
In the year and a bit since I first contacted tinnitus I've failed to find anyone who has experienced these exact symptoms; I initially assumed they were a form of hyperacusis (which they may very well be), but it would be a relief if there were anyone who has experienced anything similar to clarify.
Essentially, I've got tinnitus which spikes in reaction to all sound to some degree, serving to distort it; however, it differs from what I've seen on here in that said distortion is sort of rhythmic/pulsatile in nature. For example, a short impact sound like me clapping my hands will produce a reverberation of two distinct and sharp hits of tinnitus, one after the other (sort of sounds like WA-WA). Though the level that this affects me varies from day to day, on bad days it will noticeably overlap the sound of my breath (so, WA-WA on repeat until I'm done blowing air through my nose). Perhaps the biggest detriment to my quality of life has been the way it can affect music; sections where a note or instrument is being held for a while (so a continuous sound) become choppy and start to metamorphosize and resemble the WA-WA sound while simultaneously sort of sounding like the song is being stopped and started over and over. In essence, it's as though my ears (or brain) can't properly process the sound, causing it to become garbled.
I have a few prevailing theories over what this could be; I have TMJ and 99% have TTTS, so I'm thinking it could be an aural distortion or symptom of hyperacusis produced by my ears contracting. I've also entertained the thought that it could be conventional pulsatile tinnitus, but I haven't found anything on here that suggests a relationship between pulsatile tinnitus and distorted sound, so I'm just not sure. Any ideas or suggestions on what this could be would be appreciated, I'd really just like to have a decent idea of what it is I'm experiencing before I go see another ENT next month. The fact that the level to which I experience this varies gives me some hope that it can be overcome.
Thanks.
In the year and a bit since I first contacted tinnitus I've failed to find anyone who has experienced these exact symptoms; I initially assumed they were a form of hyperacusis (which they may very well be), but it would be a relief if there were anyone who has experienced anything similar to clarify.
Essentially, I've got tinnitus which spikes in reaction to all sound to some degree, serving to distort it; however, it differs from what I've seen on here in that said distortion is sort of rhythmic/pulsatile in nature. For example, a short impact sound like me clapping my hands will produce a reverberation of two distinct and sharp hits of tinnitus, one after the other (sort of sounds like WA-WA). Though the level that this affects me varies from day to day, on bad days it will noticeably overlap the sound of my breath (so, WA-WA on repeat until I'm done blowing air through my nose). Perhaps the biggest detriment to my quality of life has been the way it can affect music; sections where a note or instrument is being held for a while (so a continuous sound) become choppy and start to metamorphosize and resemble the WA-WA sound while simultaneously sort of sounding like the song is being stopped and started over and over. In essence, it's as though my ears (or brain) can't properly process the sound, causing it to become garbled.
I have a few prevailing theories over what this could be; I have TMJ and 99% have TTTS, so I'm thinking it could be an aural distortion or symptom of hyperacusis produced by my ears contracting. I've also entertained the thought that it could be conventional pulsatile tinnitus, but I haven't found anything on here that suggests a relationship between pulsatile tinnitus and distorted sound, so I'm just not sure. Any ideas or suggestions on what this could be would be appreciated, I'd really just like to have a decent idea of what it is I'm experiencing before I go see another ENT next month. The fact that the level to which I experience this varies gives me some hope that it can be overcome.
Thanks.
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