Hollow echo distortion in ear? Scared

hi!
Yes, I have had this and they diagnosed it as 'tuba aperta'.
It can go away but it takes time. I still sometimes hear it when i am on the phone, it's a pain and I tend to speak softly in times this flares back up because I hear every single thing inside my head.

A ways back I had tin can sound and when I spoke it was like I had speaker in my head. At the time, I was on prednisone and had PMR and had lost lots of weight. I researched and found that sudden weight loss can result in Autophony which is classic, hallmark symptom of a patulous eustachian tube. It is a condition in which you hear unusually loud feedback of your own voice, breathing, and heartbeats. ENT wanted to put in tubes but I just gave it time and eventually it fixed itself.

Thank you. I am not on meds at the moment. I haven't lost much weight. I only hear my teeth sounding different when they meet. I do have problems with my eyes sticking off and on, not every day though. All this started months ago.
I have had the remains of a cold for 31 days now. It was a bad cold (not Covid) but it is still in my sinuses. I am sure it must all be related to neuropathy.

Same is happening to me. I am going mad due to different health issues. I am also having echo in head while walking or if I tap in right temple.

If I touch the left side of my head I get a sudden increase in my tinnitus in the left ear. Have no idea why that is the case because I can touch the right side of my head and the tinnitus in that ear does not react at all. Anyway it makes styling my hair on the left side a pain in the —-.

Did you ever find out the reason for that Echo sound, as I have it also. Every time I speak or someone else speaks, it goes off in my right ear. It's like two metal bars hitting each other and that sound you get for a few seconds after. What is it? Thank you

How are you today?

I'm not sure if it is the same thing but maybe somewhat similar. I went deaf overnight and sound echoes into and through my head when I speak. Almost like landing in a plane and your ears go deaf. I haven't found a solution so far but my ENT doc said that he thinks my eustachian canals are blocked. If so can anything be done for that? All of these obscure health problems are so hard to live with. I have an appointment to see the ENT again in a few weeks. It's so hard getting appointments lately.

I would get a second opinion, immediately. Google SSNHL and see if that fits. If it does fit and if you do have SSNHL, you need steroids immediately and it is an ENT emergency, although many miss it. Even go to the emergency room if an ENT won't see you. The echo sound, for me, went away after also losing hearing over night, and after steroid injections into the ear,. I do have SSNHL. Good luck!!

Yes, sudden sensorineural hearing loss treatment, to be successful, often must be treated within 48 hours. Steroids are used, but they are not always effective. For a few lucky people, the hearing loss can go away gradually.

I know a few people who have had this happen after flying. I always take an antihistamine before I fly so I avoid congestion. I was given that advice years ago.

I'm not sure if the echo issue has anything to do with SSNHL as that could be more related to tinnitus. Keep us posted on how this plays out for you. Good luck.

On the positive side, know that even when hearing loss progresses to the profound state, there is technology that can be helpful.