When I speak it’s like talking in a tunnel…a hollow, base sound.

@bobbyjo21

Sorry to hear you are experiencing this. PED can be very bothersome.

What types of things did your ENT and PCP provide to relieve you from the drainage?

Did they recommend any extra hydration and or allergy testing?

Does anyone have the sound of their voice reverberate in their head when they speak?…and also hear the sound of your breath, especially when you keep your mouth closed?

I wonder if @julieo4 might have some thoughts on this.
Bobby, are your ears plugged?

There is a brief discussion on 'musical hear hallucinations' in the Mental Health Forum on MCC. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/auditory-hallucinations-and-musical-ear/
That discussion is addressing it from a mental health perspective.

However, 'musical ear' is a very common thing among people who have hearing loss. It's a mystery. In my case, I can hear a variety of music from past years when my hearing was much better than it is now. All those songs, many of which I can bring up at will are songs from 30+ years ago. It's actually quite pleasant until it becomes repetitive. In most cases, I can change the song by thinking of something else similar in tempo.

A few days ago the song "Hey Look Me Over" kept playing and playing. It's a positive song, but anything that gets repetitive is annoying. I didn't know what musical it was from, so looked it up online. It's from 'Wildcat' staring Lucille Ball. I have no recollection of that musical from the early 60s. However, it was sung by several other artists then. Looking at the lyrics amazed me as I remembered every word of that song perfectly.

The ear is an amazing gateway to the brain. Until the late 1980s most people who started losing hearing were told that nothing could be done to help them because the auditory nerve, which sends sound to the brain for interpretation was dead or dying. People were given no hope of hearing help back then.

The concept of cochlear implants was scoffed at by the ENT profession, except for a few researchers who dedicated themselves to their belief that it was the cochlea (inner ear) that was faulty in sending singles to the auditory nerve to send to the brain. Thankfully, a few test subjects agreed to be involved in experimental surgery. The main discovery was learning that the auditory nerve was not dead or dying, but the cochlea was. Today, cochlear implants are able to bypass the natural organ and stimulate that nerve for the brain. Pretty amazing stuff. Still no answers to that musical ear syndrome, but most people seem able to control it.

bobbyjo21, you say you have hearing loss. Do you use hearing instruments?

There is a brief discussion on 'musical hear hallucinations' in the Mental Health Forum on MCC. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/auditory-hallucinations-and-musical-ear/
That discussion is addressing it from a mental health perspective.

However, 'musical ear' is a very common thing among people who have hearing loss. It's a mystery. In my case, I can hear a variety of music from past years when my hearing was much better than it is now. All those songs, many of which I can bring up at will are songs from 30+ years ago. It's actually quite pleasant until it becomes repetitive. In most cases, I can change the song by thinking of something else similar in tempo.

A few days ago the song "Hey Look Me Over" kept playing and playing. It's a positive song, but anything that gets repetitive is annoying. I didn't know what musical it was from, so looked it up online. It's from 'Wildcat' staring Lucille Ball. I have no recollection of that musical from the early 60s. However, it was sung by several other artists then. Looking at the lyrics amazed me as I remembered every word of that song perfectly.

The ear is an amazing gateway to the brain. Until the late 1980s most people who started losing hearing were told that nothing could be done to help them because the auditory nerve, which sends sound to the brain for interpretation was dead or dying. People were given no hope of hearing help back then.

The concept of cochlear implants was scoffed at by the ENT profession, except for a few researchers who dedicated themselves to their belief that it was the cochlea (inner ear) that was faulty in sending singles to the auditory nerve to send to the brain. Thankfully, a few test subjects agreed to be involved in experimental surgery. The main discovery was learning that the auditory nerve was not dead or dying, but the cochlea was. Today, cochlear implants are able to bypass the natural organ and stimulate that nerve for the brain. Pretty amazing stuff. Still no answers to that musical ear syndrome, but most people seem able to control it.

bobbyjo21, you say you have hearing loss. Do you use hearing instruments?

I have hearing aids. Since I had the catheters removed from the Eustachian tubes, I don’t hear the music anymore.

Does anyone have the sound of their voice reverberate in their head when they speak?…and also hear the sound of your breath, especially when you keep your mouth closed?