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PLUGGED EAR FOR NEARLY A YEAR

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Oct 4 10:40am | Replies (7)

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@dloos

Yes, it is devastating. I’ve been in this for over two years. I often feel I’m losing my mind. As time has gone on, I have developed hyperacusis and tinnitus. My eyes are also involved. I have blurry vision and burning eyes.
I need medical intervention too, but I have been unsuccessful in finding any even though I have seen dozens of doctors.
Good luck to you. I hope you have a better experience than I have had.
I still go to a couple doctors....but, no real help.

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Very interesting because I have similar eye/ear problems and have to many different types of doctors and keep getting the suggestion that it's my age. I'm 83.

I am with you..... I have just developed tinnitus lately. I've had hyperacusis since this thing started.
I started off by seeing walk in, the day after this happened.. .Flonase.

The next week I saw an Urgent Care Dr, because my Dr had left town. The Urgent Care Dr is really good. Years of experience. He said Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Confirmed by the next Dr I saw. It started getting funky, when I went to ENT. After hearing test. First lady told me to pray.... Second ENT said it was a neuropathy and gave me a referral to neurologist. 6 mo. later, neurologist thought I was there for migraine. Second ENT, sudden hearing loss. I can hear. When it's plugged, it's plugged. But now, I can get it open for a millisecond or two, by plugging nose and blowing ever so gently. If you have to blow more than gently, you really screw things up by plugging other ear.
When I got it open on 7/8 for the first time since it went down, back to local ENT. I was excited. He, not so much. He told me to come back in 3 months. When I went back, I had just had appt, an hr earlier, with new primary. Had my paperwork in my hand with recorded weight. When I went to local ENT, his nurse told me to jump on the scale. I had my paperwork in my hand, with recorded weight. She demanded to know what time that was and put it in the report that I refused to be weighed. Dr said, he had nothing for me. He had done everything he knows how. I"m not quitting. I still have places to go and see. I'll keep you posted. Good luck, my friend. Mary