Hi @Bill Bauer. Had ear fullness, ache and pains since 2 seconds of loud noise. Ear sometimes feels numb and tingly. Today it's blocked nose and ear. Only right side. Problems driving me literally crazy.
Worried gentle valsalva made it worse. So stuck in a constant loop of self blame.
Ps. No tinnitus really. The tinnitus I did have was mild but seems to have gone away after this incident!
This ear fullness is not the same ear fullness you get during a flight. This ear fullness is a sign that you hurt your ear. The good news is that for the Vast majority of people ear fullness eventually goes away. Ears are slow to heal, so this could take 6-12 months.
I had a similar thing happen to me - an acoustic trauma that has lasted only a fraction of a second resulted in ear fullness. I also suspect that me overdoing Valsalva maneuver might have caused damage. I had some hearing tests done, and I T has turned on that evening, and basically caused me to lose 2 years of my life. My ear fullness was gone after 3-6 months.
Having said that, you Are probably vulnerable, and anything you do has a chance of turning on debilitating T that can last anywhere between 6 months and a lifetime. In any case, if I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about the ear fullness.
@Bill Bauer thanks Bill. You've given me some hope that I may eventually get rid of this feeling. My right ear has never been as good as my left. Thankfully I've always always protected my hearing since getting T. I wear ear plugs for hoovering and mowing the grass and even cooking sometimes
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