Hearing problems after waking up!

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I think you might have lpr (silent reflux)

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Your ears are the innocent victims of muscle and nerve issues related to TMJ - simply go to YouTube or just google TMJ exercises- only after I tried one dud I realize I had TMJ...it’s now 6 weeks in and recognizing that everything is connected- upper back, neck and shoulders were concrete thus blocking and pressing the ear area.

This happened to me the other day. First time though, and I could not hear out of one ear until late in the day. One thing helped temporarily--I got a hot washcloth and placed it over my nose and mouth. The steam made it a little better for a short bit. Later in the day, it suddenly switched to my other ear, though not nearly as bad, which I thought strange, but made me think that it isn't just something wrong with the first ear, but maybe more to do with airflow through the tubes. That didn't last long and it switched back to the other ear. I use a memory foam pillow. It's very dense and doesn't allow much airflow. I also sleep in one place all night and rarely move, so I'm not getting airflow to my ear. I've noticed since I've been using this pillow that my ear drains a lot while I'm sleeping, leaving the outer ear with a waxy feeling, which is something that's never been an issue before. I think, because there is no airflow, the heat is building up and melting the wax. But I also think that having no airflow is what caused the temporary hearing problem.

This is exactly what I experience. I wake up and everything sounds weird out of my left ear at certain tones. It's almost like its too much treble. The day progresses and it returns to normal. I have ETD and my tubes get stuck alot and when this recently surfaced was right after my right ear tube got stuck too loud. I paniced and began doing the valvsa over and over. My left ear was responding but my right ear wasn't then my right ear finally "unstuck" for lack of better terms and then this issue began. My left ear feels extra sensitive to ear-popping now. I think maybe I popped them too much in that panic and may have strained or irritated a nerve in my left ear or something. I hear allot of crackling in there now from what sounds like my Eustachian tube. Whats maddening is that it corrects then I go to sleep and it starts all over again. Trying heat compresses and cold compresses etc. IT just seems to do what it wants to do but I can tell something just isn't right.

 

I have had this problem for almost 5-6 years and it drives me insane when it happens. For the first couple of years I didn’t tell anyone of what was going on with me but just last year I had told my mother and we scheduled an appointment for the doctor’s. He simply cleaned out my ears of wax and I could hear perfectly fine again. After about a year (it started about last week again) I have been waking up constantly in the middle of the night with my left ear clogged, now usually I can get it to go away by pulling on my ear lobe and opening my mouth fairly wide, giving it the yawning effect and it works! But sadly this morning I woke up and couldn’t unclog it.

Thanks for the synopsis! Saved me a lot of time. :-)

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), commonly known as sudden deafness, occurs as an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing—usually in one ear—either at once or over several days. It should be considered a medical emergency. Anyone who experiences SSHL should visit a doctor immediately. Sometimes, people with SSHL put off seeing a doctor because they think their hearing loss is due to allergies, a sinus infection, earwax plugging the ear canal, or other common conditions. However, delaying SHHL diagnosis and treatment may decrease the effectiveness of treatment.

Nine out of ten people with SSHL lose hearing in only one ear. SSHL is diagnosed by conducting a hearing test. If the test shows a loss of at least 30 decibels (decibels are a measure of sound) in three connected frequencies (frequency is a measure of pitch—high to low), the hearing loss is diagnosed as SSHL. As an example, a hearing loss of 30 decibels would make conversational speech sound more like a whisper.

Many people notice that they have SSHL when they wake up in the morning. Others first notice it when they try to use the deafened ear, such as when they use a phone. Still others notice a loud, alarming "pop" just before their hearing disappears. People with sudden deafness often become dizzy, have ringing in their ears (tinnitus), or both.

About half of people with SSHL will recover some or all of their hearing spontaneously, usually within one to two weeks from onset. Eighty-five percent of those who receive treatment from an otolaryngologist (a doctor, sometimes called an ENT, who specializes in diseases of the ears, nose, throat, and neck) will recover some of their hearing.

Experts estimate that SSHL strikes one person per 5,000 every year, typically adults in their 40s and 50s. The actual number of new cases of SSHL each year could be much higher because the condition often goes undiagnosed. Many people recover quickly and never seek medical help.

to learn more: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/sudden-deafness

From mornings my hearing is muffled and distorted. But after my lunch is very clear. Can anyone advise why is it so?

hey i found a soloution- Eating snot I know it sounds gross and your like im not gonna do that but suck up some snot from the back of your throat and swallow it helps gather all the sticky mucus.exetra.with the snot and takes it with it 2nd you yawn after doing that :) i hope this helps

I have been told to get a hearing operation to improve it. Fine with me. But I have found out it is the same operation as in 40 years ago. Duh! Where are some new technologies?