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Hello. It has slightly yeah. Certain sounds that made them spasm don’t seem to as much now.& have good and bad days

mine went away entirely after a year.

It will actually still get it from very loud noises, but I obvious avoid that.

Was it gradual for you Contrast? Or was it you just woke up one day and it was suddenly better? Thanks for responding guys, just got this problem like a week ago and it is super annoying.

Gradual. Also there is no one TTTS/MEMD (middle ear muscle disorder) it's a bunch of unclassified middle ear problems that are not classified or understood. So cases may vary a lot.

https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/audiology-features/post/middle-ear-muscle-disorders-presentation-diagnosis-and-management it's always discouraging when science makes problems seem more complex.

Mine hasn’t gone yet but I’d also agree it’s gradual. Crisp packets for example used to make my ears spasm now they don’t

Right on, yeah mine is triggered from noises in a more quiet environment (my own voice, crisp packets like yourself, cutlery hitting etc). Not sure if I should baby the ear (keeping an earbud in the problem ear seems to stop it from spasming at all) or just carry on as usual. Shame that this issue is not well understood.

I used to get a tingling sensation around my ear as well. Its very on and off now and seems to be getting less and less. I dont have ear pain from noise specifically just the spasming or popping sensation. Its very irritating. I went with the logic of dont over protect them against everything but protecting when doing DIY etc.

For some reason I can't find the area to respond to your conversation COYS. Can't find a place to type to respond.