Question: about 2-3 weeks ago loud ringing began in both ears - maybe the left is louder. But about 2-3 months ago my left eye suddenly came down with a massive floater and laser surgery was highly recommended by a retina doc - which I had to inhibit the retina from detaching - I was warned. At that time the left eye area felt extremely weak and continue to this day, especially if I try watching hours of TV or computer work which didn't bother me at all prior to three months ago. I'm 59 and have no apparent symptoms of sinus, nor has sinus ever been an issue for me. I've had GIRD for many years. When I sneeze as I always do throughout my life, now it feels like I'm partially sneezing through my left eye - weird. The whole left eye ball hurts, but the vision thus far is OK. Had kidney disease as a child that was resolved after 9 months.

I chose sleeping disorders because none of the other choices were close enough. Have not had hearing test done recently. My hearing is good. Nothing significantly reduces the ringing in the ears, but the ringing appears to become loudest at evening soon after eating. Also, just remembered, when lying face down with head on pillow trying to sleep popping vibrations go on related to the ears - that is - I wear ear plugs when its noisy trying to sleep, and its then I hear these strong popping and vibrations. I always thought it was the ear plugs and ignored it until last night after taking the ear plugs out I could sense the popping continued for a few minutes and then went away. Even after having a good sleep in the mirror my left eye lid is closing partially while the right eye is normal. The left eye always feels greatly fatigued now after a couple hours on the computer. A couple of months ago this didn't exist nor the ringing ears.

Thank you for the ear duck blockage information. I will follow up on that with prim. care. I didn't mention, I'm sorry, but December 2012 I did have laser surgery for my left eye being warned by the retina doc as you just warned me. My last checkup with him a week ago - he says I'm out of the woods from what he can see, but return immediately if any further problems. I was told I have to live with the floater until it liquifies. My left eye maintains an irritable floater that causes blur when the floater moves back and forth. It's a clear circular floater. And when I sneeze, just recently, the left eye feels extremely weak in the socket and hurts a little during the sneeze. Back in December when my regular eye doc's assistant checked my eyes she put something on the eyes. The right eye I noticed nothing, but the left eye hurt terribly to allow her to continue, but she finally did the test. Finally, hours on the computer hurts my L-eye but not the Right.

Thank you for the info on the eye I'll followup on. I'm going on 60. Finally, the soreness, mild pain, and severe tiredness to the left eye came before the retina laser surgery. It was actually why I went to the eye doc the first time. The first doc I got glasses from. He told me I had no retina problem. I went to a bonified eye doc in my city. He told me no retina problem but he saw blood in my eye and to come back in three weeks. The next visit he still saw no retina problem but referred me to a retina specialist. The retina specialist then said I had a small tear. As major cobweb type floater appeared simultaneously, with the other symptoms I've described so the floater is what I complained about. My dad had surgery to one of his eyes (don't remember which one) so that it wouldn't uncontrollably twitch and start to close. When younger I use to have the same problem when under certain stress, (L-eye), but it would go away after the stress was no longer an issue. I'm under stress now being on early retirement and not working as I've worked all my life since 16. I'm just now thinking about this. When washing my face in the morning I can hear that sound that comes from the eye ball (L-eye only) as I'm putting minor pressure on my eyes splashing the water like I've always done. Also when the L-eye trouble started I was taking Ambien and Lunestta sleep aids continually. I stopped taking them two months ago. I was taking a muscle relaxant (flexeral) at the same time then. Also (remembering) I was swimming every night when the floater and eye pain started. Swimming back strokes, I did moderately carelessly bank the back of my head when reaching the end of the pool XXXXXXX It seems as though the eye ball itself and the eye socket and the ligaments-muscles in that area are being affected by whatever it turns out to be. Last thing: I sleep on the left side of my face. Obviously I'm presently trying to change that.

I appreciate that answer. One last question on this matter the ringing ears. First Just a note, when examining myself again washing my face I now believe the that eye ball sound I thought i was hearing is actually a sinus sound. The same kind as when your blowing your nose stuffed with liquid, but finer and more specific - coming from around the left eye only (???). I am having to clear my sinus when first getting up in the morning. A lot of clear liquid comes out. I've never had an issue with allergies, but I'm older now. Question: anyway, can any of this tie into my ears ringing much louder over the last month than before? I've always had tinnitus, but not like it is now.