Screaming in Ear — Fullness in Ear and Sensitivity to Noise

[jennybutterfly]

Hi! Someone screamed in my ear last night and since then I have had a fullness and pressure in ear and sensitivity to noise. I went to the GP, he said my ears looked fine and recommended a wait and see approach and he said if it's getting worse or not improving to consult an ENT. Thank you for your support.

 

[threefirefour]

Hi! Someone screamed in my ear last night and since then I have had a fullness and pressure in ear and sensitivity to noise. I went to the GP, he said my ears looked fine and recommended a wait and see approach and he said if it's getting worse or not improving to consult an ENT. Thank you for your support.

Stupid ass ENTs as always. I heavily recommend you go back ASAP and get on steroids. How do these people graduate med school? They just seem so bad at there jobs across the board

 

[Contrast]

The scream caused damage to your hearing. (hopefully temporary) and as a result you have sensitivity and pain to everyday noise called hyperacusis.

This is because the brain is trying to amplify your hearing on it's own to make up for hearing damage and the outer hair cell nerve fibers of the cochlea are send pain signals at non threatening noise in response to the hearing loss caused by the idiot that screamed in your ear.

The GP was only checking for outer and middle ear damage, they usually don't administer audioograms. So he has to
recommend you to an ENT audiologist to give you one

 

[dingaling]

You have a phenomenon called temporary threshold shift which will reduce in time. The startle reflex was activated and may make you hypervigilant and sensitive for a short time.

Avoid all noise and headphones for a few days or weeks to aid recovery and find ways to calm and relax

 

[jennybutterfly]

Thank you for your replies.

I find the fullness and pressure in the ear is sort of getting worse. Is this normal? I don't have hearing loss or tinnitus..so would taking presidone help? Thank you.

 

[threefirefour]

Thank you for your replies.

I find the fullness and pressure in the ear is sort of getting worse. Is this normal? I don't have hearing loss or tinnitus..so would taking presidone help? Thank you.

Yes get prednislone asap

 

[StubbyJ]

Yes get prednislone asap

I 2nd this ASAP. As high as a dose as legal...Ha. But seriously, go get some.

 

[Adriel93]

@threefirefour @StubbyJ whats prednislone, and what does it hell with?

 

[threefirefour]

@threefirefour @StubbyJ whats prednislone, and what does it hell with?

It's a steroid that can help prevent hearing loss damage if taken 48 hours after onset. Studies haven't completely proven this however.

 

[StubbyJ]

Yes get prednislone asap

Yes. As you don't have registered hearing loss I bet you will be fine in time. There is hidden hearing loss to consider (frequencies not tested) but as you experienced a human voice I doubt this is the issue. Should T set in please stay away from any artificial T therapies binaural beats and such as this is what set me WAY back. Only listen to natural sounds like birds, rain and streams. As mentioned above, we are talking about steroids. When first got T my fullness exited for two weeks and went away. Unfortunately, as mention the POS binaural beats changed my one tone, barely noticeable T into 2 and and associated pain. I recommend not using hearing protection in environments under 60 db as this his what caused my H..I think.

 

[Tony Phylactou]

Yes. As you don't have registered hearing loss I bet you will be fine in time. There is hidden hearing loss to consider (frequencies not tested) but as you experienced a human voice I doubt this is the issue. Should T set in please stay away from any artificial T therapies binaural beats and such as this is what set me WAY back. Only listen to natural sounds like birds, rain and streams. As mentioned above, we are talking about steroids. When first got T my fullness exited for two weeks and went away. Unfortunately, as mention the POS binaural beats changed my one tone, barely noticeable T into 2 and and associated pain. I recommend not using hearing protection in environments under 60 db as this his what caused my H..I think.

But ordinary conversation can be more than 60 db what do you do then ?

 

[Dem]

@StubbyJ hidden hearing loss is not about frequencies above usually tested but about degradation of synapses connecting hair cells.