Q:For almost a year now, I have had a strange feeling and noise in my left ear. It sounds like bubbling, and popping. It’s quite noisy. I have had an ear check from my primary physician and an MRI. Everything looked fine. What would you recommend?
Cathy, Incline, NV
A:
Well Cathy, clearly it’s all in your head.
Literally. I think the next step for you is an examination by an Ear Nose Throat specialist, also known as an ENT or Otolaryngologist.
These physicians have equipment to do a detailed examination of your ears. It sounds like there could be fluid behind your ear drum, or perhaps dysfunction of the Eustachian tube (which drains the middle ear). Fortunately for me, this is not an emergency medical problem, and I am therefore completely off the hook.
You would not believe how much work I get out of this way. I think an ENT is likely to get to the root of this problem and get you some relief as well.
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I get a noise in my ear like a bird chirping. Also when I nod my head up and down I get a funny sound in my head and then back and forth it’s similar but a bit different.. I can compare it to those old pipe heaters being banged on.. wierd I know but I know no one who has this at all. my kids tease me and tell me my brain is loose. lol
I too have a noise in my ear that sounds like a bird, sometimes it’s a cricket. I went to the ENT and because he could hear it as well he ordered an MRI, MRA with contrast and an ultrasound of my neck. They came back clear and yet the noise is still there. I’m going insane as well because I went to the cardiologist too and he basically told me to deal with it and ignore it. I wanted to punch him because how do you ignore this sound that keeps going on and on twenty-four hours a day. I need some help as soon as possible!