Tinnitus and Ear Sensitivity After Pressing on the Vein Next to the Ear for a Prolonged Duration

[Shaiya]

Hi, I have only just noticed this and I was wondering if any of you might know the reason for it.
I get tinnitus and sensitivity to sound in my right ear, after pressing on the vein next to the ear for a prolonged duration.

Here's the story:
I recently got a new pair of headphones, an over the ear type. Prior to that I only used in-ear or on the ear headphones. Since I got this new headphones I noticed that while wearing them I would get ringing in my right ear, both while having them on and for several days after. I would also experience increased sensitivity to sound and a feeling of fullness in the ear. At first I thought that it was caused by the sound itself, as these headphones are a very pronounced in the middle and the high frequencies, a lot more than all my previous ones. However that did not seem to be the case, because I realized that I would get ringing in the ear regardless of the volume level. I was very confused as to what might causing this problem. One day I wore the headphones without listening to any music, and I still got the ringing afterwards. That's when I started suspecting it might be related to the pressure that is being put on my ear. I tried pressing my fingers around the sides of my ears until I found the spot that is triggering my tinnitus. It is a vein that is on the upper front part of my ear, to the right of the tragus. After pressing my finger on it for a longer time, the ringing gradually gets louder and louder, and after I let go of it I get a sensation of fullness in my ear and increased sensitivity to sound.
Do any of you experience this or know what the cause might be?

A bit of additional information:
I first started experiencing tinnitus 7 years ago, after a prolonged run on a treadmill. I got it several more times after that, each time after a long exercise session that involved some type of impact (Running, jumping, kick-boxing). Each time this would happen I would get a loud ringing and a slight hearing loss that would last up to a week, after which my hearing would return to normal and my tinnitus would gradually get quieter as months passed by.

 

[Starthrower]

It is a vein that is on the upper front part of my ear, to the right of the tragus. After pressing my finger on it for a longer time, the ringing gradually gets louder and louder, and after I let go of it I get a sensation of fullness in my ear and increased sensitivity to sound.
Do any of you experience this or know what the cause might be?

Have you had your doctor listen to the vein on your neck? Sometimes these little veins move closer to the ear. I would have this checked out.

 

[Shaiya]

Thank you for the suggestion. I haven't had that done yet, I'll mention it on my next doctor's visit.