Note Disparity Between Ears Posted: 10-20-07 19:34pm
I perforated my right ear drum on a twig
some years ago but it healed well and left
me with mild tinitus. As a result of
recent exposure to excess noise I have now
lost a lot of sensitivity in that ear
below about 300Hz and it has a sort of
blocked feeling. The eardrum is clear on
the outside and my eustacian tubes appear
clear (visual observation of eardrum when
swallowing thanks to a vet friend).
Strangest of all at 1000Hz both ears hear
exactly the same but below 800Hz down to
300Hz my right ear hears notes up to a
semitone lower (tone generator with
headphones) than the left at which point
they come to hear the same note. Then
below 300Hz the right ear perceives the
note as higher until loss of sensitivity
precludes further testing. (Two sets of
headphones used and swapped ears etc to
rule out equipment foibles). Been going on
for a month or two. Any idea what could
cause this?
Thanks.
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OzMike
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 10-23-07 01:51am
I had tried to post this as a question to
the Doctor but it ended up on here. How do
I post a question to the doctor... Anyone?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-23-07 12:31pm
if you look next to the new topic button
there is a button that has a red cross and
says doctor off line---ill go check but i
beleive that to ask a doctor the doctor
needs to be on line or this feature is
still undergoing work. like i said ill
check it out for you. To ask a doctor in
the meantime you can always send a pm to
admin
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OzMike
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 10-23-07 16:42pm
Thanks DM. have now tried that.
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Tmddyan
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Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4346 Location: post falls, id usa
