ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: Nannybee on November 03, 2013, 06:55:39 pm
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Hello all. Has anyone experienced an increase in symptoms after a long flight? I returned from a trip a week ago and had just over a 10 hour flight. Once we landed, I noticed a second intermittent tinnitus sound (like an electrical arc sound) in addition to the constant high pitch I always have and a worsening of my vertigo.
I wanted to give it a little time before calling my ENT to see if it resolved on its own but so far, no improvement.
Similar experiences?
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Nannybee,
Yes, but not from a flight. My tinnitus seems to change every few months especially if in a loud environment The one thing that doesn't change, it is ALWAYS there.
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I always have increased symptoms after a return flight to Colorado from anywhere...I always thought it was due to the return to higher altitude/lower air pressure, but that's just a guess...
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Hi Jeanne-
My facial spasms were in full swing from April thru June. At that time, I was traveling heavily; 2-5 flights per week. Docs definitely said the cabin pressure and stress were a contributing factor.
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I'm wondering if the noise was a contributing factor also. We sat right behind the wing and the engine noise was quite loud, even with my headphones on.
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I'm wondering if the noise was a contributing factor also. We sat right behind the wing and the engine noise was quite loud, even with my headphones on.
Do yourself a big favor - trade the headphones and the I-Tunes for ear plugs and a good book when flying. Several hours on a plane with the air pressure and blaring engines will do you no good at all without ear plugs. Every airport in America has a convenience store that sells 2 foam ear plugs for $2-3 bucks. Better yet, buy 8-10 for that price at Walgreens and carry them with you whenever you travel. You have to be proactive about protecting your hearing, especially if you're SSD.
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This is from something I posted in 2008.....
On my last sojourn to Florida in February I had a bad head cold. As the plane descended into Tampa, I began to notice that I was becoming increasingly deaf in my good ear. We all know what it's like to have our ears close-up and pop open from changing air pressure but together with my sinus infection, my ear closed up and would not open again for more than two hours later. This was the closest I've ever come to experiencing what it must be like to be close to 100% deaf or what is referred to as "profound" deafness. I mean, I needed a hearing ear dog to get off the plane. I was seriously frightened by what I experienced. It took at least two hours for my ear to reopen. It was a gradual return after a series of loud ripping or crackling sounds in my head while sitting in a restaurant.
It's moments like this that provide a very dramatic demonstration of how completely and utterly deaf you are in an AN effected ear when hearing in the good ear is seriously compromised as well.
I may have spoken of this before but I cannot remember as I do not post as much as I used to. (These days I rarely, if ever, post anything).
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Thanks for the comments everyone.
I saw my ENT today and after a thorough exam he thinks it is the damaged nerve firing haphazardly that is causing my symptoms. Very strange...I hear the buzz, and my eyes start jerking toward the non-AN side. Thankfully it's only for a few seconds at a time. Buzzing stops, eye jerks stop leaving me with just the ever present loud constant high pitched tinnitus I usually have...until the next time.
I had SRS 6 months ago...wish it would just die and get it over with!