What is causing my persistent tinnitus?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 33-year-old male. Two years back, I had a severe running nose and could not breathe through my nose, especially during the night. Then, I was diagnosed with an antrochoanal polyp in my right nose. After taking medications, I no longer felt cold and had a runny nose. However, my right nostril always remains blocked. So, I decided not to go for FESS and manage with blocked right nose.

However, for the past three months, I started feeling right ear blockage and sometimes feel liquid movement in my right ear when I move my head. Over the last 15 days, I have been experiencing ringing in my right ear, so I got shocked and got my right nose FESS surgery done. However, even after seven days of surgery, I am not relieved of tinnitus, although I can breathe normally from both nostrils. I can feel a reduction in volume, and my pure tone audiometry is normal.

Please help

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

The nasal blockage did not cause tinnitus, and hence, it is not relieved. The FESS surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery) you had was for nasal blockage and its consequences of auditory tube blockage and middle ear fluid retention.

Now, after surgery, your nose is opened, the auditory tube and middle ear fluid must have settled down (or will settle down), and just a week after surgery, you should not start calculating improvement. Coming to tinnitus, there are various causes. You need to be evaluated for it. Discuss with the ENT (ear, nose, and throat) surgeon on your next visit.

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.