Tinnitus That Switches Ears — Anybody Else?

Discussion in 'Support' started by Imshael, Sep 22, 2018.

    1. Imshael
      Procrastinating

      Imshael Member

      Location:
      Sweden
      Tinnitus Since:
      2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Likely jaw and/or neck issues
      Hi! My tinnitus has since day one switched between ears. Just yesterday, my right ear was the bad one. Today, it's the left.

      Sometimes it stays worse in one ear for a while, sometimes it only lasts a couple of days.

      Anyone else who's experiencing this, and might now what the cause is?
       
    2. Starthrower
      Wtf

      Starthrower Member Benefactor Ambassador Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      January 2002
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Dental Surgery
      @Imshael wow you reminded me of myself back in 2003. I remembered writing that I was so pissed off because the noise started drifting over to the other side. I remembered saying oh no you don't you can have the right ear but stay away from the left....don't you dare start up in my brains either!!!!

      There really isn't any reasoning for this - it just happens.
       
    3. AUTHOR
      AUTHOR
      Imshael
      Procrastinating

      Imshael Member

      Location:
      Sweden
      Tinnitus Since:
      2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Likely jaw and/or neck issues
      It's really odd, isn't it. I see so many people having a bad ear and a good one, and I myself can't tell which is which.
       
    4. Timothy 87

      Timothy 87 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      07/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      Yes, happens to me too. Nothing to worry about.
       
    5. GoatSheep

      GoatSheep Guest

      This seems to be happening with me suddenly in the past few days.
       
    6. Rb86

      Rb86 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      5/31/19
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise
      So strange. Clearly the brain element. My trauma mainly effected my left ear, which has hearing loss, the right is fine. Tinnitus started in left, and then the right joined the party a few days later. Been in both since. Although the sound types and tones are unique to each.
       
    7. Stu1983
      Studious

      Stu1983 Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      Around 2008/spiked 2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      2008 sound/2018 Meds made the volume several times worse
      Yes. My different tones switch from ear to other ear and head or altogether. No idea why.
       
    8. Core2Duo

      Core2Duo Member

      Location:
      Bogota
      Tinnitus Since:
      07/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced
      Me too. I don't know what is going. For two years was stable but since three months started to change between ears.
       
    9. AfroSnowman
      Balanced

      AfroSnowman Member Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Nonnatural energy source
      Mine is generally worse in my left but when it gets amped up it fills up my head and the right one will start copying the sounds in the left. Then on the very rare good day when my left ear quiets down I can absolutely hear my right ear.
       
    10. Mathew Gould

      Mathew Gould Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      6/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Neck/Jaw misalignment
      Yup, I have tinnitus from neck and jaw issues. When my tinnitus is low it's in the right or left ear or near it. When my tinnitus is bad it's in my brain.
       
    11. Jdwg

      Jdwg Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      03/2021
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise exposure
      I have this too, my tinnitus lives in my left ear and the centre, but often softens in the left ear into an on off long hissing sound. My right ear and centre then provides a continuous high pitch sound.

      The odd thing is when the hiss sometimes switches from the right to the left in an instant, it almost feels like a mechanical switch has been flicked.

      I can't help but think cerebro fluid plays a role in the location of the sound somehow as it often moves and radiates with my head position.
       
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