Yes, I have this after 9 years from Tramatic Brain Injury. But it has subsided a bit through the years. It hurts to even type on this keyboard at times, can't chew food without it drivin me crazy, forget talking

Silence hurts, noise hurts, sometimes pain killers make it worse. BUT, I am fortunate that mine has declined over the years. Could be that I changed my diet completely........ALL Organic, all raw foods that I process myself.

Was it the time, or the diet change? who knows...but I will take the improvement! I can say that last week I was TOTALLY STUPID & ate 6 Krispy Creme doughnuts & ALL problems came back for 2 days straight???

I do hope & pray for you that you will get the relief that you need!

I am on Gabapentin (Neurontin) to relieve me of the jaw clenching and other muscle tension problems I am having. It is a very easy drug to take. No real side effects.
It is an adjunct anti-epileptic. It effects GABA in a positive way.

Has anybody done a "good" look at your neck? The vertebral artery is known to cause problems with the eighth cranial nerve that connects to the ear. One of the articles refers to 0.3 millimeter slices needed for the MRI to image the problem.

Do a google for "cranial nerves, vertebra" You will find some good information.

I have a problem with inflammation in the brain stem causing problems. For me, it effects the autonomic nervous system and causes me to stop breathing.

Maybe you have a problem in the neck too.

Good luck with this problem.

Ah, that's good to know. I seen my neurologist and I definitely don't have Myoclonus. Although my Eustachian tubes are abnormal I don't have constant twitching. They questioned PCS but didn't come to a conclusion. They offered me Ambien?!?!!? I haven't had any luck with immetrex either. I had some CT scan slices taken today. They said a CT scan can pick on tissue abnormalities as well as bone fractures and such.

It gets better.... I suffered a massive allergy attack a few days after my head injury and that is when the ear problems started. I had severe conjunctivitis which I had treated immediately. I tried and tried to get help from ENT's and they've done a lot of help, but still no results. Its really hard to believe an allergy attack could causes ones ear to plug for four years straight plus cause constant headaches, fatigue, etc.

I'll keep you updated.

My neck is actually bright red. Very bright. Its very noticeable. I really don't know who to ask about that. The neurologist may have noticed it, but she didn't say anything. That might be the key.

CT Scan showed nothing. Back to the ENT .....

ENT found nothing...........ECT is my last hope.

Have you tried consulting an infectious disease specialist? Sometimes, an infection can fester for ages without an ear infection sensation. There are bacteria that are common in the mouth and throat that do not belong up in the Eustachian tubes. Maybe the sneeze pushed something up that does not belong there.

Just a wild thought. ECT sounds scary and permanent.

Blackcombe

I had a fall on new years day because I had a hypoglycaemic attack being diabetic, I hit the upper left side of my head which left a laceration. 2 days later coupled with the anxiety, depression a pulsating hiss started in my right ear which one night turned into a loud ringing for a short time, with the blocked plugged feeling in the ears. Since then I've been to ENT specialists, they found not fault even though they only done a hearing test, the doctors but they wont refer me for an MRI, Accupuncture not much use, cranial osteopathy only once but I felt it helped a bit, reflexology good but too many adverse reactions. Like yourself for the first few months you may have had sleep disturbances and noise sensitivity. At the moment I'm having Cosmodic Therapy/Scenar treatment. Which has reduced the tinnitus to being very faint, but there is still that horrible blocked feeling in the ears. At the start of the week my right ear got inflamed which magnified the tinnitus so the doctor gave me some drops which so far have helped in the noise reduction but the tender blocked pain is still there. Throughout February - April I went through periods where I felt suicidal believe me. And doctors still wont refer me for an MRI, so in the middle of the week I went to another surgery asked fro some forms to register as a new patient, after being a patient at my current surgery for nearly 30 years. I felt different after my head injury for a few months only recently is my old self starting to reimurge. I understand what you're going through. I'm just assuming it's PCS Post Concussion Syndrome or is it TMJ disorder?? I haven't had any help at all, I haven't been diagnosed. No good treating the symptom until you find the cause or fault. My cosmodic therapist says the problem is coming from the ears?? and it's gradually healing. I do not want to experience another head injury, didn't realise the symptoms can be so debilitating and make you miserable, my energy levels have been affected too.
I'm going to see a top well known 'spiritual healer' soon. I've had spiritual healing before and it has helped on a number of occassions.
Hope my new doctor will be more supportive and refer me.

Billy

Have you ever done any research on Hyperacusis? I have a very similar problem with sound sensitivity brain injury. There is some treatment for it that apparently has an 80-90% success rate. I'm actually about to begin treatment myself.

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Not sure if it will help you, but tinnitus and 'fullness' in the ears are both symptoms of hyperacusis.