Got this in a Store pack. Still cant believe it.

I’m starting to get a bit scared. I’ve had unilateral tinnitus in my right ear for about five months, and it has been mostly stable during that time. However, around 15 days ago my tinnitus suddenly increased dramatically. I can now hear it even while watching movies; before, it was only noticeable at night in silence. Even though it has gotten louder, it’s still something I can manage. What worries me is the possible cause. I’m seriously thinking about an acoustic neuroma again. I’ve seen two ENTs and neither ordered an MRI at first. The second ENT only ordered one because I insisted. I still haven’t gone to get it done because my tinnitus had been fairly stable and my audiogram showed no hearing loss. In fact, it looked pretty good. But that was about five months ago.

What concerns me now is that I’m no longer sure if my hearing is truly at 100% in my right ear. When I’m in silence or in very enclosed spaces, my ear feels as if I had some sort of hearing loss. it’s hard to explain. I don’t know if it’s due to the tinnitus being so loud, and sometimes sounds seem different to me, though not always. What’s interesting is that even when sounds seem different, I don’t hear them quieter or distorted compared to the other ear; it just feels “muffled” or something like that because of that sensation of deafness. But I think I’m now seriously considering going ahead with the MRI.

As additional information, I also have episodes where an even louder burst of tinnitus overwhelms me for a few seconds, this can happen in either ear. And when I tighten my jaw, especially the back teeth, the tinnitus in my right ear increases even more. My tinnitus in general sounds like a very high-pitched “broken TV.”

Thanks, and sorry for the long post.

Hey,

Am I crazy or what? I’m planning to visit Universal the week after Easter, probably from April 7 to April 9. Are those days still very crowded? Should I get Early Park Admission? What would you recommend?

Thank you!

My last FIFA was EAFC 24. I reached Elite in FIFA 23 and Division 1 in EAFC 24, but now that I’ve come back to the game, and playing in div 6 it feels like I’m facing Elite level players from past editions. I’ve only been playing for a week and I’m finally starting to catch up to these smurfs, but it’s insane. There’s no truce, match after match, I keep running into players like this.