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Today I got a random noise in my ear. What could it be?
Today I got a random noise in my ear. All my life, I've had this 'high pitch noise' in my ears/head but assumed everyone had it. Well anyways, my mind kept focusing on the noise and now it won't go away. I don't know if it's ringing because nothing would've caused the ringing. But I also don't know if it's just something in my mind. What could this be? Also, how can I sleep with this? It's kind of loud.
Also, I have to keep tapping on my ear so my mind focuses on that sound and not the high pitch sound. Help asap.
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Loud music in earphones would count as a cause, if it continued for a long time. Needn't have been louder than usual, just for longer. Infections are generally accompanied by pain, usually quite severe pain. A good guess, if you can rule out all obvious causes would be earwax. Our ears secrete the stuff naturally all the time. Somtimes deposits of it build up and it goes quite hard. It can cause this high pitched note/ringing in the ear in question, or both. You might find your hearing a bit duller and 'muffled' in the noisy ear too. Chat to a mate on your phone, holding it to each ear in turn and see if you hear a difference. You can get drops which soften the wax from chemists, no prescription needed. Follow the instructions and as all medicines tell you..."if symptoms persist consult your doctor". Plus try the divers trick of blocking your nosrils and closing your mouth and blowing gently, increasing the pressure bit by bit for a second or two. You may feel a slght 'pop' in your ear and suddenly no more ringing noise. This evens up pressure in your ear with the air pressure outside (underwater diving always throws them out of step but it can happen to anyone, anytime. Worth a try. But blow gently, if that doesn't clear it , it ain't pressure and blowing harder won't help and could actually cause damage. Best wishes. My bet's on plain old earwax mate. Ps...loud earphones or a noisy nightclub or rockband....it'll fade on its own over a few days.
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You do need to see a doctor for there is damage to your ears. I suffer from the same type of ringing in my ears and have for most of my life. This ringing is generally caused by not protecting your ears from high pitch sounds or being around loud noise. Also doctors are finding people who wear ear buds and play their music loud are experiencing the same type of damage.
You need to see and Ear, Nose and Throat(ENT) Doctor and have your hearing tested, If your ringing is caused by the same injuries, mine was jet engines and my fathers table saw, there is no correction other than hearing aids that cancel out the vibrations. Very similar to noise canceling headphones. The ones they have today cannot even be seen as the sit deep in the ear canal.
I'm not a doctor so I really cannot say what is causing your problem I can only be empathetic to your problem since I have a similar problem to the one you describe. ONLY an ENT doctor after a hearing test can tell you your real problem.
If your family has health insurance the visit to an ENT and the hearing test should be covered less the copay you normally would pay.
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You'll get the same answer from me that I give to everyone who has a medical complaint: see a doctor.
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