(so sorry, I'm sure there would be a post similar to this somewhere in the 1172 threads! But here goes..)

I first noticed a buzzing in my ear about 5 years ago while playing the trumpet. My right ear buzzes when I play certain notes. The buzzing will be high or low, depending on the pitch of the note I am playing!

Over the years it has gotten worse, and I quit playing a couple of years ago because it's just irritating.

I tried playing saxophone and it buzzes with that as well, and it never used to. I was also singing loudly with a friend the other day and I had to stop because of the terrible distortion!! It also happens if I laugh or talk loud, sometimes.

Does anyone else get this type of tinnitus? What can I do about it? Besides stop singing - I'd never put my friends and family through that torture

I also have a reallyyy mild hearing loss in the high frequencies in the same ear. And I get pulsating (?) tinnitus too, all in the right ear.

I'm worried the distortion will continue to worsen until talking at a normal volume will sound distorted, or even the air!

Sorry I should also mention that my ENT said it doesn't sound like anything to be worried about, and to try to block it out (ok great! lol, may as well ask Sherlock while I'm at it)

hi simone .. this post is quite old so i am not sure you will be receiving this.... i suffer from exactly the same situation . i had surgery on my ear in 1990 to try and correct some hearing loss and suffered nerve damage which results in distortion in my left ear under duress of certain frequencies .. i am also a trumpet player and also sing .... let me know if you get this and we should chat