A couple of thoughts.. It may not be acid getting into the e-tube so much as mucus being created in reaction to the acid.
I have had to deal with similar congestion and crackling with the hissing... all of my life. When I reached my thirties I discovered that if I stopped drinking milk the symptoms were greatly reduced. If I drink one glass of whole milk I feel like I am getting a cold. The mucus starts forming almost instantly. I believe (not tested) that I might have an allergy to a protein that they put into milk call casein.
Thank you for your reply. Yes, it is mucus, I forgot to mention that. However, I am not allergic to dairy products. For the last 2 months I have not used milk. I am using soy milk. I think that does not cause mucus but could be wrong. The doctor told me soy was ok. When the mucus builds I cannot get rid of it immediately. Sometimes I have to wait a day or two in order to blow it out. This is the most frustrating thing ever. I feel I have no life. I thought I had tinnitus because of the hissing but am now not sure. I also have hyperacusis which is a collapsed tolerance to sound and cannot stand noise. I'm beginning to think this is all connected to the acid reflux. Thank you for any help that any one can give me.
the hearing. Antibiotics are needed for this.
I have been to 20 doctors. This is not an exaggeration. I have been trying to get to the bottom of some ear problems for 15 months. It was only 2 months ago with doctor number 20 than I was diagnosed with LPR. I have no infections. I have tinnitus and hyperacusis and visited all 19 doctors to get a handle on that situation. It could be that LPR is causing the other problems but since I cannot take any of the meds. I am having a hard time fixing it. I took prevacid 15 mg. once a day and got sick from it. In addition to which, doctors do not return calls where I live. Thank you for your help. I probably will receive better help and information here than with any doctor. I don't know why everything is turning to mucus. I have watched my diet very carefully and I am very thin.
trouble. Exposure to loud noise can sometimes be the start to tinnitus. Are you using a noise machine to mask the sound when trying to sleep?
growth pressing on the hearing nerve?
Xanax is also able to reduce tinnitus.
When I was a child I can remeber having an ear that hurt like a toothache when sound was received. It was an infection.
tingling, burning or itching of the extremities, vision changes, fibromyalgia etc. then it is less likely to be a systemic problem like Lyme disease. If it is worsening with time, then you may need to rule out this less likely cause.
A neurologist is a better choice than an MD.
eat/drink and when you have ear-problems.
could increase LPR-risk , I think.
I feel there is a connection. Usually, about 3 or 4 hours after I eat, I can actually feel things backing up. I start to get a sour taste in my mouth, my nose gets congested and my ears start to crackle. I am extremely careful with diet, with regard to eliminating those reflux culprits. I feel since I have not addressed this with proper meds, etc. it is just getting worse. I feel it is stress related. I am high anxiety and stress easily. This all happened about 2 months after Sept 11. I feel there is a connection. I just need a doctor who can spend more than 15 minutes and listen to my history. Thank you everyone. Is there some way to rid yourself of this without taking the PPI's. Is there anything holistic that can help. Has anyone tried acupuncture?
It is most likely from your LPR, no doubt about it. My FIRST symptom after I noticed my stomach bloating was ringing in my ears which coincides with each heartbeat. Went to the doc, he checked my ears and said they looked fine. Gave me the dumb look. Idiot.
Yes, I have tried otc zantac 75 mg. and I got sick. I have had this problem with meds my whole life. I have been thinking about cutting it in half and seeing how that works, although, at that dose, I don't know if I would benefit. I would like to know more about the surgery. How it is done, does it have a lasting affect? I don't like the idea of surgery one bit but I can't stand all these symptoms either. I am overwhelmed by the positive responses that I keep getting. Thank you everyone, so much. This seems like such a caring community of people.
If you have had a double-probe pH test to confirm the LPR, then I would have surgery if I was in your shoes. If you have not had the PH test, then you should have it, in order to confirm concretely the problem. Your doc would benefit from the numbers.
But, if I was in your shoes and I could not take any meds, then I'd be running to the scalpel. Even if the surgery fails a few years down the road, you CAN have it re-done.
Thank you for telling me about the PH test. That is something I have not had done yet, only the videostrobeoscopy. Can you tell me more about it and how concrete is the information they receive from it? Would a endoscopy be necessary from a GI doctor? I am a baby when it come to anything where I need anesthesia. I assume the PH test is not difficult. Thank you for your help. For some reason, the ENT's where I live are so highly specialized that one only sees the ears and another only the nose, etc. If you go to an ENT and his specialty is ears, he doesn't know what to do about your nose. It is unbelievable.
I agree with you that the LPR is the main cause of the ear troubles. Acid does not belong in the ear or the sinuses. Even the fumes can cause trouble.
therapy for HP because there is a 20% chance of being infected even after negative test results.
What were the circumstances under which this all began?
It is hard to believe that you can not tolerate the meds that are able to settle the acid production.
Which ones have you tried? There has to be something that you can take.
Good luck in your decision..
link from hbh main page, I think.
after eating even in healthy people.
could be the bigger problem.
PH-double-probe or manometry could measure this.
have more time for yourself and can specialize on your problem !
So do your own research in internet, google,pubmed/medline,etc.