Thank You for Describing Ear Fullness

I saw a post recently describing ear fullness. It was described as being on a jet flight and feeling pressure in your ears and having a muffled sensation in one's hearing. I feel this is a very accurate description of the ongoing symptom I have for ~5mos since I acquired t from not using hearing protection at a punk show. I tried looking for the post, but can't find it. I should have bookmarked it. Thank you for your description.

I feel that if I could lose this feeling (symptom) that my t wouldn't be that bad (but maybe I would perceive the ringing louder?). If either the ringing or the fullness would be gone, I would be more positive. Having both really sucks. Luckily the sharp pains in my ears have disappeared. Occasionally I'll get a different tone of ringing in my ears randomly, but it will only last for no longer than a minute.

Man, it's hard to accept that I fucked up my ears from drunkenness and laziness. My buddy gave my earplugs that night, as he is a caring person, but I didn't use them throughout the whole show. There was a moment at the show, I thought, I should put my earplugs in, but then in my drunken stupor, I thought, I'll be ok. Welp, today, I am not ok. Screaming out lyrics as the band played probably did not help either. The nonstop ringing in my left ear and fullness in both ears give me grief everyday. The ringing now is probably not as bad as the initial onset. It has possibly subsided some. I feel I have either got used to the ringing, or perhaps maybe it has lowered in volume?

I've seen posts stating that the fullness eventually goes away. Maybe it does. It's been 5 mos and the fullness feeling has not gone away. I've seen other posts on facebook groups saying that the fullness feeling is caused by nerve damage. This makes sense to me as nerves are responsible for physical feelings in the body. If this is true, I don't think nerves regenerate, just like inner hair cells in the cochlea.

I don't see many recent posts about the fullness feeling. I wonder how bad my ears are screwed up because most don't describe this symptom. Maybe I haven't delved deep enough into the archives here.

 

Just like what can cause a spike, there's many things that can cause ear fullness and often a time limit can't be placed unless the cause is known.

Ear Fullness - just a few from though.

Ear infections
Endolymphatic Hydrops - Primary or Idiopathic association to Meniere's Disease
Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops
Impacted Earwax
Cholesteatoma
Tensor Tympani Syndrome
Hyperacusis
Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
Heavy Lifting
Speaking
Walking
Chewing
Swallowing
Coughing
Cold - Flu
Low Frequency Sound
Noise
SSHL
ETD
Acoustic Neuroma
Balance Issues - Head, Neck, Face, Mouth Movement
Facial Tingling
Facial Nerve
Cranial Nerves
Many Other Nerves
Muscle Stiffness - Neck
Jaw Stiffness
Infections - Viral - Bacterial
Toxins
Other Ear Problems

 

Did the ear fullness ever get better for you?