Hi ladies,
I have this problem with my ears and it has become so annoying and frustrating. I know it's not life-threating, but it is sure hard to cope with. I listened to loud music with the earphones for a couple of years mabybe that's the cause. I went to see a couple of ENTs, they said my ears are perfect, only one told me it could me a otitis and some liquid gathered in my ear. She prescribed some meds, but I stopped them because I felt even dizzier and had nausia. At the beginning it was only a knocking sound in my left ear that came from time to time. I observed that it came when I stood up for a long time or was lying in bed. I read about it and I think it is a sort of muscle spasm. After 2 weeks of masnesium it went away for a couple of months, than it appeared again. But lately, my ears have also another issues: they pop, they itch,sometimes they stiff and then came back to normal (as we experience when flying for eg). I don't have problems with my tension...
I am also very sensitive to very load noises: for e.g. my son"s screaming...Lately when I go to bed at night and it is all quite I also hear a tickle sound...I think it is permanent but it goes unoticed during the day (thank God). The hearing test showed also a little hearing loss and the ENT said it is strange for my youn age (28). Is there anyting else I should do? It started to affect me in so many ways:( I even developped anxiety: I am afraid that I will go deaf, that the tickle sound will go on forever...If some of you have experienced something similar, please help me!
My husband has tinnitus from working of jets in the air force...so he has constant ringing in his ears. One thing that helps him sleep is a "white noise" I have always slept with a fan on at night and it helps him too. It distracts you from the noise. Try that for sleeping. I would follow the other moms advice too. Good luck!
mine is all related to sinus issues. Frequently, I have fluid on the eardrum & it causes a pulsing/ticking sound.
my dr taught me to "pop" my ear by holding my nose, closing my mouth, & trying to blow out....& it does pop my ear. This helps in the short-term, but that's it. She recommend I do this once/day to help open up the tubing. I also use Zyrtec daily + Singulair. Occasionally/seasonally I have to add in nasal spray &/or ear drops. & I do have to have my ears cleaned out in the office.
Couple more thoughts: when my blood pressure is up, the sound is a little different. & when my blood sugar is on the rise....my blood pressure will increase too....& I hear more noise. You might want to have all of these possibilities checked!
I have problematic ears myself. It can drive one crazy.
1) Ask your dentist. The way your jaws shut can cause problems if your ear canal closes rather than stays open. To check it yourself, shift your lower jaw forward. Can you feel your canals open up?
2) If your canals are closed, your ears cannot properly drain. Sometimes I hold my jaw forward when I feel blockage.
3) Stop using Q-tips in the ear. You may be pushing wax behind your eardrum.
4) An ear doctor told me I have "weeping ears." The sensation can drive a person crazy. All the same, do not use a Q-tip to try to get rid of the sensation. You will only make it worse.
5) I did get some kind of medication to soothe the weeping ears, and in due course it went away with my new resolve to not "clean" my ears anymore.
6) Make sure your sinuses are draining properly as well.
Best wishes
I have had that too and it drives me crazy! I don't really remember how I figured it all out, but I do remember my GP using a tool to dig wax out of my ear. Then she had me use over the counter ear drops to soften the wax. I had to do that for several weeks and finally it all went away! I quit using Q tips to clean my ears and I haven't had the problem anymore. GL!!
Tinnitus can be caused from many things such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, nicotine, tabacco, caffeine, dental work, jaw problems, vascular problems, stress, ear wax or debris, hearing loss, migraines, anxiety, amongst other causes. Use masking noise, avoid silence. Talk to your doctor about using ginkgo biloba (unproven to help) and an anti-anxiety. FYI, your symptoms are very common.
Ears are so unpredictable and varied in their behavior. I've had tinnitus that gets louder or softer, changes pitch, sometimes nearly fades for an hour or so at a time, for the past 25 years, at least. At times I get spasms in my eustachian tubes that cause loud, irregular clicking – this is often triggered by a loud sound, sometimes just the radio or normal voices. I'm sensitive to loud sounds, too, so maybe this is just my body's way of objecting to noise.
My hearing is unusually good for my age, in spite of the unwanted internal noise, but I've been careful most of my life to avoid loud environments unless I'm wearing ear plugs.
I have gotten so used to the ringing and clicking that I hardly notice them any more. It took years to get to this point, unfortunately. But when I finally stopped thinking I "shouldn't" be plagued with this problem, it ceased to be a problem. Tinnitus is so common in my age group (60's+) that I've polled various friends about how they deal with it. Some, like me, just accept it as part of life, and are not tormented by it. Some, who have had the good fortune of not having too much going on medically, are depressed or angry because of it. (I have so much other pain that outscreams the ringing ears that they are really a minor problem in comparison.)
So, I don't know exactly how one gets to the point of acceptance, which I'm sure is a solitary and unique journey for each of us, but that's what I recommend. That doesn't mean, of course, that you can't/shouldn't try to fix it if a solution comes along. It just means you accept that it's part of your life for now.
Since two weeks of magnesium helped before, I'd be inclined to try that again. Our bodies do gradually deplete magnesium if we don't take it in regularly, and magnesium is a common deficiency in many people. You could also check your blood pressure, which in my case is often low when the ringing is the loudest.
Wishing you wellness!
If your ears physically look good, the issue could be neurological. Ask your doctor about that.
Please bear with me, my background is in psychology.
Consider it could be auditory hallucinations. I know, sounds off the wall but it could be something like that IF, IF, IF the docs can't find anything else wrong.
Go see a new ENT (ENT Associates is awesome) and ask them to check your adenoids. They cause a LOT of problems that manifest themselves in lots of nasty little ways (itchy ears, throat pain, tons of dizziness).
Ask the ENT if an allergist appt is necessary. Allergies of then cause a lot of ENT type problems.
Feel better!!
M.:
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You need to see a neurologist and an allergist.
The itching and popping could be from allergies.
The dizziness and nausea is something I experience. It's called vestibular neuritis...
http://www.ehow.com/info_###-###-####_causes-vestibular-n...
I don't get it as often as I used to. When it happens, I am down for 24 to 48 hours...and I have to crawl to the bathroom and have someone in the bathroom with me so I don't fall over and hit my head. I take mechlizine (Rx strength of Dramamine).
You might also want to see a dentist - you might have Temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMJ.
Go to your PCP and start with a physical. Then find out if you need a referral to a neurologist...allergist..etc...then go to your dentist as well to see if you clench your jaw while you are sleeping!
Good luck!
I wonder if you clench your jaw when you sleep. I would see a dentist to be fitted for a guard to prevent you from clenching while you sleep and I suggest you become more aware of your jaw's position in the waking hours. I bet you are clinching your jaw more than you think and subsequently causing the issue.
I had ear problems for yrs---infections, sensitivity to loud noise, etc...
I got a chiropractic adjustment and the infections, etc... went away.
Check w/ an experienced chiropractor to see if an adjustment would help in any way.
Thyroid problems can cause ear problems. Have you had your thyroid checked.
