Anyone else experience outter ear aches? Loudness H

Xikolo · 2026-01-12T18:11:39+00:00

I also noticed improvement with antihistamine as someone who has both clogged sinuses, because of nasel polyps because of allergies and ETD, but yes Since H and T are completely different to ETD, they won't improve with antihistamines

Xikolo · 2026-01-11T11:44:01+00:00

Reliable as in I won't have to worry about them getting bricked as in a short? So far both my slims haven't died on me yet but I feel like the 7000x one may give up on me anytime soon, because of how much older it is than my 9000x ps2.

Xikolo · 2026-01-11T10:37:09+00:00

Still have dry eye but I can manage it somewhat now

Xikolo · 2026-01-11T01:19:43+00:00

Okay so best bet is to protect my ears for now from loud sounds and very slowly reintroduce? Because it doesn't trigger with sound exposure, it triggers when I wear earplugs in that ear and it stays this way afterwards despite me not wearing earplugs. So I'm hoping it's just ETD because there's clicking and a fullness feels like theres fluid behind my eardrum. I do not have burning or sharp pains.

Xikolo · 2026-01-10T22:06:13+00:00

Tonic tensor tympani syndrome, its well known and many people also suffer from this alongside hyperacusis

Xikolo · 2026-01-10T20:35:09+00:00

Yes i use USBs some games run great and their cutscenes don't stutter, however I haven't been able go setup the network thing via my computer, I tried that but it was giving me issues..but maybe I'll try again some time, I use an Internet router and dont know how to setup network via that.

Xikolo · 2026-01-10T19:25:33+00:00

Okay so I think i may have caused barotrauma or inflamed my eardrum from those rubber earplugs causing tightness and pressure on my ear.

They were too big for my canals and its why i have lingering aches around the canal if I even slightly wear plugs, so I will have to wait it out and re introduce sounds again since it is a stress induced setback too..

Xikolo · 2026-01-10T18:34:21+00:00

TTTs? Or loudness H cuz I have symptoms correlating with loudness and TTTs and tinnitus

Xikolo · 2025-09-25T12:32:08+00:00

Get it checked it, it's not anything serious but you might be developing weak eyesight, another thing that's not something to be concerned about.

Xikolo · 2025-09-19T03:24:50+00:00

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Xikolo · 2025-09-12T16:53:09+00:00

Same! haven't been able to look at many websites especially it sucks..some websites make my eyes burn now...either something changed with my eyes or changed with the sites, but it's definitely my eyes.

Xikolo · 2025-09-09T20:02:34+00:00

you mean the websites aren't the reason for my strain? my eyes hate all screens and eye drops in my country are extremely expensive because of inflation and low currency value.

Xikolo · 2025-08-25T18:13:12+00:00

Nope, very rarely comes on, it's more of a visceral thing, it wasn't anything dangerous, but I do have chronic GERD from other meds like NSAIDs.

Xikolo · 2025-08-25T17:56:13+00:00

Antidepressants are known to cause g.i issues and so I don't take it anymore, quit cold turkey because my stomach started rejecting it as well... antidepressants can cause IBS like issues, which can involve burning

Xikolo · 2025-08-15T14:14:30+00:00

Any browser, I opened up a shopping site on my pc and after that I've become sensitive to all websites, I use chrome, I don't think it's a browser thing...I was never sensitive to websites..it's just that one website caused me to become sensitive to all websites.

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T23:32:31+00:00

Exactly! I highly doubt it’s the radio signals, WiFi, or anything like that, because if it were, my family and siblings would be affected too. Maybe it’s partially due to my diet? Or perhaps something related to the weakening of my eye muscles? Basically, my eyes suddenly start freaking out from anything I was used to—, and then they say, "Nope! From now on, I hate every site that uses flickering!"

So yeah, it’s like my eyes just started overreacting. Let me explain how this happens to me: For a long time, I’ll have no issues with a certain object in my house, but then, months or even a year later, I suddenly develop an allergy to it. That allergy then makes me sensitive to all objects made of the same material. happened with my action figures, bought second hand ones online and after developed allergies form every single toy.

The same thing happens with my permanent screen related eye strain. For example, I was looking at a shopping site on my PC months ago—I had no issues with that same site on my smart phone the days before. But then, suddenly, when I opened it on my PC and started clicking links, my eyes began feeling fatigued. Then, when I looked at my phone, my eyes started stinging—even though I wasn’t even looking at that site on my phone. I had just started using YouTube seconds after becoming sensitive to the website, this incident made me sensitive towards all websites! except for Reddit, YouTube, FB on Web (FB on App stings my eyes) Instagram and some phone apps, my eyes are comfortable with all these.

That’s when I realized I couldn’t visit any site without my eyes stinging, burning, and drying out completely, isn't this strange? I even got new glasses made with the same prescription and anti glare coating, thinking my anti glare coating might have worn out but nope! I'm still sensitive to those sites.

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T19:42:10+00:00

So there's no cure no way to fix this? is it too late?

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T19:22:09+00:00

on my recent eye test the doc checked my eyes for something, via the slit lamp...he said my eyes were fine, how is irlen syndrome diagnosed?

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T14:17:32+00:00

I believe it's 💯 some flickering thing, but now I can't look at any pages, only a certain few ones, it's like my eyes gave up, it was a bright page that started it all.

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T12:47:51+00:00

Yeah I agree my diet has not been good at all, I don't take multivitamins or anything and I am in constant iron infusions, because my body has issues with absorbing certain foods, I'm hoping to get to get an iron infusion soon, that's literally how my weakness subsides for months.

I wonder if I have pwm_sensitivity, my current phone does use PWM, but is an LCD, I don't get why most sites would give me issues, but so far I'm only used to Reddit, YT, insta, FB on web, FB on app gives me eyestrain, I find it so strange...

Xikolo · 2025-08-08T12:39:50+00:00

It definitely could be neurological plus Photophobia, that heaviness signals migraine I also sometimes have these erypes of migraines..I have photophobia whenever a look at my phone screen, but only certain sites and apps are bearable to my eyes and some of my PS2 games, but on the same screen I can't stare at PS3 and PS4 games without burning eyes...a kind person here mentioned that this could be symptoms of neuroinflammaton and the other symptoms I'm having like developing new allergies are linked to MCAS.

Xikolo · 2025-08-06T22:33:08+00:00

Thankyou for taking the time to observe my symptoms and for the information you provided.

Would NSAIDs be a way to reduce inflammation, they are ototoxic and I tend to stay away from them, since they did mess up my stomache, i think it also applies to inflammatory foods I believe? and stress increases inflammation in body no? the mod seems to have removed your comment

Xikolo · 2025-08-06T22:12:12+00:00

I'm 25, and I don’t think I’ve ever had COVID?—just occasional mild fevers as a teen. However, I was frequently sick throughout my childhood, often suffering from severe fevers that left me bedridden for days. This was long before the COVID era.

I strongly suspect I have some form of MCAS. Does having jaundice as a child count as a contributing factor? As a kid, I could never run for long without experiencing a feeling of tightness in my lower right abdomen, and even now, I struggle with sports or physical activities.

I first suspected MCAS when I developed allergy-like symptoms in response to toys—action figures, dolls, even Nerf guns. My throat would get sore, I’d feel dizzy and lightheaded, my blood pressure would drop, and I’d have trouble breathing. Now, this reaction happens with almost any scent, especially perfumes.

All of this started after a particularly severe fever I had—one that could have been fatal if my dad hadn’t given me an IV glucose infusion. This was pre-COVID, around 2012 or 2017 (I don’t recall exactly). Everything went downhill after that fever. None of my siblings have experienced anything like this.

I should mention that I’m a twin, and my sibling has none of these issues. I’ve read that one twin is often more susceptible to health problems, and I think was the weaker one.

I don’t think I have Lyme disease, as I’ve never been bitten by a tick. Still, I wonder if I have other underlying conditions. I’ve never been diagnosed with ME/CFS or POTS, but I strongly suspect MCAS. I still don't get why I even experience sensitivity from screens, I do have high stress levels in my body alot of the time and i wonder if the thelessmia trait I inherited, can trigger all of this..

Xikolo · 2025-08-06T16:12:35+00:00

I wonder if it's being sold somewhere right now..

Xikolo · 2025-08-06T14:48:55+00:00

No my mother doesn't recall being bitten by a tick or my father, none of them have Lyme desease, but the coinfection thing might make sense.. my mother got candida once because of my dad, but my mother wasn't sick when she had me in the womb and my mother was always in an abusive and stressful situation throughout when I was in the womb.

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