Can I Really Develop Chronic Tinnitus Just From Having Fluid in My Ears?

2 MONTHS ago when I had a cold to the day both my ears suddenly filled up with fluid. soon thereafter, a loud roaring sound ensued and tho the fluid cleared out in a few weeks the ringing in both ears never went away, though it's not as loud as it was, it's been at a constant level since the fluid cleared out. accompanying this is a bit of dizziness and intermittent mild pain in my ears. I went to see an ent while back and she told me it's from inflammation and should self resolve, but it hasn't. unfortunately my job doesn't offer health insurance and I can't afford another visit so that's about it in regards to medical treatment, I don't think she would do anything but give me a hearing test anyways which hasn't been a problem(I gave myself an online one ) I guess my question is simply this, I havent done as much research as you guys so I figured I'd ask my better informed peers. can I really develop chronic tinnitus just from having fluid in my ears? as far as symptoms go all I had was the fluid and muted hearing that went along with it and some mild pain and dizziness and crackling ears(which they still kinda do). no vertigo or sever pain or high fever.
here's wishing you all the best and hoping that this thread finds you in good spirits. it's a hard road keeping our heads above water at times.

 

Hi Daman and Karen,
I have a similar story to tell. I was pregnant and developed a horrible cold probably the worst I have had in my lifetime.
Being pregnant I could not take anything. However I was bedridden and vomiting for days on end and ended up also loosing
my voice and developing a terrible chest infection. I then developed fluid in my ear and then not long after I started to
feel that my ears were constantly blocked. Not long after that I started to hear my voice echo frequently.

I then decided to pay a visit to the doctor. He checked my ears thoroughly and said no sign of infection or fluid. I should
have continued my search foe answers, because I was pregnant I just focused on my baby. Not long after having my baby
I started to have fluid in the ears again/echo in the ears and this time also terrible vertigo. Anyhow to this day I have
hissing in my ears and that was two years ago
I am sure you will be fine and not have these issues. I only wish you all the best.
By the way I still feel that I have fluid in the ears. I wish I had more answers for you. Just sharing my experience as Karen
asked.

 

Hey Daman... I believe my T came from barotrauma due to an undetected sinus infection during a transatlantic flight, although three docs so far cant agree on this. When I landed, I had acute pain...and could hear fluid sloshing around in my left ear. They forced my left eustachion tube open and it felt like it drained. Bu have had T in both ears since (three months ago)
I also had no hearing loss or ear drum puncture.

But...If yours did involve inflammation it may indeed go away when that clears up. Is there anyway you can cobble together some money and get to a doc to make sure there is no more infection?

 

how would the doc be sure there is no more infection? better yet how can one tell if there is still inflammation present? the ent said it all looked good few weeks back, but it's weird cuz I still have some mild pain and cracklin. thanks for sharing your stories all, it really helps to be able to chat with compatriots that know how much this can suck. whenever I try n talk with others about it they just pretty much shrug it off.

 

thx guys for sharing. Hope this post finds you in good mental health. I'm still trying to cope with the fact this might be permanent but just reading the threads on the board has really helped me to get through this abit. if I can't hope for it to go away, it might at least settle down a bit cuz it's loud enough to hear it over any masking noise when I try n sleep... which is really the worst part. and thx markku, I've seen your other posts around the forums and your awesome bro . Cheers

 

I also developed mild tinnitus after a chronic sinus infection. It never went away completely, I did a few cleansing diets for months (no gluten no dairy) lots of vegetables and fruit. I believe that enabled my ears to clear and the tinnitus subsided as my ears cleared.

 

I have fluid in my ear after i blew with one nostil using a neti pot. So the fluid I have there is a saline solution I made myself. My tinnitus is louder in that ear, now that there is fluid there. My doctor said that there was indeed fluid, and a little red in that ear. It was not like this in my other ear, which corresponds with what I feel.

What are the odds of this T amplification going away when the fluid drains? All doctors and ENTs say "almost always" etc, but reading this forum I get the feeling that being unlucky isn't that uncommon...

 

I am 16 years old and I have a ear infection that caused tinnitus do you think it will go away

 

I have a similar experience. Two years ago I developed an ear infection in my left ear. Literally overnight I developed tinnitus in my left ear. It is intermittent, it comes for one or two days and then it disappears for one or two days. But it always comes back in this very annoying cycle. If I flex the muscles at the back of my jaw I can hear all kinds of popping, cracking, and crunching in my left ear. I have been told that this is due to excessive fluid in my inner ear. The doctor put me on an antibiotic called AMOX but it had zero effect so its probably not due to an infection. Is it possible to remove excessive fluid from my inner ear?

 

I know this is a super old post but just wondering if anyone ever found relief from tinnitus?

 

Yes, for many, T has subsided.