Hi guys, new to this board. Lost my job back in September and decided to get a ringing checked out in my right ear before insurance ran out. Dr. said both ear drums were ruptured, which made me panic and I scheduled an appt. with the ENT. 5 days later, the ENT said the ear drums were fine and there was no rupture. By then I was already in high stress mode and the ringing was getting louder. Had an MRI, but that also freaked me out due to being claustrophobic, which didn't help. I started taking Gingko and Lipoflavinoid which the ENT recommended. The ringing got so loud at one point that I had trouble hearing what people were saying in my right ear. That lasted for weeks and weeks. I began noticing a plugged feeling in my ears a little bit after that which made it really hard to hear. I became a nervous wreck, crying quite a bit and was afraid to be alone. Sought out a therapist and started doing acupuncture, which I'm still doing. I did have a feeling of sounds like trucks going by upsetting me and being intolerable as well as little beeping sounds that would go off in stores, but that went away after a few weeks.
I went to a neurologist who said I don't have hearing loss and the hair cells aren't damaged so he's saying the ringing will go away in 12-18 months worst case without acupuncture and exercise. The plugged feeling is bothering me as well though. It's gotten a bit better but still can't pop my ears to their normal state. He said that I don't have eustachian tube dysfunction according to his tests and that it may be jaw related. I know that when i bite down on my back teeth the ringing increases on the right side until I stop. It is driving me crazy, but I am trying to remain positive and hope that it goes away. Just not sure what the plugged feeling is from. No matter how much I try to pop them, they never feel clear. Anyway, the ringing has gone down a bit. Still sleep with noise machines and don't notice it as much during the day when busy. Wish the plugged feeling would go away though.
Anyway, curious to hear what others think.
I went to a neurologist who said I don't have hearing loss and the hair cells aren't damaged so he's saying the ringing will go away in 12-18 months worst case without acupuncture and exercise. The plugged feeling is bothering me as well though. It's gotten a bit better but still can't pop my ears to their normal state. He said that I don't have eustachian tube dysfunction according to his tests and that it may be jaw related. I know that when i bite down on my back teeth the ringing increases on the right side until I stop. It is driving me crazy, but I am trying to remain positive and hope that it goes away. Just not sure what the plugged feeling is from. No matter how much I try to pop them, they never feel clear. Anyway, the ringing has gone down a bit. Still sleep with noise machines and don't notice it as much during the day when busy. Wish the plugged feeling would go away though.
Anyway, curious to hear what others think.
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