Hello all,
I've lurked this forum for 2 months now and figured I'd finally join the club. It's been a little over two months and I've never been so low in my life (23 years of age).
To make a long story short, I woke up one morning in late July this year to a blocked left ear that quickly went away, but left some ringing. It all started very faint, and honestly exhausted me to the point that I just didn't care anymore. However, that quickly changed as my tinnitus had become reactive as some call it.
I've already been to an ENT only to be told, you guessed it, "that sucks" and "you'll get used to it", so I don't think I'll be going back unless it's for something else. I've had some pretty nasty anxiety and depression start up since COVID-19 bringing panic attacks and all sorts of great stuff, so I plan to see a therapist very soon to address that.
My tinnitus isn't necessarily terrible but it isn't great either. On good days, it tends to be a 2500 Hz tone that's not really present in the affected ear (left). On bad days there's no telling what'll bring. Could be very high pitch sharp hissing, cicada-like electrical noises, fluttering electrical noise, etc.
Additionally, I've noticed that when washing dishes or clanking plates, my ear reacts, pops kind of, almost like the sound your ear drum makes when you yawn. This I would assume is very mild hyperacusis, but don't know for sure. There's no pain, but it seems to bother me at the very least. The final thing worth mentioning is that sound slowly makes it worse throughout the day most of the time, so now I just sleep in silence as there is generally no ringing/hissing/electrical noise when I do. Boy do I miss my box fan.
My tinnitus has always been a roar almost, mixed with some ringing. It was never anything serious until sounds started increasing the baseline of the hissing. I got AirPod Pros for my birthday and was using them until this all started, but at moderate volume. They could be to blame, but I'm unsure as waking up that morning with a blocked ear seems to be what started it.
I know that there are folks out there with this nightmare far worse than myself, and I now (moderately) understand what it can do to someone. I would appreciate some insight or even knowledge from anyone that has/had something similar. Much love to all.
Jake
I've lurked this forum for 2 months now and figured I'd finally join the club. It's been a little over two months and I've never been so low in my life (23 years of age).
To make a long story short, I woke up one morning in late July this year to a blocked left ear that quickly went away, but left some ringing. It all started very faint, and honestly exhausted me to the point that I just didn't care anymore. However, that quickly changed as my tinnitus had become reactive as some call it.
I've already been to an ENT only to be told, you guessed it, "that sucks" and "you'll get used to it", so I don't think I'll be going back unless it's for something else. I've had some pretty nasty anxiety and depression start up since COVID-19 bringing panic attacks and all sorts of great stuff, so I plan to see a therapist very soon to address that.
My tinnitus isn't necessarily terrible but it isn't great either. On good days, it tends to be a 2500 Hz tone that's not really present in the affected ear (left). On bad days there's no telling what'll bring. Could be very high pitch sharp hissing, cicada-like electrical noises, fluttering electrical noise, etc.
Additionally, I've noticed that when washing dishes or clanking plates, my ear reacts, pops kind of, almost like the sound your ear drum makes when you yawn. This I would assume is very mild hyperacusis, but don't know for sure. There's no pain, but it seems to bother me at the very least. The final thing worth mentioning is that sound slowly makes it worse throughout the day most of the time, so now I just sleep in silence as there is generally no ringing/hissing/electrical noise when I do. Boy do I miss my box fan.
My tinnitus has always been a roar almost, mixed with some ringing. It was never anything serious until sounds started increasing the baseline of the hissing. I got AirPod Pros for my birthday and was using them until this all started, but at moderate volume. They could be to blame, but I'm unsure as waking up that morning with a blocked ear seems to be what started it.
I know that there are folks out there with this nightmare far worse than myself, and I now (moderately) understand what it can do to someone. I would appreciate some insight or even knowledge from anyone that has/had something similar. Much love to all.
Jake