Annoying sound in my ear,After accidently getting hit on the check/ear(not hard),will it go away?

Question

About a day ago after being accidently hit on my check/ear(not hard) I have a constant noise that sounds like a refrigerator turned on in my ear,or the sound you get in your ears after leaving a concert,or if you turn your head fast,and the air gets into your ears.When I hear normal sounds now they seem thicker,annoying,but if I put a cotton in my ear it hepls,but the sound of a turned on refrigerator remains.The strange thing is If I am in the car with the radio on I hear the music normal,but if I get out of the car I can hear the vibration of my feet touching the ground,and the sound of a refrigerator turned on in my ear returns.Will it go away?Can I put some type of drops in my ear to help?Thank you.

Answer 1

You could be suffering from Tinnitus.

Tinnitus can be perceived in one or both ears or in the head. It is usually described as a ringing noise, but in some patients it takes the form of a high pitched whining, buzzing, hissing, humming, or whistling sound, or as ticking, clicking, roaring, "crickets" or "locusts", tunes, songs, or beeping. It has also been described as a "whooshing" sound, as of wind or waves.

Tinnitus is not itself a disease but a symptom resulting from a range of underlying causes, including ear infections, foreign objects or wax in the ear, and injury from loud noises. Tinnitus is also a side-effect of some oral medications, such as aspirin, and may also result from an abnormally low level of serotonin activity.

Tinnitus can have many different causes, but most commonly results from otologic disorders - the same conditions that cause hearing loss. The most common cause is noise-induced hearing loss, resulting from exposure to excessive or loud noises. Ototoxic drugs can cause tinnitus either secondary to hearing loss or without hearing loss, and may increase the damage done by exposure to loud noise, even at doses that are not in themselves ototoxic.

Causes of tinnitus include:

Otologic problems and hearing loss:
conductive hearing loss
external ear infection
cerumen (earwax) impaction
middle ear effusion
sensorineural hearing loss
excessive or loud noise
presbycusis (age-associated hearing loss)
Meniere's disease
acoustic neuroma
ototoxic medications
analgesics:
aspirin
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
antibiotics:
aminoglycosides e.g. gentamicin
chloramphenicol
erythromycin
tetracycline
vancomycin
chemotherapy drugs:
bleomycin
cisplatin
mechlorethamine
methotrexate
vincristine
loop diuretics:
bumetanide
ethacrynic acid
furosemide
others:
chloroquine
quinine
mercury
lead
neurologic disorders:
multiple sclerosis
head injury
skull fracture
closed head injury
whiplash injury
temporomandibular joint disorder
metabolic disorders:
thyroid disorder
hyperlipidemia
vitamin B12 deficiency
psychogenic disorders:
depression
anxiety
other causes:
fibromyalgia
hypertonia (Muscle Tension)
thoracic outlet syndrome
lyme disease
hypnogogia
sleep paralysis

Other details here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus

Answer 2

First, assess the damage on your ear . The usual damage for a minor head injury is ringing in the ears, which comes from the trauma on the , of all things, the hair inside.
What you should worry about is if you experience nausea, dizziness, feeling out of balance and vomiting.

Try not lying down completely. Instead, rest by propping your head up so that the ears are in an upright position.

Answer 3

My husband and I were rough housing one day and the same symptoms started. We ended up after a week of pain and misery and discomfort (and me feeling really guilty) going and getting a wax removal kit. We used it for 2 or 3 days and a huge chunk of wax fell out of the ear. At that point, Hubby felt better. When I "hit" him, it must have knocked some wax loose and plugged up the ear some. Easy solution to a big problem. . .hope it works for you.