Roaring/booming noise - in my head?

[ClareU]

I have low level ringing in my ears but in the last months I am experiencing a roaring/booming sensation that sounds like a heating system running hard. It feels like a pressure as much as a noise. No one else can hear it. It is disturbing my sleep and quality of living. I don't have high blood pressure, have stress (as we all do) but seem only to hear it in my flat where I live and now work. Is this roaring noise tinnitus? and/or stress related? Or is there a noise in the building system somewhere? I would be grateful for your thoughts, please. Thank you.

[Happyrosie]

Could well be tinnitus. We all experience it in different ways - and it’s very common. Of course, I can’t tell if it’s in your building!! but it’s quite possible that the noise emanates from somewhere locally. You (or rather, people) can hear outside noises within ones body - there is a famous musician who was deaf from birth but hears her instruments through her body.Have you had a good read of the British tinnitus association website? That’ll give you tips and hints

[Lynne-H]

Hi ClareU

My first experience of tinnitus in 2014 was that I thought I could hear a generator or boiler running. Then when I realised that the noises were inside me - that was when panic set in.

I was later told by an ENT consultant that because I have some hearing loss I was picking up these sounds from the carotid artery which apparently runs very close to the hearing nerve.

I can hear blood flowing past my right ear and also the sound of my heart and circulation. So I get pulsating and humming and the normal hissing that you seem to get when you have hearing loss. I also recently acquired musical tinnitus.

It`s not so scary once you know what`s going on. Over the years I`ve just learned to live with it.

Lynne

[ClareU in reply to Lynne-H]

Thank you very much, Lynne, that is helpful to know. I’ve booked with an ENT doctor so hope to have clarity but your feedback already helps a lot. Best, Clare

[rabbits65 in reply to ClareU]

Hello Clare ,I’m sorry your suffering.

I too have more of a roar and noise similar to a fan oven running through my right side. I can sympathise with you and relate to you because mine is identical. I’ve had mine since last March. I can at least sleep though. Most people experience ringing, hissing, buzzing , but I’m like you with the roar and pressure , so SNAP.

From Penny. Take care

[Dneuf in reply to rabbits65]

Does your roaring get louder with other noises? Mine gets worse with shower noise or traffic etc. it’s terrible and feels like my ear is being microwaved

[rabbits65 in reply to Dneuf]

My pressure gets worse if I walk around and do jobs . I also get an imbalance . I think I might have Meneries too. Have you had an mri scan or ct scan. Mine came back clear . I know it’s awful and you don’t know who to turn to. This site is very helpful

[SB7516]

Hi,

Mine started like that last June. Consultant said a virus had damaged my auditory nerve. It was so bad I came close to giving up on life. The BTA has been great with the information they provide. When I looked into it further I believe it was my ear drum going into spasm. It lasted for several months before it became intermittent and I was left with a hissing and ringing 24/7. I found taking magnesium in the form of pumpkin seeds helped and I take B12, allergy tablets and iron. It might be a coincidence but when I started taking these daily the helicopter/boiler noise stopped. Good Luck

[rabbits65 in reply to SB7516]

So there is a bit of hope for us yet !!!! I will look into these vitamins

[SB7516 in reply to rabbits65]

Don’t give up. Just try different things until you find what works for you. Accepting the T is the way forward, there are days when I wish I hadn’t got it and I burst into tears. But, it isn’t going to go away so I have to win the battle and show who’s in charge. Good luck

[Destructor]

My pulsatile tinnitus started like that. It sounded like a washing machine was on...then I realised it wasn't.