According to your symptoms you probably have a kind of tinnitus. There could be several reasons for tinnitus:
1. Barotitis – decreased air pressure in the middle ear (usually conditioned by upper respiratory infections);
2. Foreign bodies inside the outer ear canal;
3. Disorders of the middle ear (infections…);
4. Disorders of the inner ear (Menier disease, otosclerosis…);
5. Side effects from certain drugs;
6. Acoustic neurinoma;
7. Vascular anomalies (pulsating tinnitus) etc.
You need an ENT-examination and a few tests including an audiogram. Depending upon the preliminary test results you may need further tests like an EEG, acoustic evoked potential test, MRI of the brain, etc.
You can consult an ENT specialist about your problem.
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