Tinnitus?
geoff wrote:
D.M. Procida wrote:
Occasionally, I get a strange sensation in my right ear.
It feels like pressure on the eardrum, and it affects my hearing, a
bit like when you've been swimming and have water in your ear (I once
visited my doctor when that's what I thought the problem was, who said
there was no sign of pressure).
The sensation is most like the sensation I get when I stand with my
ear close up to a soundproofed surface, such as the kind of thick
deadening material in telephone kiosks.
I don't think I hear any whistling or ringing, but it is an
unpleasant, destabilising sensation. I've sometimes worn earplugs to
try to block it out.
I only seem to get this sensation when I am tired and haven't had
enough sleep. Otherwise, my ears seem to be in excellent shape.
Does this sound like it might be tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a high-pitched (or occasionally low-pitched 'hum') internally
audible tone.
I have always - as long as I can remember, since I was a small child -
had a high-pitched tone in my ears. It's at a very low level, and I
don't think it has ever been disturbing, even when in quiet surroundings
it becomes much more noticeable.
I can tune in and out of it at will, which is probably why it hasn't
been bothersome.
Its pitch is a little lower than that emitted a PAL TV set (which, at
the age of 40, I can still hear perfectly well).
Daniele
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