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I'm going to the doctor tomorrow after receiving some heavy blows to my head. Since the accident the hearing in my right ear has been affected.

 

As a musician this is a concern, the problem started a few days ago, then stopped and has now come back again.

 

Anything with a low frequency has excentuated resonance...as though my ear drum is vibrating that little bit longer than in my left ear. So supposing I hear a frequency of around e.g 40hz it will have a longer release than to what my left ear is hearing.

 

I'm sure I'll get a straight answer tomorrow, but I was wondering if anyone could put my mind at rest or tell me if my ear is actually damaged in anyway.

 

Is this just simply a blockage ? I'm also experiencing dizzy spells, mild flu like symptons and localized headaches now and again...any thoughts, advice...I'm in panic mode.

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well... seeing yer Doc is certainly a Good thing :)

 

you mention heavy blows, were you rendered unconscious at any time? if yes call an ambulance NOW. bleeding from the ear or Nose (if you weren`t hit there) do the same!

 

the resonant cavities that "develop" sound as YOU hear it will fill with fliuds and have swelling thus altering the sounds.

if it`s only fluids (protection) and swelling, then it will pass in time :)

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well... seeing yer Doc is certainly a Good thing :)

 

you mention heavy blows' date=' were you rendered unconscious at any time? if yes call an ambulance NOW. bleeding from the ear or Nose (if you weren`t hit there) do the same!

 

the resonant cavities that "develop" sound as YOU hear it will fill with fliuds and have swelling thus altering the sounds.

if it`s only fluids (protection) and swelling, then it will pass in time :)[/quote']

 

Thanks very much YT2095, you've made me feel a lot better.

 

I wasn't knocked unconcious, blood came out of my mouth the next day...a large solid lump. Which was why I was thinking maybe I had conjealed blood blocking my auditory passage (I don't know the technical name.) Nothing came from my ears or nose, though I was violently sick most of the next day.

 

I'm glad to hear it's probably just fluids causing the subsonic drone in my right ear and also accounts for the dizziness (slight loss of balance, but nothing major.) I'd personally rather lose my sight and both legs than lose my hearing...hence my concern...cheers, I'll give you feeback tomorrow on the diagnosis.

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just on spec, I know it`s non of my business, but what happened to you?

 

btw, the solid lump coming out is a good sign, you`ve obviously been asleep since then and so it really an "old" injury now as far as initial trauma is concerned, you woke up, you`ll be just fine :)

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just on spec' date=' I know it`s non of my business, but what happened to you?

 

btw, the solid lump coming out is a good sign, you`ve obviously been asleep since then and so it really an "old" injury now as far as initial trauma is concerned, you woke up, you`ll be just fine :)[/quote']

 

Funnily enough...with regards to the sheep post, I can't tell you for legal reasons. But I appreciate your interest.

 

I'm glad to hear the solid lump is a good sign.

 

Hopefully my ear will be better tomorrow...I'm playing a gig tomorrow night, needless to say I have ear plugs if required.

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Previously on ER...OK we got cerebal contusions, axonal damage...there's some severe stretching there, we got a hemorrhage people....wheres the MRI !!! We're losing him...dammit !!! Get YT2095 !! who ? (music rises) Cyber Doc !

 

Excellent, you're advice was exceptionally close to my doctors diagnosis. I have swelling in the right ear, which has excess fluid to prevent further damage and will go over time...in fact my hearing is fine today, small course of an anti-inflammotry...no sign of infection.

 

The 'solid lump' of blood was indeed a sign of healing and the abrasions and swelling on my head and face are superficial. My slight incoherence and ability to focus was more down to shock and the inbalance of fluids which effected my concentration and recollection, but I must say I'm feeling a lot more alert today, and my memory seems fine.

 

Now I can just look forward to the gig this evening.

 

He's made a miraculous recovery...you've done it again YT2095. (pats on back...cheesey sincere grins.)

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  • 1 year later...

Hi Everyone,

For some years I too have been suffering with exactly the same phenonemun, my specialist says I am an enigma and dismisses it as tinnitus - which I know it isn't. Whilst doing my own research on the issue I stumbled across Snail's posting!

My problem is I only have one ear as I lost the other years ago after a botched mastoid operation.

 

Recently it has become far more aggressive and more sensitive to external low frequencies. The only time I get prolonged silence is after a few glasses of wine, I can still stop it, but it starts instantly and louder (exactly a lower B on a guitar – great for tuning it).

 

I can momentarily pause it by "humming" a frequency slightly off, but that only lasts a few minutes.

 

Any advice you can give would be awesomely appreciated!!

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if Humming stops it for a while, it`s quite possible you have some loose matter in the cochlea, it will trigger the tiny hairs and send signals that you brain thinks is a sound.

this can occur in the middle ear too, causing positional vertigo, often it`s a little piece of "calcium".

 

I`ve no idea why booze would stop it though, unless it`s a blood pressure problem.

 

again, See Your Doctor about it, and if your Doc isn`t much help you are entitled to a second opinion.

 

an internet forum isn`t really the place to seek advice when it concerns your health.

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I'm surprised your specialist is brushing your ear condition off as tinnitus if the problem has become more aggressive...as with most medical advice on here the best thing is to go see your doctor, especially as you have only one ear, I'd get that sorted asap.

 

The circumstances as to why high frequencies have been muted are clearly different, so I can't say the symptons will eventually go, as they did with me, perhaps you should see a different specialist ?

 

Just to add, I was suffering with concussion with my last post, clearly heavy blows to the head turns me into one cheezey git.:embarass:

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an internet forum isn`t really the place to seek advice when it concerns your health.

I do appreciate this, but this is the ONLY EVER place where I have seen a similar description to mine!

 

I am seeing a new guy next week, and will take your prognosis with me.

 

I'm fed up with being an enigma ;-)

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I'm surprised your specialist is brushing your ear condition off as tinnitus if the problem has become more aggressive...as with most medical advice on here the best thing is to go see your doctor, especially as you have only one ear, I'd get that sorted asap.

 

The circumstances as to why high frequencies have been muted are clearly different, so I can't say the symptons will eventually go, as they did with me, perhaps you should see a different specialist ?

 

Just to add, I was suffering with concussion with my last post, clearly heavy blows to the head turns me into one cheezey git.:embarass:

 

I would really advise going to see a medical professional on this. For instance, the idea that you have quite a few structures in the ear for example, any of which would be or all of them could be damaged to some point. I don’t know exactly what a doctor would tell you, being I have no idea what exactly may be wrong, but one thing I do know is that fluid such as blood in say saliva may be present while not being present enough to see with the eye. Such as an example with maybe bone in there being moved or even slightly fractured or even having a chip of bone free to move around or cause infection, which due to location of such would probably be very nasty let along any other issues it might bring up.

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Some really bad diagnosis here!...

 

'Bits of bone in the cochlea' is an absolutely crazy suggestion...

 

And nickt, ringing in the ear is what tinnitus is... it is a symptoms - not a diagnosis... the common causes of tinnitus are infection and hearing loss... if your specialist doesn't know what has caused it then you're unlikely to get an answer on a website...

 

out of interest... what exactly was the 'botched mastoid operation'... did you have mastoiditis?!...

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I would really advise going to see a medical professional on this.

 

Ummm, are you addressing me or Nickt...this thread was raised roughly 2 years ago.

 

Would a friendly mod please delete my response to YT, although I was grateful, it's utterly cringe making :)

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Positional Vertigo:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/benign_positional_vertigo/article_em.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPPV

 

"Within the labyrinth of the inner ear lie collections of calcium crystals known as otoconia. In patients, the otoconia are dislodged from their usual position within the utricle and they migrate over time into one of the semicircular canals (the posterior canal is most commonly affected due to its anatomical position). When the head is reoriented relative to gravity, the gravity-dependent movement of the heavier otoconial debris within the affected semicircular canal causes abnormal (pathological) fluid endolymph displacement and a resultant sensation of vertigo. This more common condition is known as canalithiasis."

 

damage to the Hair cells in the cochlear will indeed give Tinnitus/tones or deafness. my reference to otoliths in the middle ear was purely an example.

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YT damage to hair cells of the cochlea causing tinnitus is 99.9% of the time is a result of infection or listening to v loud music...

 

i wasn't saying you were wrong... i just though your example was a bit crazy because it is not at all likely...

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Ummm, are you addressing me or Nickt...this thread was raised roughly 2 years ago.

 

Would a friendly mod please delete my response to YT, although I was grateful, it's utterly cringe making :)

 

I really need to look at the time huh?:D

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