Ears are main post Covid complaint

Posted by dloos @dloos, Sep 12, 2023

Anybody else with ears being your main post Covid complaint?

I’m sixteen plus months of feeling underwater with ear pressure. My symptoms started after I thought I was fully recovered from a moderate case of Covid. Six weeks after Covid infection we went to Hawaii. The plane flight seemed to trigger these ear issues.

It started just as the ear pressure thing, but over these last many months it has cascaded into, tinnitus, hyperacusis, dizziness, blurry vision, and just as a bonus I get intermittent swollen nasal passages. It’s as if my whole head is closing up on me. Not surprisingly I’m now pretty anxious because I’m not stable, and the ear pressure and other symptoms continue to worsen.

I see reference to ear issues now and then, but with most people it seems to be their lesser issue. Believe me I count my blessings that I have had very little pain, but my symptoms have me going nuts.
I’d love to hear from any others out there who might be similar to me.
I’ve been to a couple dozen different doctors, and really no one has a clue. I have seen multiple ENTs, Neurologist, Endocrinologist, Audiologist, Optometrist, Ophthalmologist, Naturopath, Acupuncturist, Chiropractors, Vascular Specialist, and of course my PCP. Trust me, I am not an hypochondriac, though it does look like I might be. Until this, many times a few years would go by without my seeing a doctor.
I now know I sure took my good health for granted.
So, if you’re out there, I ‘d like to hear how you’re coping, and if you have found any answers.
Thanks.

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dloos | @dloos | Sep 19 9:47am

dire95
I’m so sorry. I know how bad it is without headaches, so I can only imagine what you are experiencing.
Doctors don’t have the answer, so they push you on to someone else. I have “silent migraines “ and have tried migraine medications. Have any been prescribed for you?
Those drugs didn’t help me, but might be worth a try if you haven’t already.
Good luck.

gerberdaisy19 | @gerberdaisy19 | Sep 21 9:50pm

In reply to @chaneldelarosa "Also more blurriness (eyes). I thought it was only me. I don’t know how to live..." + (show)

Probably recommended the hearing tests because sometimes they can help the tinnitus. Audiologists specialize in that

freese | @freese | Sep 26 10:51pm

I am not sure if you are still active, but I have been feeling the same exact way since I had a mild/moderate case of COVID at the end of April 2023. I have seen 3 ENT's, had a CT scan and Brain MRI. I did a hearing test and found out I have high frequency hearing loss and tinnitus, My ear rings constanly. They told me there is no fluid and it is probably TMJ. Saw the TMJ doc and she said it is not TMJ. My dentist had already told me that is not what it was and that she felt the same way for a year like she was living underwater and she saw multiple ent's and they kep giving her steriods that never worked and that she didnt have any fluid either and it just went away one day. I was hopeful it would for me too, but here I am same as it ever was.
Have you made any progress or learned anything since your last posts?

dloos | @dloos | Sep 27 10:22am

In reply to @freese "I am not sure if you are still active, but I have been feeling the same..." + (show)

I am trying Lenire. I just started so I don’t really know if it will help.
I hoped for a long time it would just go away. After all this time I’m doubtful. If you’ve read all my posts you know my experience is like yours. It’s a very frustrating and difficult condition.
I’ll let everyone know how it goes with Lenire. The treatment is for three months and I just started yesterday.

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