Ear Flutter?

Can you describe what you mean by "ear fluttering?"

I know what you are talking about, it's happened to me but not a lot. Lyme causes some very strange things to happen.

I have had weird sensations in my left ear for a long time--it's just as you describbed--a "fluttering". It happens to me a few times a month, no pain, just weird...

I jus tgoogled ear fluttering and lyme disease because I have a real annoying fluttering going on right on and after 7 years of being very ill have recently discovered I probably have Lyme disease. What can this this not affect? Not much it seems.

Hi Alfie,

Welcome to the forum!

This kind of symptom is pretty common with LD. I have it more and more, and fluttering seems to be the perfect word to describe it. In my case, it increases when my neurosymptoms get worse.

If you have any other questions, feel free to start a new thread. Or we can help you if you are looking for a lyme literate doctor.

I don't know if you already have, but I would like to advice you to go through the thread on top of the Lyme page 'New to Lyme? ... Start here!'. It is packed with very useful information about Lyme Disease and coinfections: symptom lists, treatment options, detoxing methods, useful links, etc... Really worth going through the information.

Good luck,
MarieLS

Ear crackling is different than ear fluttering, not sure I made that clear, crackling hurts, fluttering is just annoying.

When I hear my voice as a member mentioned it is when pressure builds up in my ears, can also hear heart beat. Eventually ears POP like on an airplane but usually painful when they POP.

I hope your ent can help. Sadly they were useless to me other than verifying what I was reporting regarding the pressure build up. And then not two Sharp. One ent said I only had pressure in one ear. I then schooled her that if my other just popped while I was in the waiting room would that register on her equipment as no pressure, she said yes, then I asked isn't it quite possible that I have the pressure issue in both ears. She said yes but could not report that logical answer cause her equipment did not pick it up. Once again patient experience means nothing anymore to most of these doctors, just lab and equipment results. Then she sent me a bill SIX months later.

Another arrogant ent found the pressure but said the tinnitus is self reported, again as if the patient is lying, so said he could do nothing but suggested I sign up for their 1 year cognitive behavioral change program for over $5000 but said no guarantee. What a scam.

I wish for you a better ent. Let me know how it goes cause I would like to have renewed hope my various ear issues can be resolved before I lose hearing.

YES! EXACTLY!! FLUTTERING!!! Comes and goes. Bizzare. Like a bird flapping its wings rapidly in your eardrum. When I started ABX it turned into a constant drumbeat, like a washing machine spinning heavy clothes. Frightening. I have neuro Lyme. I am taking the time to write this in case anybody else has this symptom so they know that they are not alone. My guess ids that an ENT will never connect it to Lyme, just like most specialists.

I have had this symptom 2 or 3 times. So glad it doesn't last long. Mylyme your description of, "a bird flapping its wings rapidly in your eardrum" is a very good analogy.

These are stapedial spasms. Nothing to worry about, just an annoyance.

There are muscles in the middle ear. ... The stapedius is attached to the stapes bone, the horseshoe shaped object. When the tensor tympani muscle is in spasm, it creates a thumping sound like a tympani drum. It can also be heard as a clicking sound.

I've had these on occasion for years. They come when I'm particularly stressed out. I also would get them when I tripped on acid back in the day. I never knew what they were until I took an Audiology class in grad school. Sure, Lyme could trigger them, but so could other things.

Purrsia - that is my experience too. Mostly in left ear. Putting a phone up to my right ear can trigger the noise in my left. So weird. It was gone when I was near remission.