Ringing in one ear only mid squat
About one month ago while squatting my right ear starting ringing suddenly and noticeably when I hit the hole of my third rep of my first set of 5x5. I shrugged it off as not performing the Valsalva properly and completed my training for the day. After a week ringing did not subside. Went to a walk in clinic to have them check to see if there was any excessive ear wax or any perforation to the ear drum or damage to the ear bones before scheduling an appointment with ENT. Clinic found nothing unusual and recommended I see ENT ASAP. Also gave me a tapering dose of Prednisone to see if inflammation could be to blame. No noticeable improvement. On first visit to ENT again nothing found during the ear exam or physical exam. Gave me some Flonase to see if that has any impact while scheduling me for a hearing exam. No improvement with nasal spray. Had hearing exam and some hearing lose was noted at two higher pitches in problem ear. Diagnoses was ringing is due to the hearing lose in that ear. I was skeptical and pushed to treat this as a sudden hearing loss case just to make sure there are no other underlying causes here that we don’t check. Doc agreed to treat it that way for now. Prescribed a higher dose / longer Prednisone taper starting at 60 mg and scheduled an MRI which will be done in about a week. Just wanted to see if anyone has dealt with this or heard of this happening. If all comes back clean and this is just the new normal than so be it but I would rather have the sinuses, jaw, etc. checked to be sure instead of just walking away with what feels like a get me out of the office fast diagnoses.
Additional notes: no pain at all. No cold Or flu like symptoms leading in or afterwards. No sudden pop or anything when it started maybe just a little pressure. I chew gum frequently. I quit tobacco use over a year and half ago and this helps me cope and stay sane.
Some stats on me:
Male
41
5’6”
175 lbs
Squat: 465
Bench: 390
Press: 210
Deadlift: 525
Sumo deadlift (for powerlifting) 610
Thanks!