Recent content by Bergie

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    ENT Doc Recommends Tinnitus Clinic w/ ICP (Increased Intracranial Pressure), Sound Distortions? Why?

    Nope, no sudden loud noises and nope, didn't hit my head on anything either.
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    ENT Doc Recommends Tinnitus Clinic w/ ICP (Increased Intracranial Pressure), Sound Distortions? Why?

    Yep - exactly right. (Not sure about what a tympanometry test is, but think they did that too! They did the normal sound-booth checks, and said there was no indication of fluid in my ears.) One other 'symptom' I hadn't mentioned- every time I swallow, my ears 'click'. Is that odd?
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    ENT Doc Recommends Tinnitus Clinic w/ ICP (Increased Intracranial Pressure), Sound Distortions? Why?

    Symptoms: sound and voice distortions, primarily in left ear, tinnitus ringing in right ear, escalating-hourly (through the day) headache at top of cranial area. I saw a local ENT doc here in the Minneapolis (MN) area for the above hearing issues and after getting "normal" scores from an...
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    Hearing Sounds Like Magic Microphone! Ugh!

    Nope, no other noise trauma..... My left ear was the one affected years ago. The headaches, hearing distortion began about a month ago. (Right ear ringing was just today)
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    Hearing Sounds Like Magic Microphone! Ugh!

    My first post - Really glad I found this site. Have incurred tinnitus before - see reason below, but here's my real reason for the post: Trying to figure out why my hearing sporadically sounds like someone is talking to me through a slinky or a spring. My kids had a toy microphone when they...