Friends, I have been afflicted by T for about seven years. I my case it has
manifested itself as a persistent ringing the ears which ranges in pitch and
loudness from time to time, sometimes hardly noticeable to very loud, I have
learned to live with it. Something new has happened and I would like advice or
comments from those who may have had something similar occur.

For the past week I have been bothered by a pressure in my left ear that seems
to close it off blocking most of my hearing ability in that ear. At night if I
lay my head on the felt side I can feel the ear plug up and than release as if
lift my head up. I can achieve the same affect by pressing my hand against the
ear. This sounded it me as wax build up which as happened before and usually a
bit of warm water & hydrogen peroxide takes care of the problem. When I tried
this yesterday it made the problem worse, I had the familiar snap, crackle &
pop but the pressure I felt in my ear became worse and now my hearing in the
left ear is almost completely nonexistent.

So does this sound like tinnitus taking a turn for the worst or bad wax build
up? I plan on making an appointment with my audiologist on Monday but I wanted
to check in with other sufferers of tinnitus.

Thanks, Steve