New Tinnitus Sound After Spike Disappears After Plugging Ear with Thumb?

Discussion in 'Support' started by Snake, Jan 5, 2018.

    1. Snake
      Heartbroken

      Snake Member

      Location:
      Poland
      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2011
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      2011 - Gaming on headphones. 2020 - Severe by breaking glass
      I've got some new acoustic trauma a week ago which I described here https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/spike-and-ear-fullness-after-noise-at-surgery-room.25903

      As I wrote my tinnitus spiked in both ears, but it seems to fading to previous baseline. But the strange thing is that I got new constant sound in my right ear after this incident, that disappears when I plug my ear with my thumb. When it comes to wearing earplugs it varies, it's there once and then second time I can't hear it.

      When I plug my ear with my thumb a think that sometimes I only hear sound that was in my previous baseline, and sometimes this new sound. It's changing but today after plugging with thumb I only hear previous baseline.

      I've always had this kind of sound in my right ear before recent incident and it was 90% maskable during the day. But it's very strange, i can't even properly explain it. It's different kind of sound, it's low/medium squeek like in radiatior.

      So to put it in one sentence, I hear new sound when I don't plug my ear with a thumb and it disappears when I plug it with a thumb. Ear was checked by the ENT, it's ok.

      Before the incident i often got "vibrating" sensation like in TTTS in this ear, maybe it's it and it changed sound?

      I'm still on the course of Prednisone 50mg/day and vitamins, magnesium, vinpocetine etc. NAC should come today.

      I think about trying HBOT's but it's very expensive and loud, it should help me or it's only a waste of money and treatment above should be sufficient? I'm also gonna do extended audiogram today.
       
      Last edited: Jan 5, 2018
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      Snake
      Heartbroken

      Snake Member

      Location:
      Poland
      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2011
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      2011 - Gaming on headphones. 2020 - Severe by breaking glass
      Update: Audiogram

      Up: Right Ear
      Down: Left Ear

      We can see a drop on the left ear at 17KHz, right ear should be TTTS i think.

      My left ear is a little louder than before the incident, could this be the cause? Should i consider HBOT?

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