Has anyone ever got ringing in one ear after sinus infection?

Two separate issues. Usually the anxiety triggers the bruxism and not the other way around.

The Mayo clinic white paper I linked above talks about causes.

Call the doc. who prescribed the antibiotic and ask him about the ear ringing. There will probably be no one available until Monday morning, however. These issues always seem to emerge at the beginning of the week-end.

He prescribed me a medicine called Levocetirizine today and told me to take it before sleep every night. He said this should help with the ringing and told me to wear a mouth guard to sleep for the grinding . @gailcalled

Telling you to wear a mouth guard is well and good, but you have to go to the dentist’s and have it fitted. You also want to find out how to lower the anxiety that may be the cause.

The Levocetirizine appears to be an antihistamine.( Every night for how long?) The ringing may disappear when the infection does if you can ride it out for a few days. Personally, I am very wary of taking too many Rx drugs at once (but it’s not my ears that are ringing).

I just remembered a similar question of yours from two weeks ago, where you did not finish the antibiotic because it bothered your stomach (a very common side effect).

http://www.fluther.com/165760/how-long-after-i-finish-my-antibiotic-does-the-ear-clogging/

It could be tinnitus. If there is no associated pain or fever, it can be in the initial stage. Just continue with the medication, Some instances of tinnitus are caused by infections or blockages in the ear, and the tinnitus can disappear once the underlying cause is treated. In many cases, tinnitus goes away on its own within 2–3 months. If this does not get better or go away you may need to see ENT specialist. You can try steam inhalation three times a day, it helps.

@Smitha – It is tinnitus. Tinnitus is the name of the symptom of hearing noise(s) in one’s head that have no source. The issue is finding out the cause of the tinnitus and trying to treat that.

@VikR105 – Gail has redirected us to your earlier question in which you were warned that a partial dose of antibiotics may not have killed all the bacteria and might result in an even stronger recurrence of the infection. Have you returned to the doctor?

I agree with Gail that the bruxism is likely a result of your stress and discomfort. However, it is not a separate issue – grinding the teeth, clenching the jaw or temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) problems can cause or exacerbate tinnitus, because the jaw joint and the muscles controlling it are immediately anterior to the ear canal. When my chronic pain is flaring up, I tend to grind my teeth, and I can hear the muscles spasms like a fluttering noise, and the increased circulation to the area ratchets up the high-pitched ringing I’ve had as long as I can remember.

If the physicians are confident that there is no remaining infection or congestion in your ear, treating the jaw issues is the next step. Apply heat to that side to relax the muscles, massage the muscles around the jaw joint too. When I catch myself clenching, I open my mouth as wide as possible, as if in a yawn, and also move the jaw from side-to-side and all around to loosen the muscles, and then try to keep the jaw slack, where the teeth are apart just slightly. Dentists ban make you a custom moulded bite guard to help prevent grinding at night.

I had tinnitus and it started along with severe hearing loss in my right ear. The vertigo’s were just horrible. I used to have regular attacks and after several tests, MRI scans, etc I was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease at the age of 25.
Its such a debilitating disease and makes life at times impossible. I used to be so scared and my daughter was very small when I used to get the attacks and I could not even get out of the bed. When I was first diagnosed I was suffering from 3–4 drop attacks a week, which would normally last around 1–2 hrs, with severe vomiting and loose bowels. I never thought I’d get through this when I was first diagnosed, but it does get better. After continuous medication for around 6 years, I haven’t had a bad attack for nearly 2–3 years now. But I really feel sad when people get frustrated at times when I don’t listen. I don’t think anyone truly understands what it’s like trying to deal with this unless they are a sufferer themselves.

@gailcalled, the anxiety is coming from the ringing in my ear. It’s making think how if it doesn’t go away, how am I going to love with it. I ended up finishing the antibiotic but not in straight 10 days. I picked up a mouth guard in wallgreens and it fits to my teeth and so far I been wearing it for almost a week at night. I’m also wearing it thru put the day because sometimes I grind during the day when I’m stressed out. When I went to the doctor yesterday for a follow up he told me my left ear is little red inside and that’s the same side that I am getting the popping in the jaw, so he gave me that levocetirizine and said it should help. He also told me I have an upper respiratory infection . But he didn’t give me any antibiotic.

@smitha i haven’t had any fever or pain , thank god. He told me it’s a low form of tinnitus and it should go away, after the jaw clenching goes away.

@hearkat what you are saying does make a lot of sense. I made an appointment with a tmj specialist to see what is really going on inside. I’m trying to work with my stress as much as possible

@VikR105 – You didn’t say whether you followed up with a doctor about your ear. If you still have residual ear congestion, the sounds in your head are perceived as louder because the blockage is muffling outside sound. Please follow up if you still feel any fullness in that ear. The American Tinnitus Association (www.ata.org) has useful information for coping with tinnitus and if you live in the US, they may be able to guide you to support groups in your area.

@Smitha – Meniere’s Disease is a very miserable condition to have. Many of my patients suffer from it. Drop attacks are not always Meniere’s though. The Vestibular Disorders a Foundation (www.vestibular.org) might be a helpful resource. Monitor your daughter’s ears, balance and hearing, too, as Meniere’s and related disorders can be hereditary.

@hearkat yea I followed up with my ent regarding the ear and he told me to take the levocetirizine and it should help with it.

@hearkat For the past few years I have not had any attacks, but deep inside I always have the fear, what if something happens when am alone, or on road. Thanks a lot, the site was indeed helpful and I will definitely get my daughter checked too. The doctors did not mention that it could be hereditary but now as I go through family history I guess most of my family members are having hearing loss, but they don’t have vertigo or related symptoms. Still just to be safe I will get her checked.