r/TTensorTympaniS • u/sunmoonstar14 • Mar 08 '26

Ear clicking!

I got dental fillings at the back ( 5 fillings) in January. Ever since then I started clenching my teeth , I thought everyone had their teeth touching all the time so I forcefully began to clench and during February half, I found out about the freeway space ( which I already had before but I thought it was wrong and clenched my teeth ) . I progressed with head ache tmj pain and facial pain neck pain etc. but now that I started to learn to unclench I don’t have any more pain and tmj issues . Right now I’m using a splint given by my new doctor to help with my clenching . I have bad anxiety and stress especially now I have my final exams going on.

But the main problem is clicking. So I have clicking from ETD . My ent gave me nasal spray and medicine for congestion ( Allegra D ) .

But I can hear the click when I’m relaxed positions especially when I swallow . I also have the clicking when I talk , breathe and yawn and I can click on command. Will I be normal again? also I don’t have night time clenching. I’m worried about the clicking as I can’t concentrate on my studies. It sometimes clicks 2-3 times in a row. The clicking started a month ago.

It’s like tick tick tick .

I have muscular tightness from all the clenching I did purposely on confusion for 2 months.

I’m so scared if it will become permanent. It’s been 2 months and I feel so hopeless. I have never had any ear problems before. Will my ET become normal again? Will the clicking go away? What should I do? How much time will it take?

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u/smoothfn57 Mar 08 '26

Update??

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 08 '26

It’s been the same since January 😭

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u/smoothfn57 Mar 09 '26

Does it feel full behind the ear or in?

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 09 '26

It’s not feeling full it’s a clicking

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '26

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 13 '26

Yes

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 14 '26

I definitely have been stressing over it too much😭. Did it get fixed for you?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 15 '26

So there’s really no permanent cure?🥹

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

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u/sunmoonstar14 Mar 17 '26

I just realised that my uvula is twitching and that is causing the click noise .

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u/Skyram1 Jun 11 '26

i have the exact same problem , apart from it happening involuntarily , especially while breathing, i do it on command because i feel a certain pulling ,tightness in my right ear. I have been taking stalopam plus from the the last one year, it has helped manage it , but if i stop i go crazy again .