constant ringing in one ear for four weeks Posted: 02-19-08 04:28am
Four weeks ago, on a Friday, I woke up
with minor ringing/buzzing in my right
ear. Over the course of that day/weekend
it got increasingly worse and by the
following week, it was so loud that I
couldn't concentrate.
I went to an ENT who tested my hearing (it
was fine, I'm 37 with no history of
hearing problems) and did blood work (also
fine). He concluded that it "must be a
virus in your ear and will likely go
away". He prescribed Prednisone which I
took for 9 days and that's all I've done.
It's been four weeks now with little
improvement. The ringing HAS subsided a
bit (I've even had days of complete
silence) and is no where near as bad as it
was the first two weeks, but it's still
exceptionally annoying (especially at
night). I have NO other symptoms (no
dizziness, no pain, nothing) and was
wondering if anyone else has had this
happen to them. That is, constant ringing
in one ear for a month.
I understand it takes a while for a virus
to work itself out, I just don't want to
be sitting idly if I'm risking long-term
problems. I'm also trying to get some
info on how long these things typically
last so that I can keep myself from
getting overly-anxious with thoughts like,
"oh geez I hope this isn't forever!"
Thanks.
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Posted: 03-06-08 16:19pm
Strange noises or occasional ringing in
the ears can occur temporarily if there is
an underlying cause such as a middle or
inner ear infection, or a build-up of wax.
These conditions are temporary because
usually when properly treated the problems
disappear. If the ringing re-visits you
anytime soon, you might consider tinnitus
as a possible cause. Tinnitus can be
caused by noise damage, stress,
hypertension, allergies or stress, or
Meniere's disease.
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