In ONE ear
It’s very strange. I have had tinnitus for 6 years. went to a concert the other day and in my left ear the ringing is a bit louder than normal. Trying not to freak out over it… whatever. But this experience has made me think about tinnitus, something I haven’t done in forever, and I realized my right ear is completely silent. As in COMPLETELY quiet. I’m floored! Sure my left ear is a bit buggy but hey a win is a win right?
Hi
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Hi,
I went to a concert on Sunday 4 days back which was painfully loud, I did not expect it to be so and did not have ear buds. I was probably 100 feet away from the speakers majority of the time. Since that day, I’ve had ear fullness that seems to alternate between ears, pain with sound especially, but also with burp (Eustachian tube issue?), as well as mild tinnitus in quiet. I’m truly worried as it has been more than 72 hours and the pain seems to have improved, but fullness and tinnitus still present. This has never happened to me before after 5+ concerts, but those were all stadiums/arenas, and this was just outside and I was much closer to the speaker.
I saw ENT today and my audiometry, tympanometry, and the eardrum/canal are all within normal limits, thankfully. There’s no sign of hearing loss. In fact, I had impacted ear wax on both sides that upon removing, made everything sound louder and more clear.
However, I’m still having fullness, pain and tenderness, especially with sound, as well as mild tinnitus when it’s silent.
I also have a concert scheduled for July 18, I know it seems silly to go at this point but I bought tickets and airfare. Would it be safe to go? In an arena, in the very back nosebleeds with earplugs. I’ve never had issues at such arena/stadium shows in the past. Please give me your honest opinion. I will be very sad, but will skip if it’s absolutely necessary.
I've seen a few posts here sharing free tools and apps. This is another one of those efforts. I'm not a company and I do not run a business. I'm someone who's had somatic tinnitus for years and got frustrated enough (particularly with clickbait videos and sensationalist posts) to build a tinnitus app from a sufferer's perspective
It's called SONA. I designed it to be a calm, honest companion app for tinnitus. No cure promises, no gimmicks. Just something to help us track what's going on, find a bit of calm when things spike, and build some real skills over time based on CBT and ACT approaches that actually have evidence behind them. Plenty of additional features there for testers to find out.
I'm at the testing stage now and I'd genuinely love feedback from people who live with this every day. Not polite feedback. Real feedback.
Free on iOS via TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/jazPU5GB
It's also available for free in Android but Google is lagging behind with their review so I can only invite users for "internal testing" - So, if you're interested, DM me your e-mail or add it to sona-care.com so I can add it to the allow list in PlayStore.
It's completely free. No payment, no catch.
Thanks for reading.
I have somatic T in the center of my head, because the noise gets higher when I yawn or open my mouth widely.
are there anyone here who suffer from this type of T? What would be the best treatments? or does the amount of sleep you have affect your T volume level or stay the same?
Hi!
The ringing in my ears started after a very painful episode involving a cavity. That episode of pain lasted almost a full day, and the ringing began right afterwards.
Two weeks later, I was able to finish the root canal treatment. Since then, the ringing has been subsiding; at times, it’s even imperceptible, though it can be quite noticeable at night.
The whole thing has been very strange. Can anyone relate?
Hi there,
I have a bubble of fluid in my right ear. This is exacerbating my tinnitus in that ear and causing clicking, popping sounds and a tinny sound when I talk etc.
The Doctor prescribed Avamys nasal spray to use in my right nostril only, which is a steroid nasal spray to help reduce the inflammation.
Also, to take pseudo ephedrine OTC for 5 days.
Has anyone used this spray and OTC med for ETD and have it cause a permanent negative increase or effect on their tinnitus?
I just want to be extremely cautious.
Thank you kindly for any advice, comments, experiences!
Anyone else had this happen?
Either projecting into the ears causing a burst of white noise
Or singing/twanging loud enough for your ear drums to sound raspy
The former happens occasionally, and the latter happened 3 days in a row for me, albeit briefly, and I woke up the next day with loud, one-sided tinnitus. Like louder than the TV and exaggerated conversation. It's been 14 days, I've had 2 audiology assessments, one said it's "fine", the other recommended discussing Prednisone with an ENT, but my GP wouldn't refer me, despite stressing a tight time window
Managed to get an ENT appointment 7th July but that'll be almost a month since it started
Anyone else experienced this? Any advice? Am I cooked? I work in audio and I cant sleep let alone work, it's totally un-maskable
Has anyone else damaged their hearing with their own voice? It was punk style singing with a lot of twang, and I often get my voice resonating loudly in my right ear, kinda cutting in and out while singing
Im not even sure what to say to the ENT 😩
Hello everyone, I would like to talk a little about my case. I am a 30-year-old male and I have had tinnitus caused by acoustic trauma for several years. I have been buying some hearing protection devices that fit my budget. One of them, which I used today, is a Chinese replica of the Eargasm earplugs. Since the original Eargasm earplugs are not sold here in Brazil, either in physical stores or online, I decided to try this alternative. Today I attended a São João celebration, which is a traditional festival where I live. There was food, fireworks, and also a loud JBL speaker that my uncle had set up. Coincidentally, the celebration took place on the same day as my father's birthday. From the moment I arrived, I was already wearing the earplugs. However, because they are a replica, I do not know exactly how many decibels they reduce. They have a metal filter inside. I looked up the specifications of the original Eargasm earplugs and apparently they can provide up to 20 dB of noise reduction. My concern is that the replica I used today may not provide the same level of protection.
I inserted them as deeply as I could. Sounds were noticeably muffled, and I could hear my own voice resonating inside my head. Even so, I am not sure whether the protection was sufficient. I arrived at around 7:30 p.m. and left at approximately 12:15 a.m. During the event, I used a smartphone app that measures sound levels. According to the app, the average noise level was around 95 dB, with peaks reaching 112 dB. However, because there were fireworks, I am not certain how accurate those readings were or how much the noise levels fluctuated. I also spent some time outside the house, sitting on the sidewalk, to reduce my exposure to the noise. My question is: do these cheaper replica earplugs actually work as well as the original ones? I bought the transparent version because I thought it would be more discreet. Sometimes I wonder whether I should have chosen foam earplugs instead. My biggest fear is causing further damage to my hearing or making my tinnitus worse.
Today I woke up with a low-pitched tone on top of my tinnitus that would come and go within a matter of seconds. It has already gone away for now.
I've had tinnitus for about six years now after shooting a gun outdoors without ear protection. Thankfully, it's fairly mild these days. I usually only notice the ringing when I'm lying in bed at night, so it doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to. However, over the past few years, I've noticed a couple of other symptoms that concern me.
The two most significant issues have been extreme ear pain while flying and a strange fluttering or drumming sensation in my ear.
Last summer, I flew into Anchorage. I had absolutely no issues during takeoff or while cruising at altitude, but as we began our descent, I experienced the most intense pain I've ever felt in my life. It felt like two knives were being driven directly into my ears, hitting the nerves with incredible force. The pain was so severe that I had to use every ounce of willpower not to vomit on the passenger sitting next to me.
I tried every pressure-relief technique I could think of, but nothing helped. Long story short, it was the worst pain I've ever experienced, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
After landing, I rushed to the nearest bathroom to try to collect myself. I sat down on the toilet and bent forward, hanging my head below my knees. Instantly, the pain disappeared. It felt as though there was a giant water balloon moving around inside my head. When I slowly sat back upright, the pain immediately returned. I ended up sitting in that bathroom stall with my head hanging down for as long as I could until the pain gradually subsided.
That was last year.
A few days ago, I was sitting on my couch eating dinner when I suddenly felt a deep, aggressive vibration or fluttering sensation in my right ear. It was so intense that I actually jumped and thought someone was pounding on the wall behind me. The sensation continued until I tilted my head, at which point it stopped. When I tilted my head back, it started again. I moved my head up and down a few times, and eventually it stopped completely.
The same thing happened again the following night, and then again the night after that. Given the history of severe pressure related pain while flying and these new fluttering episodes, I'm beginning to wonder if the two issues could be related. Wondering if anyone has had the same thing happened to them and what I could possibly do to help. I'm flying again this summer to Oahu and I'm of course so afraid of the pain happening again, I'm going to try the pressurization ear plugs and hopefully they will help.