- Feb 16, 2018
- 78
- Tinnitus Since
- January, 2018
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Elephant ear washer (Ear syringing)
Hi everyone. I wasn't really sure where to post this, because I honestly don't know if it's tinnitus, hyperacusis, tensor tympani, or something else, but I've been really confused lately about a new symptom that has crept up...
So it's been a few weeks since my problems arguably began with my irrigation mess (though ETD had been looming beforehand) and I actually have been doing better. The ringing seems to have decreased to a light hiss and the pressure in my ears, though it tends to go up and down, is not nearly as bad as it was before my steroid tapers. For the past few days, however, something strange has been going on, mostly with my left ear, which coincidentally had more fluid + was irrigated more.
Whenever I sniff, exhale, scratch furniture, tap something, basically the slightest of sounds, my ear flares and whistles/rings in reaction for a split second (essentially as long as the sound it's reacting to lasts), then immediately returns to baseline which is almost inaudible. This even hurts quite a bit too, on the left side of my head. I spoke with my ENT about this and she said this noise sensitivity is not uncommon with people recovering from bad ETD and should go away, but I was wondering if anyone had any other advice or experience they could share...
At first I thought this might be hyperacusis, but the sounds themselves don't really bother me, it's more like my ear's reaction to them. Honestly I can go into a clattering restaurant and not even flinch (don't worry I've mostly been indoors staying away from sound the last few days), but in a quiet room it's so annoying!! What is this?!
Thanks for reading
So it's been a few weeks since my problems arguably began with my irrigation mess (though ETD had been looming beforehand) and I actually have been doing better. The ringing seems to have decreased to a light hiss and the pressure in my ears, though it tends to go up and down, is not nearly as bad as it was before my steroid tapers. For the past few days, however, something strange has been going on, mostly with my left ear, which coincidentally had more fluid + was irrigated more.
Whenever I sniff, exhale, scratch furniture, tap something, basically the slightest of sounds, my ear flares and whistles/rings in reaction for a split second (essentially as long as the sound it's reacting to lasts), then immediately returns to baseline which is almost inaudible. This even hurts quite a bit too, on the left side of my head. I spoke with my ENT about this and she said this noise sensitivity is not uncommon with people recovering from bad ETD and should go away, but I was wondering if anyone had any other advice or experience they could share...
At first I thought this might be hyperacusis, but the sounds themselves don't really bother me, it's more like my ear's reaction to them. Honestly I can go into a clattering restaurant and not even flinch (don't worry I've mostly been indoors staying away from sound the last few days), but in a quiet room it's so annoying!! What is this?!
Thanks for reading
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