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Perforation of ear, distortion, sensitivity to loud sounds, please help me.
Hello all, my name is Cory and I am 18. I am male and for some time now (past few years maybe) I have been experienceing some form of distortion and fuzziness in my left ear. When I hear a sound, it sounds fine up to a certain point, when my left ear just seems to distort (the way a speaker with too much volume distorts) and everything gets really fuzzy and sounds like it's buzzing. It's difficult to describe, and it has been irritating me for some time. I am purchasing a nice car audio sound system soon, and if there is a problem with my hearing, I would like it sorted out before so I can fully enjoy my stereo.
When I was younger, I understand I had quite a few ear infections. Does anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong with my left ear? I would greatly appreciate any help on the matter. I take my hearing very very seriously, and I listen to music at very low volumes, and wear earplugs the entire time I am at work. (Construction/ job-site) Thank you all so very much.
When I was younger, I understand I had quite a few ear infections. Does anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong with my left ear? I would greatly appreciate any help on the matter. I take my hearing very very seriously, and I listen to music at very low volumes, and wear earplugs the entire time I am at work. (Construction/ job-site) Thank you all so very much.
I've been following this thread for years now, trying to figure out what I have and how to fix it. This was the only resource online that spoke to all the various ear problems that I was having so I've kept it bookmarked and return periodically for insight. I have been investigating Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty and other solutions but dreading the thought of major work to solve this problem. This is my first post because I may have found an easy solution:
Try Flonase. I have had this problem for years and recently started taking Flonase. The problems have greatly subsided! I went to a few ENTs and they could not help me with these problems, then my new GP took a look in my ear and thought he saw more fluid on the side that I have a problem and recommended that I take Flonase. So far so good! I haven't been able to sleep on my left side for a few years because of the pain I had in my ear but this pain has gone away and I am much more comfortable now, sleeping on my left side at night with no pain. I'm not sure if the distortion, especially when I lean over on my left side and there are loud noises, is gone yet but the pain is so I'm assuming that these related issues will go away, also.
Try Flonase. I have had this problem for years and recently started taking Flonase. The problems have greatly subsided! I went to a few ENTs and they could not help me with these problems, then my new GP took a look in my ear and thought he saw more fluid on the side that I have a problem and recommended that I take Flonase. So far so good! I haven't been able to sleep on my left side for a few years because of the pain I had in my ear but this pain has gone away and I am much more comfortable now, sleeping on my left side at night with no pain. I'm not sure if the distortion, especially when I lean over on my left side and there are loud noises, is gone yet but the pain is so I'm assuming that these related issues will go away, also.
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Update: Flonase has definitely helped with the fluid that was building up in my ear. I've continued using it and that part seems good. Random pain, audio distortion, and other symptoms that I had before Flonase continue to be there. So this is not the final solution for this issue, it seems. This could be a good place to start to see if it offers any relief. I'm not looking for a good ENT within 200 miles
Wow, I think it is awesome you have been following this thread and have shared your own experience. Is that a typo that you ARE looking for an ENT 200 miles away or less or you are not?
Ha sorry. Yes you are correct about the typo. ;) no way to edit posts...
I HAVE A SOLUTION (vitamins B1, B6 and B12)
After about 10 years of having this problem, which was getting worse and worse, to the point of my left ear hearing my own voice distorted, a doctor found the solution.
She prescribed me Milgamma (that's 100mg of Vitamin B1 and 100mg of Vitamin B6) for 3 months, 3 pills per day (20 days with pills, 10 days without pills, for 3 months). I also started taking Vitamin B12 (500micrograms per day), because I was B12 deficient (took a blood test a while back and my B12 levels were at the minimum).
This is my first month of taking vitamins B1, B6 and B12, but the symptoms nearly vanished totally. Sometimes, if I forget to take the vitamins, the symptoms come back, but that's probably because I also work out and jog a lot, and during sports the body tends to elimintate vitamins and minerals. Also, I haven't finished the whole treatment, it's only the first month, so maybe my vitamin levels are still not as high as they should be.
But this is the first thing that ever worked for me, and I'm really friggin' happy. Even my tinnitus seems to have gotten better.
I'm also a musician, and I used to use loud headphones, I see a lot of drummers in here, so loud noise seems to be the thing we all have in common.
Hope that helps :)
After about 10 years of having this problem, which was getting worse and worse, to the point of my left ear hearing my own voice distorted, a doctor found the solution.
She prescribed me Milgamma (that's 100mg of Vitamin B1 and 100mg of Vitamin B6) for 3 months, 3 pills per day (20 days with pills, 10 days without pills, for 3 months). I also started taking Vitamin B12 (500micrograms per day), because I was B12 deficient (took a blood test a while back and my B12 levels were at the minimum).
This is my first month of taking vitamins B1, B6 and B12, but the symptoms nearly vanished totally. Sometimes, if I forget to take the vitamins, the symptoms come back, but that's probably because I also work out and jog a lot, and during sports the body tends to elimintate vitamins and minerals. Also, I haven't finished the whole treatment, it's only the first month, so maybe my vitamin levels are still not as high as they should be.
But this is the first thing that ever worked for me, and I'm really friggin' happy. Even my tinnitus seems to have gotten better.
I'm also a musician, and I used to use loud headphones, I see a lot of drummers in here, so loud noise seems to be the thing we all have in common.
Hope that helps :)
My ex-girlfriend had a temper that twice exploded in violence against me. The 2nd, and last time, she slapped me across my left ear. I immediately noticed that sounds in my left ear were kind of fizzy, or ringy - distorted, and a bit lower in overall level. I thought maybe it was a damaged ear drum, and went to the doctor that day, but they didn't see damage. So I'm thinking that she caused damage to the hair cells in the cochlea - which is probably worse than ear drum damage because once the hairs are gone, they're gone.
The distortion happens with moderate to loud sounds, and even with my own voice. When I think about this or notice the distortion, I get filled with rage towards her.
Btw, I totally agree with an earlier posters bafflement at why hearing tests only go to 8000 kHz (and are only sine waves at octave-band frequencies)! It's archaic, particularly given today's technology.
The distortion happens with moderate to loud sounds, and even with my own voice. When I think about this or notice the distortion, I get filled with rage towards her.
Btw, I totally agree with an earlier posters bafflement at why hearing tests only go to 8000 kHz (and are only sine waves at octave-band frequencies)! It's archaic, particularly given today's technology.
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Did your problem go away? I have a similar issue.
Did your problem go away? I have a similar issue.
I have had the same problem for a few years now. I have hearing loss in both ears but only distortion in the left. It distorts from certain noises, myself talking, other people talking to me and sometimes just from moving my jaw or head. I've had a MRI done and they didn't find anything that would be causing it. I'Ve been to two different NTE doctors and have still not got any answers. Its starting to drive me crazy as its hard to hold conversations or even listen to music with headphones. I cant listen to headphones in my left ear at all. It distorts constantly when I try to. Hope you find more help than I did. Im looking for a third DR now. I need answers before I go insane.
I HAVE A SOLUTION (vitamins B1, B6 and B12)
After about 10 years of having this problem, which was getting worse and worse, to the point of my left ear hearing my own voice distorted, a doctor found the solution.
She prescribed me Milgamma (that's 100mg of Vitamin B1 and 100mg of Vitamin B6) for 3 months, 3 pills per day (20 days with pills, 10 days without pills, for 3 months). I also started taking Vitamin B12 (500micrograms per day), because I was B12 deficient (took a blood test a while back and my B12 levels were at the minimum).
This is my first month of taking vitamins B1, B6 and B12, but the symptoms nearly vanished totally. Sometimes, if I forget to take the vitamins, the symptoms come back, but that's probably because I also work out and jog a lot, and during sports the body tends to elimintate vitamins and minerals. Also, I haven't finished the whole treatment, it's only the first month, so maybe my vitamin levels are still not as high as they should be.
But this is the first thing that ever worked for me, and I'm really friggin' happy. Even my tinnitus seems to have gotten better.
I'm also a musician, and I used to use loud headphones, I see a lot of drummers in here, so loud noise seems to be the thing we all have in common.
Hope that helps :)
After about 10 years of having this problem, which was getting worse and worse, to the point of my left ear hearing my own voice distorted, a doctor found the solution.
She prescribed me Milgamma (that's 100mg of Vitamin B1 and 100mg of Vitamin B6) for 3 months, 3 pills per day (20 days with pills, 10 days without pills, for 3 months). I also started taking Vitamin B12 (500micrograms per day), because I was B12 deficient (took a blood test a while back and my B12 levels were at the minimum).
This is my first month of taking vitamins B1, B6 and B12, but the symptoms nearly vanished totally. Sometimes, if I forget to take the vitamins, the symptoms come back, but that's probably because I also work out and jog a lot, and during sports the body tends to elimintate vitamins and minerals. Also, I haven't finished the whole treatment, it's only the first month, so maybe my vitamin levels are still not as high as they should be.
But this is the first thing that ever worked for me, and I'm really friggin' happy. Even my tinnitus seems to have gotten better.
I'm also a musician, and I used to use loud headphones, I see a lot of drummers in here, so loud noise seems to be the thing we all have in common.
Hope that helps :)
I too experience the same distorted noise. I also suffer from slight tinnitus in the same ear and believe the two are related. I wear in ear / almost invisible hearing aids and this masks the tinnitus, and also helps to reduce any distorting effects.
In terms of diagnosis, an ENT doctor once told me the distorted affect is probably due to either ear infections or loud noises having previously damaged the ear drum. They told me that the affect would probably come and go as the ear repairs itself. I was also advised to go for an MRI or CT scan for more conclusive results, as both my ears looked relatively normal when using traditional / readily available tests.
In terms of diagnosis, an ENT doctor once told me the distorted affect is probably due to either ear infections or loud noises having previously damaged the ear drum. They told me that the affect would probably come and go as the ear repairs itself. I was also advised to go for an MRI or CT scan for more conclusive results, as both my ears looked relatively normal when using traditional / readily available tests.
I suffer form slight tinnitus in my left ear and also get a distorted noise in the same ear when listening to certain sounds. Somebody once told me this can be down to damaging the ear drum at some stage in your life; either down to loud noises or ear infections. An ENT doctor told me that once it happens it can come and go as the ear repairs itself.
Also, I wear in ear / almost invisible hearing aids and they mask the tinnitus. I find that hearing aids also help to reduce the distorting affect as I believe this and tinnitus are related.
Like quite a few people here my ears are 'normal' when looking at them. However, it has been suggested to me that I go for a CAT or MRI scan - and that this will be more conclusive.
Also, I wear in ear / almost invisible hearing aids and they mask the tinnitus. I find that hearing aids also help to reduce the distorting affect as I believe this and tinnitus are related.
Like quite a few people here my ears are 'normal' when looking at them. However, it has been suggested to me that I go for a CAT or MRI scan - and that this will be more conclusive.
Sensorineural vs. conductive hearing loss:
What most of you probably have is sensorineural hearing loss vs. conductive which is what most people think of when they think of hearing loss (reduction in sound level - older people with hearing aids-type hearing loss).
Sensorineural hearing loss happens deeper in the middle ear or inner ear. Symptoms are one or more of the following: hearing loss ----- distortion (fuzzy, like people talking through wax paper/or talking with their mouth on a microphone/or you are hearing through a torn speaker; sometimes sounds split apart and people have mechanical voices) ------ hyperacusis where some sounds are so loud they can be painful ------ recruitment where sound is not heard until it is so loud it is uncomfortable (why are you yelling at me?) ------ feeling of pressure in the ear or stuffiness like cotton ----- tinnitus (tin'-a-tus) which is various ongoing popping, crackling, static and other noises. I have had everything from jet engines so intense I staggered when I walked from instinctively moving away from the loud sound to bleep-bleep-bleeps at different frequencies of alien communications to crackling and popping to constant static. Yes, all of them.
Sensorineural hearing loss generally is due to internal damage of some sort (a hole in the wall of the cochlea, damaged hair cells that pass the vibrations caused by sounds to the auditory nerve, etc.), which can be progressive. It can be unilateral (one ear) or bilateral (two ears) or progress from unilateral to bilateral.
I'm sure there are other symptoms I have forgotten. I am lucky; I have them all, plus vertigo (episodes of violent dizziness and spinning that result in throwing up for hours), which is in remission right now - thank you, God.
Treatment:
You need to get checked out because there may be a major underlying problem, including a tumor. The difficulty doctors have in diagnosing issues correctly is that they cannot get into the middle and inner ear while you are alive the way they can to your stomach to see if it is cancer, an ulcer, acid reflux, or something else. So they have to guess based on symptoms and tests and an MRI to rule out what it isn't. This takes time, false starts and misdiagnoses, many different doctors working together, and many tests - sometimes over and over to see if there is progression.
You need to get a good ENT; there are very few (I have seen five). Continue until you find one. I am hoping that the one I've been referred to at Cleveland Clinic (Woodson) is good. There is a great audiologist at Cleveland Clinic - last name Sandridge. There is an outstanding oto(ear)-neurologist(nerves/brain) at Ohio State University Medical Center named John Oas. But he likes to deal more with vestibular (dizziness and balance) issues pertaining to the ear and less with hearing. And, since I have migraine issues that play into this, I am seeing a wonderful migraine specialist at Cleveland Clinic by the name of Stillman.
There is little that can be done short of a cochlear implant, which primarily helps with deciphering voices (not subtle sounds) and costs approximately $40,000, which means insurances and Medicare will only pay in the most dire/deaf cases. It is my understanding, however, that the newer digital hearing aids can help some people because audiologists can now adjust various different frequencies. You may only need one, if you are unilateral. The new ones are much less noticeable; they can go in your ear canals or behind your ears with a clear unnoticeable tube going into the ear. You have 30 days by law to try them, then 30 days to try other ones, and again, until you get the ones you want. You can try a school for audiology to get discounts on hearing aids and assessments; I went to a local university and got a hearing aid a number of years ago when digitals were just coming out and it did not work, but I am going to try a newer one /or maybe two this time :( / through the Cleveland Clinic. But, my point - I paid one-half of the cost and visits were $25. The kids were highly supervised by audiologists who knew their stuff. Also, if you are in the service or are a veteran (maybe it has to be specifically a war veteran), you may be able to get them through the VA for free or at discount.
What is causing the loss:
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disorder (AIED). If you have an immediate hearing loss, see a doctor immediately. If they diagnose AIED, they may be able to save the hearing with steroids, but there is a very short window to do that (I'm thinking 30 days)
Meniere's - the saccule and cochlea swell and maybe burst a membrane and cause nasty, nasty vertigo attacks, and each attack causes further damage and hearing loss
Cochlear hydrops (basically Meniere's without the vertigo)
A cochlear dehiscence or hole in the cochlea
Migraine disorder can affect hearing and vestibular (balance/dizzy) function WITHOUT getting headaches. Look up migraine associated vertigo (MAV) if you have vertigo or go to migrainedisorders.com for just hearing loss. Look into this especially if you have increased symptoms after working out or eating something with chocolate, caffeine, dairy, wine, aged cheese or have fluctuation between days with higher and lower barometric pressure.
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS) - allows fluid to flow back into the ear. Look into this if symptoms occur or increase after working out or mimic Meniere's symptoms.
Mitochondrial disease (Was your mother deaf?) - look into this if symptoms occur after working out or hearing loss is progressive with no fluctuations.
A tumor
Exposure to loud sounds and music
Fluid build-up inside the middle ear, many times caused by infection, which can also, but not necessarily, produce vertigo.
And, I suppose, allergies, sinus disorders and possibly eustachian tube difficulties and Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ) (muscle/nerve difficulties in the joint between the head and jaw). I have not addressed any of these personally.
I am sure there are others. Those are some of the ones I have encountered on my journey with sensorineural hearing loss.
Mine is Migraine Associated Vertigo with cochlear hydrops or Mitochondrial syndrome (we think), although I am going to ask about LVAS. For years, we thought it was Meniere's due to terrible, frequent vertigo attacks that seemed to accompany the hearing loss and distortion, but I don't have permanent vestibular (balance) issues indicative of Meniere's, and anti-seizure medication used to treat migraine disorders has stopped the vertigo attacks.
Using your phone as a translator:
If you get to the point that you cannot hear well enough to decipher what others are saying, or need to clarify a word now and then, there is an app called "I can see what you say", in which someone talks into your phone and what they say appears instantly and wirelessly on the screen of a Pebble watch you wear (not sure if Apple's iWatch can use the app). Pebble watches are about $100 - $150.
Even without the watch, I know that newer Apple phones have dictation on the texting screen. You can send messages to your own cell phone number. In other words, you can give your phone to someone to speak a message into the text vs. laborious/time consuming typing texts and you can read what the person said. On the text keyboard, tap the microphone next to the space bar and talk into the phone. To be correct, you will need to say the punctuation - Hi comma, Dad, period. Did you pick up the milk question mark - but a lot of times you can skip this step and still get the value. You will then tap Done at the bottom of the screen. It will appear as a text to be edited. You can read it there. Or send and read it in the thread area.
Good luck, wish you the best on your journey.
What most of you probably have is sensorineural hearing loss vs. conductive which is what most people think of when they think of hearing loss (reduction in sound level - older people with hearing aids-type hearing loss).
Sensorineural hearing loss happens deeper in the middle ear or inner ear. Symptoms are one or more of the following: hearing loss ----- distortion (fuzzy, like people talking through wax paper/or talking with their mouth on a microphone/or you are hearing through a torn speaker; sometimes sounds split apart and people have mechanical voices) ------ hyperacusis where some sounds are so loud they can be painful ------ recruitment where sound is not heard until it is so loud it is uncomfortable (why are you yelling at me?) ------ feeling of pressure in the ear or stuffiness like cotton ----- tinnitus (tin'-a-tus) which is various ongoing popping, crackling, static and other noises. I have had everything from jet engines so intense I staggered when I walked from instinctively moving away from the loud sound to bleep-bleep-bleeps at different frequencies of alien communications to crackling and popping to constant static. Yes, all of them.
Sensorineural hearing loss generally is due to internal damage of some sort (a hole in the wall of the cochlea, damaged hair cells that pass the vibrations caused by sounds to the auditory nerve, etc.), which can be progressive. It can be unilateral (one ear) or bilateral (two ears) or progress from unilateral to bilateral.
I'm sure there are other symptoms I have forgotten. I am lucky; I have them all, plus vertigo (episodes of violent dizziness and spinning that result in throwing up for hours), which is in remission right now - thank you, God.
Treatment:
You need to get checked out because there may be a major underlying problem, including a tumor. The difficulty doctors have in diagnosing issues correctly is that they cannot get into the middle and inner ear while you are alive the way they can to your stomach to see if it is cancer, an ulcer, acid reflux, or something else. So they have to guess based on symptoms and tests and an MRI to rule out what it isn't. This takes time, false starts and misdiagnoses, many different doctors working together, and many tests - sometimes over and over to see if there is progression.
You need to get a good ENT; there are very few (I have seen five). Continue until you find one. I am hoping that the one I've been referred to at Cleveland Clinic (Woodson) is good. There is a great audiologist at Cleveland Clinic - last name Sandridge. There is an outstanding oto(ear)-neurologist(nerves/brain) at Ohio State University Medical Center named John Oas. But he likes to deal more with vestibular (dizziness and balance) issues pertaining to the ear and less with hearing. And, since I have migraine issues that play into this, I am seeing a wonderful migraine specialist at Cleveland Clinic by the name of Stillman.
There is little that can be done short of a cochlear implant, which primarily helps with deciphering voices (not subtle sounds) and costs approximately $40,000, which means insurances and Medicare will only pay in the most dire/deaf cases. It is my understanding, however, that the newer digital hearing aids can help some people because audiologists can now adjust various different frequencies. You may only need one, if you are unilateral. The new ones are much less noticeable; they can go in your ear canals or behind your ears with a clear unnoticeable tube going into the ear. You have 30 days by law to try them, then 30 days to try other ones, and again, until you get the ones you want. You can try a school for audiology to get discounts on hearing aids and assessments; I went to a local university and got a hearing aid a number of years ago when digitals were just coming out and it did not work, but I am going to try a newer one /or maybe two this time :( / through the Cleveland Clinic. But, my point - I paid one-half of the cost and visits were $25. The kids were highly supervised by audiologists who knew their stuff. Also, if you are in the service or are a veteran (maybe it has to be specifically a war veteran), you may be able to get them through the VA for free or at discount.
What is causing the loss:
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disorder (AIED). If you have an immediate hearing loss, see a doctor immediately. If they diagnose AIED, they may be able to save the hearing with steroids, but there is a very short window to do that (I'm thinking 30 days)
Meniere's - the saccule and cochlea swell and maybe burst a membrane and cause nasty, nasty vertigo attacks, and each attack causes further damage and hearing loss
Cochlear hydrops (basically Meniere's without the vertigo)
A cochlear dehiscence or hole in the cochlea
Migraine disorder can affect hearing and vestibular (balance/dizzy) function WITHOUT getting headaches. Look up migraine associated vertigo (MAV) if you have vertigo or go to migrainedisorders.com for just hearing loss. Look into this especially if you have increased symptoms after working out or eating something with chocolate, caffeine, dairy, wine, aged cheese or have fluctuation between days with higher and lower barometric pressure.
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS) - allows fluid to flow back into the ear. Look into this if symptoms occur or increase after working out or mimic Meniere's symptoms.
Mitochondrial disease (Was your mother deaf?) - look into this if symptoms occur after working out or hearing loss is progressive with no fluctuations.
A tumor
Exposure to loud sounds and music
Fluid build-up inside the middle ear, many times caused by infection, which can also, but not necessarily, produce vertigo.
And, I suppose, allergies, sinus disorders and possibly eustachian tube difficulties and Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ) (muscle/nerve difficulties in the joint between the head and jaw). I have not addressed any of these personally.
I am sure there are others. Those are some of the ones I have encountered on my journey with sensorineural hearing loss.
Mine is Migraine Associated Vertigo with cochlear hydrops or Mitochondrial syndrome (we think), although I am going to ask about LVAS. For years, we thought it was Meniere's due to terrible, frequent vertigo attacks that seemed to accompany the hearing loss and distortion, but I don't have permanent vestibular (balance) issues indicative of Meniere's, and anti-seizure medication used to treat migraine disorders has stopped the vertigo attacks.
Using your phone as a translator:
If you get to the point that you cannot hear well enough to decipher what others are saying, or need to clarify a word now and then, there is an app called "I can see what you say", in which someone talks into your phone and what they say appears instantly and wirelessly on the screen of a Pebble watch you wear (not sure if Apple's iWatch can use the app). Pebble watches are about $100 - $150.
Even without the watch, I know that newer Apple phones have dictation on the texting screen. You can send messages to your own cell phone number. In other words, you can give your phone to someone to speak a message into the text vs. laborious/time consuming typing texts and you can read what the person said. On the text keyboard, tap the microphone next to the space bar and talk into the phone. To be correct, you will need to say the punctuation - Hi comma, Dad, period. Did you pick up the milk question mark - but a lot of times you can skip this step and still get the value. You will then tap Done at the bottom of the screen. It will appear as a text to be edited. You can read it there. Or send and read it in the thread area.
Good luck, wish you the best on your journey.
Hi!! I'm Fabrizio Poletti from Paraguay, y had the same problem for years, went to a lot of ENT's, get a MRI and..NOTHING!! Everything is fine! My audition is normal and perfect.
Irecommend to everyone go to a pshychiatrist, I was diagnosed with social phobia and anxiety.
I never imagined having this, I was always '' normal '' until I appeared this problem
THE CURE
Was taking PAROXETINE who prescribed Psychiatrist, an antidepressant, I'm taking eight months ago and I can tell you I'm almost cured, distortions disappeared by 90%, treatment is one year
Les recomiendo vayan al Psiquiatra y le cuenten su historia, ya descartando cualquier problema fisiologico con los otorrinos por supuesto
Mucha suerte a todos!
Les recomiendo vayan al Psiquiatra y le cuenten su historia, ya descartando cualquier problema fisiologico con los otorrinos por supuesto
Mucha suerte a todos!
Irecommend to everyone go to a pshychiatrist, I was diagnosed with social phobia and anxiety.
I never imagined having this, I was always '' normal '' until I appeared this problem
THE CURE
Was taking PAROXETINE who prescribed Psychiatrist, an antidepressant, I'm taking eight months ago and I can tell you I'm almost cured, distortions disappeared by 90%, treatment is one year
Les recomiendo vayan al Psiquiatra y le cuenten su historia, ya descartando cualquier problema fisiologico con los otorrinos por supuesto
Mucha suerte a todos!
Les recomiendo vayan al Psiquiatra y le cuenten su historia, ya descartando cualquier problema fisiologico con los otorrinos por supuesto
Mucha suerte a todos!
I had this problem a couple months ago. It was truly disturbing. I am 40, a nurse, never had problems.... then my left ear started "crackling" whenever water ran in the faucet, the car window was rolled down, a fan was blowing.... I had no idea how distressing it could be to have such an alteration/abnormality to one's hearing. Thank God it stopped over about a month or two. Depressing to hear ENTs have no useful input on what causes it... but not surprising. So much of "medicine" is ruling things out. Doctors do what they can... I am surprised something that produces such common and easily described symptoms isn't easily diagnosed at this point?! It felt kind of petty, but my experience was so distressing... Screwing with your senses is really kind of a torture.... I truly hope your problem resolves like mine did. Whatever ENTs have to say or not, there is hope.
I have the same crackling (blown speaker) sound as well but in my right ear. Every post one here I read all had the problem in their left ear. Some times it feels like it is swollen (that full of water feeling) and will clog and unclog as I talk or listen to music at certain levels. I have not seen my doctor for this issue yet but will post any info I find out if he gives me any.
I noticed that you mentioned that it comes and goes. So does mine. I experience the distortion in my left ear.
One thing that is worth mentioning is that I experience the distortion more when I am sleepy or when I haven't had enough sleep. When I am wide awake, this doesn't happen. Please try to experiment with this as I am eager to know if I've figured out some kind of "remedy" for you and/or anyone else on here.
One thing that is worth mentioning is that I experience the distortion more when I am sleepy or when I haven't had enough sleep. When I am wide awake, this doesn't happen. Please try to experiment with this as I am eager to know if I've figured out some kind of "remedy" for you and/or anyone else on here.
Wow. So sad now. Thank you for the info, though. Something told me this was incurable.
New here, finally found others that have the same issue as me. I've been going on merry go rounds between ENT's & specialists, have had a CT scan, MRI, hearing tests, balance tests, everything with no answers, "you're normal" HA! No, my ear is not normal. I am 29 and have first experienced it when I was 17. In my left ear (i'm left handed, I know someone mentioned that same ear, same hand possible connection). My burning question is when we hear this happen, does it do any further damage? If it's happening when I'm talking loud, I stop, or if i'm hearing something loud, I turn it down or leave, I can't go to concerts, shooting ranges, I can't sing, I can't yell, if I know it's not doing any damage I can ignore it otherwise i'm convinced It's just making it worse. My hearing tests are all fine, even though I feel like my hearing could be better. Any answers out there yet?!
This thread is 5 years old but just came across it now, your question is mine exactly, do we know if this inner noise does any further damage, I can just ignore if I know it's not doing damage!!!
I understand what everyone is talking about. I have this issue in my left ear - I think as the result of swimmer's ear as a kid. (I'm 30 now.) Loud music will cause a static sound in my left ear. My problem now, however, is a recent traumatic perforation (4 mm) of my right eardrum. It happened in Sept. 2014 and took two months to fill in, but now I'm plagued with a broken speaker sound when I swallow. Clicking in the morning when I wake up, followed by popping in that ear every time I swallow. The crackling (and broken speaker sounds) bothers me the worst, though. Seen 4 ENTs. The third claims the epithelial tissue that healed over needs time to regain tensile strength. The fourth (seen yesterday) thinks it's inflammation of my inner ear nerves that's heightening those middle ear sounds and gave me prednisone (an oral steroid). Does anyone have any experience like this? I feel like I'm totally alone here. Causing me a lot of anxiety/stress every day because I have to hear it every time I swallow and my eustachian tube opens up. (Noise only in the damaged right ear.) Please ... if you know anything that can help ... please respond. It would mean the world to me.
Chris
Chris
Hello
It's nice knowing that we all have common issues, I think we can help each other.
My left ear returnes noises on high/sharp sounds, every time i hear a sharp sound after 2 milliseconds my ear responds with another tick sound, it's over annoying, has anyone experienced this kind of stuff. I'm a drummer & use earplugs always, but obviously there is something wrong.
No doctor is adble to help me.
It's nice knowing that we all have common issues, I think we can help each other.
My left ear returnes noises on high/sharp sounds, every time i hear a sharp sound after 2 milliseconds my ear responds with another tick sound, it's over annoying, has anyone experienced this kind of stuff. I'm a drummer & use earplugs always, but obviously there is something wrong.
No doctor is adble to help me.
Hear I thought I was the only one. I get this loud fuzzy static sound in my left hear. Even distorted. And everything sounds muffled. I'm a musician so it really suck sometime when I'm focused on learning something new. But it's only happens in when something is very loud in certain keys. If something is in Bm or A or a flat and a sharp. I'm fine. But when I hear c f am and g.... Complete static. And it sound becomes very uncomfortable . At a low volume I'll be fine. But when something is loud. Even a movie. In those keys. It *****.... I went to a dr.... The dr looked at me like was crazy and said it was allergies... The meds he gave me never helped... I believe my ear is damaged from a number of things. Or just music really in different ways... Headphones..... Amps... Playing an electric guitar full blast with headphones... My head used to buzz for hours.....and my ear would ring... Being around drums ... Also I believe I use my left ear to Focus harder. Perhaps it's more stressed. This has been going on for 3 years ...
Tengo el problema desde hace un año, tengo 18 años y soy músico.. según los otorrinos y audiologos mi audición esta perfecta, es estresante pero lo soporto, para ensayar con mi banda e ir a conciertos uso unos tapones/atenuantes especiales que me mando a hacer el audiologo. También tomo un complemento de vitamina B1 B6 B12. Soy de Aregentina
That's a great diagnosis! I've really taken an interest in that theory and that diagnosis seems very plausible (for me at least). I take anti-seizure medication (Carbamazepine) in combination with an anti-depressant (Mirtazapine), which both have some muscle relaxant properties and they have help me tremendously by increasing my "threshold" to certain frequencies. My doctor has prescribed me Diazepam (which is a pretty good muscle relaxant) and it's helped me a lot when the two former drugs aren't effective on some days. I don't take it that often as you could develop a tolerance to them after, rendering them less effective over time and an increase in dosage to keep their efficacy. I've been taking both Carbamazepine and Mirtazepine for 2 years now and they're still effective.You could ask your doctors about them. Hope to hear from ya, cheers!
Finding this site and fellow sufferers has been extremely helpful. I also have suffered from static/crackling when certain frequencies hit my left ear .
I went to the ENT specialist and like many of you, received a very positive hearing test. His explanation was that the ear muscles that hold the tiny bones were going into spasm at certain frequencies. He didn't offer any help other than to protect my ears.
Have any of you experimented with muscle relaxers (valium or flexoril) and determined if they help this condition? It would be good to prove/dis-prove my ENT's spasm theory.
I went to the ENT specialist and like many of you, received a very positive hearing test. His explanation was that the ear muscles that hold the tiny bones were going into spasm at certain frequencies. He didn't offer any help other than to protect my ears.
Have any of you experimented with muscle relaxers (valium or flexoril) and determined if they help this condition? It would be good to prove/dis-prove my ENT's spasm theory.
I use to have this problem until recently, it is caused by ACID REFLEX. Acid reflex isn't the initial cause, but it effects or triggers it. If you have chronic acid reflex than you will get this every time you play loud music.
The cure for me was fresh ginger root (1/2 tsp.) and lemon tea once a day. I also take a teaspoon of baking soda with water ever once in a while.
If it works for you, you should notice a difference in 48hrs.
The cure for me was fresh ginger root (1/2 tsp.) and lemon tea once a day. I also take a teaspoon of baking soda with water ever once in a while.
If it works for you, you should notice a difference in 48hrs.
hey man ! I've been experiencing the exact same problems and I'm also a pianist and signer.. I was wondering how you were feeling today, almost a year after you've shared your story. ?
hey man ! I've been experiencing the exact same problems.. I was wondering how you were feeling today, almost 2 year after you've shared your story. ?
hey man ! I've been experiencing the exact same problems and I'm also a pianist and signer.. I was wondering how you were feeling today, almost a year after you've shared your story. ?
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