Gidday guys,
I hope I'm in the right place, apologies if not.
I'll try to keep this brief. I've had tinnitus for about two months now. It's a low, infrequent hum in my head, along with a more constant higher-pitched chiming in my right ear that fades every three days, giving me a day of near silence on the fourth day before resuming.
I've seen audiologists who said the tinnitus is likely temporary, as there's no significant hearing loss aside from mild loss beyond 8000 Hz. They also noted eardrum immobility in my right ear with some fluid behind the eardrum. A CT scan came back clear. My doctor said the same.
One thing I'm considering is a root canal treatment I had four days before the tinnitus began. It was the second of four appointments and involved removing the last couple of roots and placing antiseptic in the site before resealing it. The third appointment next week is for the permanent filler to be placed.
Given the timing, I plan to ask my dentist about a possible infection link (though I've had no pain or inflammation, and the affected ear is on the opposite side), inflammation (possible, but I would have thought it would have settled by now), or nerve damage.
I just wanted to see what you think, and if there's anything else I should be asking. Of course, I understand that definitive answers are impossible, I'm just trying to narrow down possible causes.
I hope I'm in the right place, apologies if not.
I'll try to keep this brief. I've had tinnitus for about two months now. It's a low, infrequent hum in my head, along with a more constant higher-pitched chiming in my right ear that fades every three days, giving me a day of near silence on the fourth day before resuming.
I've seen audiologists who said the tinnitus is likely temporary, as there's no significant hearing loss aside from mild loss beyond 8000 Hz. They also noted eardrum immobility in my right ear with some fluid behind the eardrum. A CT scan came back clear. My doctor said the same.
One thing I'm considering is a root canal treatment I had four days before the tinnitus began. It was the second of four appointments and involved removing the last couple of roots and placing antiseptic in the site before resealing it. The third appointment next week is for the permanent filler to be placed.
Given the timing, I plan to ask my dentist about a possible infection link (though I've had no pain or inflammation, and the affected ear is on the opposite side), inflammation (possible, but I would have thought it would have settled by now), or nerve damage.
I just wanted to see what you think, and if there's anything else I should be asking. Of course, I understand that definitive answers are impossible, I'm just trying to narrow down possible causes.
