What Causes Feeling Of Ringing In The Ears And Trouble Swallowing?

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2014

Question: My husband has had ringing in his ears for several weeks now he has seen an ear nose throat doctor had an NOt something showed up. He had an Mel on his head nothing again. Now he has trouble swilling sometimes and sometimes has pain in his throat. He says it feels like some has hands around his neck squeezing. No percent cough,bleeding. The ear nose and throat Dr. Did an not would this also take in the throat? We are both very worried about throat cancer?

Answered by Dr. Albana Sejdini (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Further tests are needed...

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,

I have gone through the medical history of your husband and understood your concerns.

Having the feeling of ringing in the ears and trouble swallowing might be a sign of:
- cardiac problems
- carotid narrowing due to atherosclerotic plaques
- thyroid problems
- upper gastrointestinal issues (esophageal strictures)
- neurological problems

I am happy that ENT specialist did not notice anything worrisome on his ENT organs. So, throat cancer is excluded.

If I was his caring doctor would ask to run further diagnostic tests:
- ECG
- cardiac/carotid echo
- stress test
- holter monitoring
- upper endoscopy
- abdominal ultrasound
- thyroid function test
- diabetes testing
- lipid profile test

Depending on the tests results, specific treatment will be prescribed. Meanwhile, try to:
- calm him down
- advise him not to drink coffee/energetic drinks
- have his meals regularly
- increase fluids intake

Hope it helped! Let me know if I can assist you further! If no more queries, kindly close this thread and rate my answer! Thank you!
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Albana Sejdini (16 hours later)

When I said my husband went to an ear, nose, throat specialists he did an M R I my husband says it was just for his ears, but I would think his throat would show up also?

My husband takes three different meds. For depression, he also takes meds. For bipolar could this cause him to have night sweets? I know some of my friends husbands have night sweets, is this serious?

You said you looked at his health history did you mean what I wrote or can you find out on your computer
By looking him up? I wish that were possible.

He also goes to the pain clinic for back problems, she also did an M r I on his neck and ask him if he had fallen or been injured she said the nerves in the back of his neck were all scrambled up so know he. Will be seeing a specialist for that. Could that have some thing to do with the pain in throat area?

Answered by Dr. Albana Sejdini (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following answers to your queries....

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Usually, an ENT specialist would look into e-ear; n-nose and t-throat of the patient. The visit is not done for the ears only; it covers throat and nose too.

With regards to bipolar meds he is taking, I'd like to know specifically the names of his meds. Yes, there are some meds causing night sweats, but need to have the names of the drugs your husband is taking first.

"The medical history" I looked at was what you wrote when giving information regarding your husband's problems.

With regards to the pain in throat and nerves being scrambled up as per MRI, I need to have a copy of the MRI results, analyze his case before admitting that the pain might be related to scrambled nerves.

If the nerves are of cervical region, then, might be a possible cause to his throat pain. However, as mentioned earlier (at the earlier discussion), other problems should be ruled out too.

Looking forward to have the results of his lab tests in!
Dr.Albana

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar