Tinnitus from COVID-19 (A Mild Case, More Like a Head Cold)

I've read a few posts here about people suffering from tinnitus when they caught COVID-19, so wanted to share my experience and ask a few questions.

Got COVID-19 about 5 days ago, luckily a mild case, more like a head cold. When I get colds, my sinuses are sore / swollen for a few days, before it turns into congestion / blocked nose / etc, and this was no different. Just yesterday morning I woke up with ringing in my right ear. Ironically I felt a lot better (though I'm still testing positive) but sort of "behind" my nose is feeling blocked, and a little below the eyes, though I can breathe clearly and my nose isn't runny.

The sound is high pitch, sometimes louder in the right ear, sometimes it settles in the middle, and then last night when I lay on my left side, the sound seemed to "shift" to that side, like gravity was affecting it. Perhaps that was the congestion moving and affecting the sound?

I've read a few articles about congestion causing tinnitus, so that gives me hope. Just wondering what other experiences people have had.

 

Interestingly, this afternoon it seems to have settled into the middle of my head. I've a lot of congestion / mucus behind my nose draining down. It feels like it could be a pressure in my head now rather than specific to either ear.

 

Hate to see a post with no replies... I hope it was just congestion and that you are ok now.

 

Hopefully it cleared up for you.

 

How are you doing?