I have constant ringing in my left ear? It sounds actually more like a steady whistle. My doctor said it happens sometimes and its called Tinnitus. My ear doesn’t hurt and I can still hear out of it. I just have that noise every day and sometimes its quite annoying.

What I wanted to know is if you have this or know anyone who has had it and if you knew of a way to make the sound less noticeable. I had a hearing test and my doctor said my hearing was about 100% in my right ear and 90% in my left ear.

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks alot.

ever since swim team my ear had this roar noise to the beat of my heart.
It stopped fora summer but then i sstarted swimming again and it happened again… now its every day, and when i plug my noise and blow lightly it basically stops the noise…

what is this.. tinnitus? if you have any ideas or suggestions please tell me!

thanks

So, I have a ringing in one ear around 4 kHz, and slightly reduced sensitivity to frequencies around that range as well (though it may be a result of the ringing masking that range). The average person probably wouldn’t notice the small change, but as a musician and a sound technician, I notice it. Though I do listen to loud music, I also bear OSHA standards in mind, as well as the common sense to turn it down if it hurts. I mix live music around 90-95 dB(A), and at about the same volume in my car. In the rare cases I go to concerts, I always bring ear plugs. (I learned the first time!) Given all that, there is only a small window of time before I started taking precautions that damage could’ve resulted from sound. I’ve never left any music-related event with ringing in my ears that I can remember.

So more about this, there’s not just ringing, but heightened sensitivity to spontaneous sounds (tearing paper from a spiral notebook slowly, or water tinkling) that cause my ear to sort of pulsate in direct response to the sound. Strangely, that sensitivity seems to be absent in music, as it only seems to appear when the sound is spontaneous out of near-complete silence. Additionally, I’ve noticed increased physical sensitivity, and decreased ear wax production (as compared to my other ear). If I were to pull my ears gently up or down, it might hurt one. Also of interest is that it sometimes pops somewhere inside, which can’t be good. This has been ongoing for a couple years now, and hasn’t really gotten any worse. I still have great hearing in general, but I often find myself trying to listen with my other ear to quieter sounds. Also noticed that my ear canal seems slightly smaller. I don’t know if it’s always been that way or not.

I’m kind of suspecting *maybe* a magnesium deficiency. I also have small muscle twitches in random places, particularly my arms or legs, that I read might be caused from magnesium deficiency. I thought of giving supplements a try to see what happens, but how much is too much?

I wondered if anyone else might’ve had a similar experience.

1. I always listen to my ipod and other music at rather low volumes. One day however, i accidentally turned it on full at the max for about 5 seconds. It was the ONLY time. Just 1-2 days after that experience, i started experiencing mildringing in my ears (tinnitus). Can i be totally sure that this is what caused my tinnitus?

2. I went to 2 doctors. The first doc looked into my ear and told me nothing’s physically wrong and said it was temporary. So gave me DUXARIL for 1 week to improve blood circulation to promote my ear nerves to heal. After 1 week, NO difference.
I went to second doctor. As i told him that i might have slight sinus in the mornings/slightly sensitive nose (not blocked nose though), he said might be because of some congestion in ears. Gave me some med for sinus as well as GINKO BILOBA. The ringing becames slightly more tolerable. I’m not sure if it’s my brain which got used to the ringing or if the med worked. Doc told me to take for a week too. A week later, no more improvement too.

I went back to first doc who gave me a month’s supply of DUXARIL. I think he misunderstood when i said improvement because of the med. He probably thought that his med was working. Should i just continue with his med?

The doc told me that if i don’t heal after finishing it, i can consider going to an ENT specialist. Is this appropriate? Or is the ringing something to worry about? Should i do as he suggested?

I’m 15 by the way and i no longer listen to my ipod/earphones as often because i’m scared to make things worse. Will my ears ever heal? How possible and how long will it take?

Please try to answer all questions. I know it was way lengthy but i’d appreciate it if you can give me a more indepth answer. Thanks alot. (:
I’m not sure about the over reacting part but it has been ringing for 3-4 weeks already… THAT’S why i’m worried.
Also, if it is not the music, what caused it? That mysterious cause is also kinda worrying. I admit i;m a paranoid person but yeah. (: