Hello everyone,
I officially see an ENT in 2 weeks after having a "pulsing" in the ear, almost exclusively triggered by burping (the kind of burps that almost get stuck in the throat and are almost like a burp/hiccup hybrid), and seem to be concentrated to the mornings, as well as a general feeling of fullness in the left ear which I can't pop away. It "came out of the blue" one morning on a burp, I hadn't been sick or dealing with a runny nose in the weeks leading up to it.
My GP said it was most likely eustachian tube dysfunction and told me to take Sudafed for 5 days, but unfortunately I am a few days past that and I don't notice any markable improvements. I have some random periods of autophony as well, which is kinda scary every time it happens, but it never lasts longer than 5-10 minutes before going away.
Now that I have browsed this forum for a while, it seems I may be dealing with MEM (Middle Ear Myoclonus) but I don't want to jump to conclusions before seeing the ENT.
Anyways, I am pretty scared I somehow ended up with a rare ear disorder that will be with me for a long long time, and I am only in my 20's. My anxiety and depression have gotten worse the last couple of years and it seems every month its some new medical issue I have to deal with.
If anyone ends up seeing this, good luck on your journey and I hope I have okay news to report after seeing the doc!
I officially see an ENT in 2 weeks after having a "pulsing" in the ear, almost exclusively triggered by burping (the kind of burps that almost get stuck in the throat and are almost like a burp/hiccup hybrid), and seem to be concentrated to the mornings, as well as a general feeling of fullness in the left ear which I can't pop away. It "came out of the blue" one morning on a burp, I hadn't been sick or dealing with a runny nose in the weeks leading up to it.
My GP said it was most likely eustachian tube dysfunction and told me to take Sudafed for 5 days, but unfortunately I am a few days past that and I don't notice any markable improvements. I have some random periods of autophony as well, which is kinda scary every time it happens, but it never lasts longer than 5-10 minutes before going away.
Now that I have browsed this forum for a while, it seems I may be dealing with MEM (Middle Ear Myoclonus) but I don't want to jump to conclusions before seeing the ENT.
Anyways, I am pretty scared I somehow ended up with a rare ear disorder that will be with me for a long long time, and I am only in my 20's. My anxiety and depression have gotten worse the last couple of years and it seems every month its some new medical issue I have to deal with.
If anyone ends up seeing this, good luck on your journey and I hope I have okay news to report after seeing the doc!
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