Stuffed ears - causes of symptoms, methods for diagnosing the disease and treatment
I’ve gotten used to constant mild tinnitus and it doesn’t bother me too much. It is especially audible at night, when there are no other distractions. The hearing is perfect. It's probably not the ears. I have been to neurologists, they say it is due to tortuosity of the arteries in the brain or because of problems with the neck. I also had PA, various kinds of fears, constant anxiety, etc. I worked with a psychologist, and now everything is generally stable. I visited several neurologists and had an MRI of the neck and brain. The doctors say “everything is ok, there are no special problems,” nothing serious.
Headaches are extremely rare. But the neurologists and osteopath whom I recently visited say that the problems are due to the neck. Because of my work, I spend a lot of time on the computer, I think this has some effect:. Recently there have been recurring moments.
Previously they were very rare, now they happen almost every day once or twice. Today, for example, it has already happened four times. It’s as if hearing in the left ear disappears for a few seconds, then a sharp, fading whistle appears and after a few seconds everything goes away. Moreover, this happens both in active processes and in complete rest. Have any of you peek-a-boo guys encountered this?
Does anything need to be done about this? Is it dangerous? Could this just be a manifestation of neurosis? This is the same garbage in my left ear, this is the second year now. In noisy places it doesn't bother me at all. And in the same way, it’s rare that a hangover usually happens what you’re describing, as if the hearing disappears for a few seconds, accompanied by an increase in whistling, similar to the sound of a flash grenade from CS 1. I went with this to both a neurologist and an ENT specialist, had my hearing checked , everything is fine, there are no losses.
This is connected with the vessels, somewhere in the vessel next to the sink the blood flow is obstructed, as the doctor explained to me, this is what causes the noise. The intensity may change along with the pressure. They prescribed Tanakan on this topic, and I quit drinking for a week.
I felt strange under it, my consciousness was confused, although it simply dilates the blood vessels. They also recommended Picamilon, I haven’t tried it. Monthly course. Blood pressure is not normal, it is hypertension, these are the doctor’s words.
If, after minutes of rest, lying down or sitting, your blood pressure is higher, it’s worth checking your cholesterol and something else I don’t remember the name of, the onset of arteriosclerosis is possible. Constantly high blood pressure can have a negative impact on the functioning of internal organs. If you lead a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, and also smoke and abuse alcohol, as in my case, this will definitely affect the condition of the vascular system.
There is only one option, physical activity, without fanaticism but regular. In my case, I really liked the pool three times a week. Firstly, I love swimming, secondly, it’s an excellent cardio workout, and thirdly, it relieves stress and calms me down. I’ve been walking for three months now, my blood pressure and pulse are almost back to normal in the morning, in the evening you lie down for about 20 minutes after work, that’s also normal.
Pulse at rest. Just 2 months ago, the pulse was at rest. Also, attacks of hypertensive crisis passed when out of the blue the pressure goes to, the pulse goes to, in such cases an ambulance is clear, because if not stopped in a timely manner, it is fraught with a stroke, I hope you haven’t gotten to that point yet.
I will write about the reasons for starting it below. I think this is probably the most important, or at least a catalyst for everything. You need to calm your nerves, valerian, motherwort have a weak but cumulative effect, you need to drink it for several months, preferably tinctures, if you’re not driving of course, otherwise they’re alcohol-based, motherwort again lowers your blood pressure a little. Walking every day, at least an hour, not in a hurry, this is absolutely necessary.
Books help a lot. Only if you go for a walk, you don’t need to turn on death metal or hard drums in your ears. Stay calm, this is important.
All this together is called VDS vegetative-vascular dystonia, exhaustion of the nervous system, when you have fucked your body so much that it begins to malfunction. This is where the attacks come from: a hypertensive attack in my case, a panic attack in yours, the difference between them is a sharp increase in pressure, and panic is present in both places, only with blood pressure the pressure begins to rise in a cascade, against this background the panic intensifies, the pressure rises again and etc.
This can be treated comprehensively; I have already described everything above. Three months after I started giving my body rest, everything is gradually returning to normal. I didn't quit smoking. And so I limited coffee, soda, sugar, alcohol and any energy drinks. Herbal teas with honey, fireweed tea helps a lot. A more proper diet is not to eat everything at once in the evening, but during the day at least several meals, and not just a kilogram, but a little. More quiet evenings with a book or movie.
And the main thing is to try to sleep more. My routine has been disrupted for a long time, I go to bed at night and get up at night. Now I try to sleep for at least 7 hours. Sleep is one of the most important things. The noise gradually decreases. Well, they checked me, just by sound by tones, as I understand it, the entire spectrum is run through, and if any of the tones flies out, then it is not audible.
Everything was fine with me. I've been struggling with a completely identical problem for over a year. A sudden subsiding ringing in the ears, everything was as described: first stunning, then a subsiding ringing for 5 seconds. What preceded this: there was constant anxiety for several months, then insomnia for about 1.5 months. When the ringing started to be a problem, I started keeping a journal, during the period of exacerbation there were about 30 ringing per month, sometimes 3 times a day.
After numerous searches on the Internet, I did not find anything sensible and collected information bit by bit. What I clearly understood was that I needed to get rid of anxiety and improve sleep, and generally stop paying attention to this problem. Where I started: I drank Bulgarian valerian for 3 months, 2 tablets. Exactly 3 months, without fail. The first 2 months there is no effect!
After 3 months, the shooting episodes had significantly decreased to once a month. After another month, I completely forgot about it and have been living as before for about 2 months. My sleep also improved, my anxiety went away. To be honest, I didn’t believe that this would ever go away, but systematic work on myself and the right medications gave results. I suffered for more than a year and was on pins and needles, but now everything is normal, so I decided to share my experience with you, because I know how it interferes with life.
I hope my advice will help you, I’m even sure of this, because it helped me. Health to everyone! PYSY: and the most important thing is to stop focusing on this problem, don’t let it take over you. Just live and don’t pay attention, no matter how difficult it may be.
Exactly the same symptoms and also problems with sleep and nerves. Thank you for writing everything down in such detail! Those who are being sarcastic here are complete scum. I would make you laugh if I gave you such an ultrasonic inquisition for even a week. You have no idea how it is possible not to hear the silence. When you can finally relax and sleep. Now the squeaking has intensified, I can’t sleep without sleeping pills. Depression against this background. Sometimes you don’t want to live with such torment. I’ve been living with this for several years now, I don’t know exactly how long, I seem to have gotten used to it, there’s a constant background in the city, try going out of town, relaxing for a couple of days, without a phone or obligations, it helps me, for two weeks.
Or does it manifest itself in some other way? Perhaps in the other ear? Or is it just tinnitus? No, so it doesn’t seem to disappear, but I constantly hear the background, like a high-frequency noise or whistle, sometimes it happens that the whistle gets stronger and then goes away, very similar to what you described, I’m inclined to think that it’s fatigue, including stress, like I already said earlier that resting outside the city helps.
Oxygen also helps, at least for me. Ventilate, for example, drink water supersaturated with oxygen. And the devil knows.
Causes
In particular, one of the complaints of patients is often noise in the ear with VSD - the patient periodically or constantly hears phantom sounds in the form of crackling, noise, ringing, hum or other sound effects. However, since the symptoms of VSD are caused by very specific diseases, it is not correct to directly combat ringing or noise in the ears - it is necessary to act on the source of the disease, and not on its symptoms.
Having realized that vegetative-vascular dystonia does not exist in international medical practice, patients usually do not feel better: numerous obsessive symptoms, as well as accompanying noise and ringing in the ears with VSD, continue to poison their lives.
To get rid of this sound effect, it is necessary to find the root cause of the unpleasant sensations - a disease whose symptoms fall under the outdated diagnosis of VSD.
- ENT diseases. Various phantom sounds in the ears can be provoked by both common inflammatory processes (otitis media, eustachitis), and allergic processes, genetic predisposition, and acoustic trauma. In particular, the cause of intrusive noises can be tinnitus, which is sometimes caused by natural weakening of the hearing organs.
- Diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Negative phenomena such as pressure changes, atherosclerosis, thrombosis and thrombophlebitis are often accompanied by the occurrence of obsessive subjective sensations, which patients characterize as extraneous sounds in the ears. With such ailments, ringing and noise can occur due to oxygen starvation of the hearing organs and ear nerves.
- Spinal diseases. For example, similar effects can occur with cervical osteochondrosis - against the background of degenerative disorders in the articular cartilage of the cervical region, the functioning of the vessels that supply the hearing organs and the brain with oxygen and other substances important for the proper functioning of these organs is disrupted. The nerve cells of the ear do not receive enough signals from the brain, as a result of which they emit their own - phantom ones.
- Abuse of stimulants. Numerous symptoms of VSD, against which tinnitus develops, can be provoked by the abuse of caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine. Sometimes symptoms that fall under the concept of VSD are the result of intoxication in the body.
- Occupational side effects, fatigue. Often, such an illness is a consequence of work associated with constant noise, or a hobby accompanied by noise (for example, shooting at a firing range). Overwork also promises similar symptoms.
In fact, the term VSD is a symptom of a much larger list of disorders and diseases. In particular, these symptoms can be accompanied by surges in hormonal activity, diseases of internal organs, acute radiation sickness, neuroses, and mitochondrial diseases.
In any case, it is extremely difficult to find a reliable cause of the symptoms of VSD and, in particular, the cause of obsessive sounds in the ears without a competent doctor.
The bad news is that the noise may have nothing to do with the symptoms of VSD. Tinnitus is a common symptom and may result from side effects of certain medications.
In particular, phantom noises sometimes plague patients with brain tumors. This symptom can also be provoked by hypoplasia of the vertebral artery, in which the venous outflow from the head is disrupted.
Patients often complain of the following types of noise in the head during VSD:
- hum;
- ringing;
- buzzing;
- hiss;
- clicking;
- whistling;
- pulsation.
Sometimes ear congestion occurs with VSD.
To rid a patient of sounds in the head, the doctor must eliminate the cause of the discomfort, that is, the disease itself.
The following diseases can cause noise in the ears and head during VSD:
- Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. In this case, the cartilage tissue of the spine is damaged and the blood vessels are compressed. The brain does not receive enough oxygen and nutrients. A person experiences oxygen starvation, which manifests itself as a buzzing in the head. Nausea, headache, sleep disturbances, dizziness, memory impairment, and pain may also occur.
- Disorders of the structure of the vertebral artery. Occurs due to congenital underdevelopment of the bone vessel of the spine. At the same time, its diameter decreases, which causes noise in the head. Additional symptoms: drowsiness, dizziness, depression.
- Atherosclerosis is a systemic deterioration of blood circulation as a result of the formation of cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels. Accompanied by nausea, ringing in the head, deterioration of health. Increased intracranial pressure occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid forms in the cranial cavity. It puts pressure on the walls of the brain. In this case, severe headaches and weakness occur.
- ENT diseases. Inflammatory diseases of the hearing organ (otitis, eustachitis), allergies, hereditary predisposition, and various injuries can cause tinnitus. The sound may be caused by tinnitus or hearing loss.
- Cardiovascular diseases. High blood pressure due to VSD, thrombophlebitis, and atherosclerosis are sometimes accompanied by a buzzing in the head. This occurs due to impaired blood supply to the blood vessels of the brain.
- Diseases of the spine, such as cervical osteochondrosis. The nervous tissues of the ear do not receive enough signal from the brain and create phantom sounds. Other pathologies may also appear.
In addition, tinnitus can be caused by:
- stress;
- alcohol abuse and smoking;
- working in a noisy environment;
- diabetes;
- hypertension;
- overwork.
- sulfur plug;
- hearing loss with age;
- damage due to noise;
- injury to the ear canal;
- cervical osteochondrosis;
- inflammatory lesions of the ear (otitis);
- muscle-joint noise;
- hypoplasia;
- anemia;
- Meniere's disease;
- increased blood pressure and intracranial pressure;
- head injury;
- neck and head tumors;
- side effect from certain medications;
- atherosclerosis;
- damage to the nervous system;
- barotrauma;
- metabolic murmurs;
- sinusitis;
- abnormal nasal septum.
First, according to research, tinnitus is always caused by damage to the inner ear, albeit very minor. Hearing pathology can be favored by:
- tinnitus as well;
- smoking cigarettes;
- certain types of systemic diseases, such as hypertension, heart disease, and vascular problems;
- anxiety;
- stress;
- depression can cause this disorder.
Even a problem with a limited area of ciliary cells can lead to decompensation, which turns into tinnitus. The cochlea is the area from which this symptom begins. Here, pathology, even of a transient nature, can lead to an imbalance of the nerve nuclei. This then causes tinnitus. VSD and tinnitus are often interrelated.
Tinnitus with VSD
A huge number of people suffer from hearing problems. Often, otolaryngologists hear complaints about a feeling of pressure in the ears, which is accompanied by other symptoms that cause discomfort: nausea, pain in the temporal region and dizziness. What is the cause of what is pressing on the ears from the inside, and how can a person cope with it? Symptoms can occur in any age category of the patient - both in a child and in an elderly person. The feeling of pressure in the ears is provoked by a huge number of factors, but what exactly is the cause of this phenomenon can only be determined by the symptoms accompanying the disease: There is also a feeling that the head is being burst from the inside, and there is very strong pressure on the eardrums.
Migraine and vertigo
Migraine attacks are always accompanied by dizziness. Malaise can be caused by hormonal imbalances, overwork, and stress. The pain intensifies when turning the head and does not go away when lying down or sitting.
At the beginning of the attack, patients note:
- Darkening, stars, flashes in the eyes.
- Noise, hum, ringing in the ears.
- Tingling in fingers.
- Weakness.
- Irritability.
- Light and noise sensitivity.
Vertigo during migraine is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and impaired coordination of movements.
Tinnitus with VSD
There are many factors that provoke the development of this unpleasant condition. Therefore, it is not always possible to answer categorically why a person’s ears are constantly blocked, for example, when swallowing, due to the polyetiological nature of this syndrome. Find out what can cause persistent as well as episodic decrease in hearing acuity. In most cases, this condition occurs as a result of the presence of foreign substances in the organ channel: sulfur, sweat. In case your ears are constantly blocked without painful sensations, it is worth assessing the quality of your personal hygiene. When its level is insufficient, many negative conditions develop. In a normal situation, you can determine what is blocked in your ear by muffling the sounds of the environment and distorted perception of your own voice.
Periodically occurring unpleasant sound, tinnitus in the absence of an external source, tinnitus is a common phenomenon. At first they don’t pay attention to him, and in vain.
Side effects of drugs
Some patients try to figure out why their ears are stuffy and dizzy, not realizing that this is a reaction to any drug that they have been taking for a long time. The chemical composition of medications can provoke an attack of vertigo. Aspirin, iodine-, bromine- and mercury-containing drugs have a very strong effect on the nervous system.
During antibiotic therapy, dizziness develops quickly and is accompanied by:
- Falling blood pressure.
- Breathing disorders.
- Excitability.
Sometimes sedative medications also cause this unpleasant symptom.
Can the ears become blocked with VSD?
With VSD, tinnitus may appear due to hypoxia from compression of blood vessels and insufficient oxygen supply to brain cells. The mechanism for the occurrence of noise in the head may be damage to the inner ear. The ear consists of outer, middle and inner sections. The outer part is the auricle, which picks up the signal. The middle section receives this signal.
Most doctors do not classify vegetative-vascular dystonia as a separate disease, since it does not have particularly specific symptoms.
I’ve gotten used to constant mild tinnitus and it doesn’t bother me too much.
It is especially audible at night, when there are no other distractions. The hearing is perfect. It's probably not the ears. I have been to neurologists, they say it is due to tortuosity of the arteries in the brain or because of problems with the neck. I also had PA, various kinds of fears, constant anxiety, etc. I worked with a psychologist, and now everything is generally stable. I visited several neurologists and had an MRI of the neck and brain. The doctors say “everything is ok, there are no special problems,” nothing serious. VIDEO ON THE TOPIC: What to do IF you have VSD?