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What is that ticking noise?

Thu, 08/18/2005 - 09:15
Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Adults
Every now and then, when it's quiet, I hear a "tick tick tick" in my ear. Such a light sound, in fact that if music was playing I wouldn't even hear it.When I say "light" - I mean LIGHT! It's not a loud ticking sound like a clock. It's like someone is taking their fingernail and flicking it. But much more lighter than that.It's not constant. It just happens in groups of 3 or 4 or so.WHAT IS THAT???I've only noticed it since I've been on the meds. Or maybe it's happened before that.Anyone familiar?Oh ya...And what about when you go deaf in one ear all of a sudden or it suddenly feels like everything sounds far away. Anyone hear of that?I've been recently diagnosed with Epilepsy 1 month ago.Any advice would be helpful! Thanks!

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RE: What is that ticking noise?

Submitted by yannie44 on Fri, 2005-08-19 - 08:12

Hi Butterflygirl,

I was reading an older post, made by I think Nancy, to you and she mentioned 'clicking' noises as a common presentation of a sensory simple partial seizure (auditory). Check out your 'final verdict" thread.

 Same thing with the far away voices I think (or maybe a type of complex partial, depending on how your consciousness is affected).

Hope I got that right.

Take care,

Maryanne :)

Hi Butterflygirl,

I was reading an older post, made by I think Nancy, to you and she mentioned 'clicking' noises as a common presentation of a sensory simple partial seizure (auditory). Check out your 'final verdict" thread.

 Same thing with the far away voices I think (or maybe a type of complex partial, depending on how your consciousness is affected).

Hope I got that right.

Take care,

Maryanne :)

RE: What is that ticking noise?

Submitted by Adam on Fri, 2005-08-19 - 09:29
You didn't say what meds your on. Tegretol causes a continual buzzing noise with me.  Maybe you have tinnitus in that case and must live with it.  Adam  

RE: What is that ticking noise?

Submitted by addie243 on Sat, 2005-08-20 - 09:19

I am on topamax and always hear very faint music playing when everything else is quiet. It is so faint that I used to strain to figure out what song was playing, until I realized that it was in my head and just a side effect of the meds.  I know it is annoying, but in the grand scheme of things, this is a lot easier to adjust to than most side effects and of course, the actual seizures. Ask your doc to be sure.

Addie

I am on topamax and always hear very faint music playing when everything else is quiet. It is so faint that I used to strain to figure out what song was playing, until I realized that it was in my head and just a side effect of the meds.  I know it is annoying, but in the grand scheme of things, this is a lot easier to adjust to than most side effects and of course, the actual seizures. Ask your doc to be sure.

Addie

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