MemberSince 7/1/15, when my cold started, I have had a weird vibrating hum in my left ear. It has gotten a lot better over the course of the last two weeks and my cold is gone now too. But the vibrating hum still clings to life. I realize that based on those facts it would seem obvious that the hum is due to the cold and will eventually subside as the inner effects of a cold can linger beyond the obvious symptoms like runny nose and congestion. Still, I'm not sure and mentally I'm preparing for it to be permanent by trying not to get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I walk in a quiet room and hear the small bass vibration is still there---even if it's not as loud as it once was. I've felt my pulse and it doesn't seem to be in any sort of sync with it so I figure that rules out PT. Still, I do have the blood rushing sound in my left ear when I stand up etc. so I thought maybe this vibrating/hum was related to the blood around my left ear.
At first it went in and out on its own like a tugboat blowing a horn over and over again and it was louder. I've since discovered that it is now a dimmer constant hum I only hear in quiet rooms and it only seems to come in and out when I interrupt it with certain noises like my footsteps or talking with someone etc. Really strange. I haven't been careless with my ears at all as I've had regular tonal T for a long time. I really feel my cold brought this on but I'm not sure what it is or if it will ever go away. Anyone else have this?
I guess I should add that I went to the ENT and he said it was not uncommon for this to happen due to a cold and it should go away with the cold. Meanwhile I've never had it with a cold before and don't know anyone who has. I got the feeling he was just making stuff up. He also said if it doesn't go away that there was nothing he could do except give me a hearing test. Huh? Why would I want a hearing test? How dumb. So, I don't put a lot of faith in this clown or any regular ENT for that matter.
At first it went in and out on its own like a tugboat blowing a horn over and over again and it was louder. I've since discovered that it is now a dimmer constant hum I only hear in quiet rooms and it only seems to come in and out when I interrupt it with certain noises like my footsteps or talking with someone etc. Really strange. I haven't been careless with my ears at all as I've had regular tonal T for a long time. I really feel my cold brought this on but I'm not sure what it is or if it will ever go away. Anyone else have this?
I guess I should add that I went to the ENT and he said it was not uncommon for this to happen due to a cold and it should go away with the cold. Meanwhile I've never had it with a cold before and don't know anyone who has. I got the feeling he was just making stuff up. He also said if it doesn't go away that there was nothing he could do except give me a hearing test. Huh? Why would I want a hearing test? How dumb. So, I don't put a lot of faith in this clown or any regular ENT for that matter.
