To add to everything lol, I also have TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder of my left side. I don't know if that could have affected my ear or not. But the TMJ problem was diagnosed a year before my speakers tweeter blew. I had one doctor shove a needle pushing around my cartilage very close to my ear (right where your jaw connects to your skull). I'm really not sure if that could have some messed with my ear (although i have no clue, seems unlikely). Last edited: Jan 12, 2017
just listen the normal way, mids and lows on both side with accurate 3D setting, just like you listen to normal nature. always mix on low volume and make a break for a few minutes every 2 hours, give your ears enough rest.
A problematic eustachian tube can present itself as a feeling of fullness in the ear, popping noises in the ear and a dullness to the perceived sound in the affected ear. Normally, the act of swallowing causes muscles behind the soft palate to briefly compress the eustachian tube and, thus, promote an even air pressure between the inner ear cavity and the outside world. If, however, the tube become congested one might not be able to "pump" the tube quite well enough. Don't be surprised if you medic gives you a small balloon to inflate with your nose on the affected side. It looks bizzare but it can help in some cases. Not instantly but over a couple of months.
There is definitely a feeling of fullness or like there is a massive build up of ear wax. Doc also said my inner ear looks swollen, put me on a course anti biotics, which didn't help (I can't remember which ear he said was swollen but I'm guessing it was my left ear). I plan on going back and hopefully being referred to a specialist.
I just had a similar problem 5 days ago!. I couldn't hear anything but my own voice with my left ear, I needed to set the volume of my headphones to the max panned 70% to the left to hear at a more or less good volume, but the highs where absent anyway. So after 4 days of hearing nothing, I went to the Otolaryngologist to clean my ear (which was clogged by a veery big earwax, it was very painful). But here is something weird: just when he cleaned my ear I could hear like I have never heard before since I have memory, seriously, its like if I had an EQ in my left ear with +6db from the 12Khz to 20Khz, and its so noticeable that now it feels like my right ear is clogged, even after it was cleaned too. But in your case, it's weird because we are always hearing all the frequencies of the environment, can you notice that lack of highs when talking or hearing anything else? Like in my case, I am now hearing everything so clear even when I am not in the studio. The other thing is that maybe the events of what you experienced is just a coincidence of other problem of your ears. The small metal rod thing you said is the Weber test and it suggests in your case a sensorineural hearing loss. Of course the best thing to do is to visit the Otolaryngologist so he can check you and tell you which studios (if are necessary) are needed for your problem. PD: I am a med student. TD:LR: Go with the Otolaryngologist, they have the only tools to clean definitely an ear (and the only ones whom should "touch" the ear, at least in my school) and to resolve your problem.
It's not the most probable scenario, but while your tweeter was "not working" it still could have produced some high odd frequencies that you didn't hear, but that could have affected your hearing.
Just a thought do you vape or smoke ? a small percentage of people are allergic to pg it can play havoc with the ears like me exactly the same symptoms as you , goes when i cut down the vaping also heavy smoking cigs tightens the blood vessels in the ear causing sim problems , i smoke and vape and have tinnitus so when it does kick off i can barely function i fuckin hate it but it does pass ...............
some really good advice so far. i've had ear issues too. do you use a q-tip to clean your ears? you're not supposed to. they push wax into your inner ear. you can get a little bottle of ear wax softener, use it 24 hours before a dr. appointment. that will make it much easier to flush your ears of wax buildup. i seem to notice more earwax when i wear headphones for an extended amount of time. i think your problem is largely TMJ. your blood vessels around the ear are probably swollen, which will dampen higher frequencies. it can also affect your equilibrium. i doubt this is it, but a nut allergy can also cause excess earwax. good luck, hope you feel better soon
You could try listening to a pure (sine) tone at 0.5 Hz. This is technically not audible and more of a pressure than a sound but using two sine waves of different frequencies in each ear (107 Hz in left ear, 106.5 in right ear) your brain will automatically calculate and acknowledge the difference. Close your eyes and meditate on the sound. I used to put my hoodie on backwards and pull the hood up over my face. You could also try 3.5, 7.5, 7.83, 10.5 and 10.7 Hz. You can layer these. http://milbert.com/articles/biological_frequencies Last edited: Jan 13, 2017
that sounds quite wierd actually yeah, the only test i know is sitting in a booth with special headphones and they play beebs at different frequencies and you have to press buttons on the side you hear them, those give the best result in hearing damage and you learn which frequencies are fucked in your ears
Ok.First of all, all of us have something to say, but this is only to help figuring out the cause.The important thing is to repair the damage (if any, and if is repairable).The first thing you should do is to have an audiogram (the test @statik mentioned above).Then you'll see what the actual problem is and if is repairable.If this is an issue with your ear and not your equipment, damages might occur from sudden volume changes, to long time high volume exposure as many mentioned (and you said you aren't exposed on high volume) or even inherited diseases like the one which affects the junctions between the three minor bones in our ear( i don't know if you know about ear anatomy) but don't be scared by all of these possible scenarios.Even the last one i mentioned is curable. So first things first.Get a proper audiogram and let's hope everything is ok with that.Then you'll see what to do.Last question.Do you happen lately to feel vertigo or unstable or anything similar to these?
Go to an audiologist. They put you in a quiet room with headphones and feed you frequencies on each side and you hold up your hand for which side you hear it on. They use a variety between 30 Hz and 20000 Hz. I don't think many people can hear 20K though except an infant.
Hearing is almost impossible to repair! My advice: Try mixing in mono (on one speaker or excelent headphones)! This is the best solution. I have serius damage on left side too. But- listen one of my mixes https://songcheck.hofa.de/song/792/ Last edited: Jan 16, 2017
Around 1950 Professor Theodor Erismann, of the University of Innsbruck contacted an experiment He made a pair of googles that was flipping the vision upside down. He was wearing those googles everywhere when he was not sleeping. when he took them off he was continue to see everything upside down. That prooved that the mind even senses are victims of habits. I think what you have is more on your mind than an actual hearing damage on eardrum. My advice is go to an audiologist, yesterday. And continue what you do, it will come back as it was before. More on experiment here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/12/improbable-research-seeing-upside-down and here:
