Random triggers Echoey Ring in one ear after loud noise exposure.. anyone ever dealt with this?

I was playing loud music live and noticed a fullness/ ringing in my ear.. went to the ENT and confirmed SSNHL. Most annoying part was this weird echoey ringing sound when covering my ear, my own footsteps with ear plug in, tapping my face with ear plug in, yawning, burping, kick drum/ low bass sounds, speed bumps, or shutting the car door. Really like pressure triggers.

I took prednisone which cleared it up the first time.. One year later it happened again and I took prednisone and did the intratympanic injections, but I believe it was too late when I did it, so there has been no change.

A new ENT is potentially equating these symptoms to Patulous Eustacian Tube disfunction.. but the typical symptoms I’m reading don’t exactly match mine.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I cannot find anything anywhere that matches what I’m experiencing. I feel comfortable I can manage the hearing loss/ tinnitus, but this weird sensation that comes on with those specific triggers drives me nuts, makes me feel like it’s a nerve, muscle or bone issue but just have no idea.

Posted Aug 21, 2024, 1:01 PM UTC

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