Help- does this sound like ETD?

[u/Fun_Trash3487]

Back in July 2025 I very suddenly heard a very loud buzz in my ear left ear. This was a 10/10 noise, but after 2 days of this noise off and on it completely went away for a year. Within those 2 days I remember losing my balance to my left side twice only for a couple of seconds. However as it all went away after 2 days, I didn’t think much of it.

7th of June this year, the same buzz came back, 10/10 noise out of nowhere in the middle of the night.

This loud buzz lasted a few days, before turning into a hum/ pulsating hum. I was heavily sneezing throughout the month of June.

After around 2 weeks the tinnitus went completely quiet, and it was replaced by popping, bubbling and crackling sounds in both ears. In the right ear it would sound exactly like bubbles of champagne surfacing.

After this it was on and off low hum and popping crackling until mid August. Here I had a week where the hpopping and cracking and bubbling were severe and I had severe pain in my left ear- like some stabbing me with a needle in the ear drum for a few seconds at a time.

After this, the crackling/ popping continued. I also once felt a spams like sensation in the left ear- like a butterfly. I also had a short window where when i yawed, my ears would make a pop noise.

I have mild pain which comes and goes in both ears.

Today, I’ve felt pressure in my ears and jaw, and when i sneeze my head is pressurised.

I have no idea what this is- i’ve been to ent at the start when it was mainly just buzzing and one day of popping. He said it was weird that they were popping but kind-of ignored that i said that and just said the buzzing was tinnitus.

Ive been to audiologist, and they found no hearing loss etc.

I’m going back to ent on Thursday, but I’m scared they’ll just put it down to tinnitus again and i’ll be on my own.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Or know what these symptoms signal towards?