Burning Ear Pain

Anyone else here with what feels like a burning pain?
My reactive hissing is back and so is this weird pain.

 

I have been living with the reactive hissing noise and weird burning sensation for three years now.

 

My ears have felt hot and painful at times also. I don't have hypercausis though. I've never had this my whole life until I got tinnitus.

 

I have aching and burning in my ears often, it isn't 24/7, but I experience it quite frequently. The aching is a bruise like pain in and around the ears like you describe, and the burning feels like a very bad sunburn in my ears and face surrounding the ear.

I found benzodiazepines reduced all of my symptoms by anywhere from 10-25% depending on the day. I'm tapering from them now and am finding that most of the symptoms are coming back in full force the lower my dose becomes.

 

@valeri

Can you localize the burning? Have you ever had shingles? Outside possibility of trigeminal nerve irritation (this can cause burning).

Get a proper check by an ENT.

 

Not many people here are getting this symptom, just only a few.

The ones I know of having this pain, it appeared without a known cause or after a trauma.

I've seen some research papers stating that it's a symptom of Acoustic Shock Disorder, a nerve in the ear or the muscle might be related. I also see that a lot of people that has ear pain describe it as burning or searing pain, and are diagnosed with either Trigeminal Neuralgia or Geniculate Neuralgia.

If anyone knows more about this type of ear pain, or knows of a treatment etc ... Please let us know.

It's really a nightmare apart of tinnitus.

 

Anyone else experience this?

It started about a month ago on/off but the last 5-6 days it’s been horrible, constant...
My ears are sizzling and burning.

 

I'm having this also, along with the severe hyperacusis/normal tinnitus. But b/c of benzo w/d, there are a lot of nerve issues involved. The severe hyper-acusis, however, is a granddaddy symptom for me.

 

@valeri how are you feeling today? Really sorry you're going through this.

 

When you say "burning" you mean like a sort of warm liquid feeling deep inside the ears? I have that sort of sensation after noise exposure, when I lie down. Is that what you are describing too?

 

It’s like an acid being poured over my ears, so burning and sizzling!

They come together, can’t have one without the other, pure nightmare.
Rivotril sometimes takes the edge off but not much help from anything.
I believe this to be hyperacusis.

 

It’s not the first time it happened but nevertheless it’s very distressing every time it comes.
For me it’s always around this time of the year so I’m not sure if spring allergies (Australia) can cause this.
All I can recommend is gabapentin and rivotril combo, that’s the only thing that helps take the edge off.
It’s absolutely horrible, I understand.
I hope it gets better for you too.

 

I have the PRECISE same symptoms @valeri.

I have had tinnitus & hyperacusis for 14 years and the burning ear pain comes and goes. Sometimes it disappears for up to 2 years - then returns. Often at the same time as a spike.
Right now it is very bad and my normal tinnitus sound has changed to a hissing tone (like a frying pan with bacon).

I think it has to do with hyperacusis but I don’t know.

 

The only relief I got was from Rivotril (Clonazepam), please be careful if you go down that route.

 

I have had T for many years and also suffer from ear burn when holding my mobile phone next to my ear and also the cordless house phone. I have to use the phones on the speaker setting. I have just ordered some bluetooth in ear headphones to see if I get the same reaction. Bluetooth also cause tingling ans burn takes a little while longer

 

I have had T for many years and also suffer from ear burn when holding my mobile phone next to my ear and also the cordless house phone. I have to use the phones on the speaker setting. I have just ordered some bluetooth in ear headphones to see if I get the same reaction. Bluetooth also cause tingling ans burn takes a little while longer

 

Do you still have it @valeri?

 

On and off, but not as severe as it can be.

 

Hi Valeri, did this burning pain ever switch sides/areas of your face or was it always on one side/concentrated around 1 ear?

 

I really have no clue why the noxacusis went away 99%, and hearing made a decent recover (not full) but I ended up falling victim to a new more more horrifying health problem that shares nothing in common. FML

 

Hey, have you ever heard of the Silverstein surgery for hyperacusis? I've heard that it's helped a lot of people with hyperacusis. It's pretty simple and rather non invasive from what I understand, so maybe you can find an ENT who can do it for you? I'm not sure on the effect it has on tinnitus, though. If any.

 

Yes! I think surgery is a last resort sort of thing as it can make your tinnitus worse and I think they want you to wait a few years/rule out other treatments prior to doing it. If things don't improve I'd definitely be looking into that. Right now my burning/eye stuff is even more concerning, so I'm suspecting some sort of neurological issues, possibly some sort of Trigeminal Neuralgia or inflammation

 

I've had H for 4, going on 5 years now (acoustic trauma induced). The first two were brutal almost having to cease working. The pain you describe lasted 2 years for me. Couldn't leave the house much. Look up stretches related to the SCMs and all other muscles of the neck and upper traps. It will cost you nothing and may help, but most importantly, not set you back. I'm not a fan of drugs, thus refrained especially in light of people being jacked by them. You will get better. This stuff is no fun and takes a long time to heal.

 

How did the ENT's respond to the burning ear pain?

 

I have had right Tinnitus and occasional red ear for fifteen years. It has been pretty rough. I am a 69 year old man who suffers from Sjogrens Syndrome, fibre neuropathy, Rhynauds, low white blood count and elevated Liver enzymes. In other words, I am a mess lol.

About one month ago the red ear became a total nightmare. It has gone from a few moments each month to hours upon hours per day. It is hot, burns, hurts and causes Migraines. Anyone had a similar experience?

Best to all,

Rcristal

 

Ha. My visit, as well as those of many others here was a complete joke. Most EMTs are worthless. I only saw an ENT upon onset of T; didn't even bother to go upon H setting in shortly thereafter.

 

Yes I get the same both ears hot, hurts and started to get tension headaches. Tinnitus is loud too. I think ears getting worse due to my ears have a lower threshold to sound so even 60 decibels is too loud.

 

It’s mainly on my right hand side, very mildly I can get it in left ear but right one, when it happens, it’s pure hell.
My ear feels bruised, as if it has been cut with razor blades.
I seriously dread it!

Do you find anything helps you?

 

I’m so sorry the burning really is the cherry on top of a crappy ear situation.

I’m fairly new to the burning so unfortunately I haven’t found much that helps nor what sets it off. I’m suspecting some form of atypical neuralgia.