Constant ringing in ears?

Question

The passed few months my hearing has been very sensitive to a lot of things, such as loud music/tv, when I'm putting away dishes, loud traffic on the highway, even the toilet seat slamming down bothers my ears.
The ringing isn't too loud, but I mostly hear it when I'm going to sleep bc it's quietest then.
Sometime I close my nostrils and blow through my nose and my ears pop. Muucus also comes out from my mouth a lot and I'm not even sick! Help!

Answer 1

Hello,

It's quite normal for your ears to 'pop' when you blow up air into your nose, in fact you'd have a problem if you couldn't do that. You need it for going up and down in lifts and aeroplanes.

It's not clear whether this mucus is coming from the back of your nose, from the tubes to your in-most ears, or from up off your chest, - I wonder if you know?

A high-pitched ringing in your ears is called 'Tinnitus', pronounced tinn'' - i - tus. It's caused by irritation of the hearing-nerve cells in the inner ears, and usually seems to be coming from both ears at the same time. It's most commonly associated with some hearing loss for high-pitched noises, usually caused by exposure to very loud noises, including the over-use of personal hi-fi ear-phones.

Tinnitus is pretty normal in older people, and tends to get worse very gradually, (the ringing noise appears to be getting louder).

If you're still quite young, it really needs looking in to. As others have said, you might well have some infection in your ears (s) which would respond to treatment.

An infection might account for your sensitivity to sound. There's another thing called 'recruitment', - which is where, when people raise their voice, then it suddenly sounds very loud, - but it doesn't sound as if that's what you've got.

Hope this is of some help. Belliger (retired UK GP)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

what you have is called tinnitus and can be caused by a range of things, but your case sounds like maybe you have temporarily damaged the tiny hair receptors at the back of the ear. This should go away within a few days, but it is not a good idea to make a habit of this. If you continually visit clubs with load MUSIC, you could permanently damage the hair receptors, therefore having a permanent ringing sound, and you don't want that now do you! But, if you're really unlucky, you might have already permanently damaged the hair receptors and you know what that means, someone's on the phone 24/7! sorry mate...

Answer 4

Sounds like (no pun intended) tinnitus. I have the same problem, at some times worse than at others. I've never seen a cure, but there's a lot of information on the web. I'm also prone to bring up mucus (flem??) by clearing my throat hard, but I've never associated the two as being connected. The closing of nose & mouth and "blowing" is the common way of "clearing" the ears and is very good to use when flying. Strongly suggest you have your have your ears checked by a doctor for they seem overly sensitive - while there ask the doctor about tinnitus. Your health is not something you want to trust to someone's "expertise" on the web!

Answer 5

It's called tinninitis (I think I spelled that right?). I got it when I was pretty young, about 15 or 16. I caught some muzzle blast when I was out shooting with a friend. It almost drove me insane for about a year, seriously! After that I decided to ignore it or check myself in. I decided to ignore it, had to, couldn't afford to check in, had too much homework. I don't know if they have any treatment for it now? They didn't then for me and now I don't think about it. Check with your local ear, nose and throat specialist. They can give you the full scoop. You might be getting and ear or sinus infection that could and should be cleared up by antibiotics? Check with your doctor! good-luck!

Answer 6

I am going to assume you CAN'T go to the doctor...

I've got the same thing, and here are some things that help:

1 - Accupuncture; it helps drain my ears.
2 - Chewing gum will sometimes help them pop.
3 - Antioxidants are supposed to help, but I haven't tried that yet.

But you should definitely see a DOCTOR, if you can. I've had it for years, and for the most part I'm told no one knows why it happens.

Answer 7

The 'ringing' is called "tinnitus" and may signify that you have a hearing loss. It's not usually curable but you can manage the symptoms by doing biofeedback, meditation, etc. Have your hearing checked and visit an ENT doctor just to rule out any complications.

Answer 8

the ringing in your ears could be tinnitus which is usually caused by a zinc deficiency. Why not drop into a chemist shop and have a brief talk with the senior chemist as they are often more switched on than a G.P.

Answer 9

If i were you i'd get to the doctor ASAP. But if you perfer a more natural approach try taking a table spoon (or 2) of apple cider vinger, lemon, cod liver oil, and honey. Its a family remedy that has worked for me numerous times, it might help! Remember take it like ur taking a shot and don't let the taste linger on your tongue have some juice ready to clear the taste.

Answer 10

You have a condition called tinnitus. Me too. Doctors don't know why it happens or how to make it go away. One thing they know that does cause it is aspirin or salicyclic acid, so if you are using aspirin or a product with salicyclic acid (mouthwashes and astringents can have them, and the OTC pain creams do too) stop right away. I also found that cutting back on salt and msg helped. This site has more info http://www.troverfoundation.org/services_&_specialties/search_health_info?type=libv&page=i53.shtml