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What Causes Episodes Of Intermittent Blocked Ear?
Question: Intermittent blocked ear. Hearing tested, ok. Clear drainage collects ear jaw area. So so bothersome. 2 years. No one knows what it is. Any idea?
Brief Answer:
blocked ear, possible reasons and management options
Detailed Answer:
Hi! This has been happening for two years so you must have been through alot already and working diagnosis of eustachian tube infection or dysfunction fits in well with all your symptoms as you described. Only problem being, that nothing seems to work as you must have tried some measures in all this time.
I would need to clarify few things? Could anybody possibly come up with the reason of eustachian tube dysfunction in your case? Has it been chronic sinusitis or some middle ear infection? And have that been tried to be treated?
For all, at this moment I will suggest you to keep follow up with a single good ENT specialist so that if one measure fails so instead of starting from the scrap you may be dealt with the next steps and second line measures.
Use of anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen may help. Meanwhile decongestants and anti histamines will work as assisted help in treatment. If sense of fullness or head spinning is felt, betahistine may be needed along.
Supportive measures like chewing gums, frequent yawning, or simple manoeuvres like closing nose and mouth forcefully for a while till ear blows inside oral cavity and pushes the eustachian tube open for a while, as all these measures wil help to equalise the pressures in and out of the ears.
Meanwhile, do discuss for the surgical measures and discus your insecurities with your ENT specialist.
Hope this answered your query. In case of any queries in future, you can approach me directly through my profile. Regards.
blocked ear, possible reasons and management options
Detailed Answer:
Hi! This has been happening for two years so you must have been through alot already and working diagnosis of eustachian tube infection or dysfunction fits in well with all your symptoms as you described. Only problem being, that nothing seems to work as you must have tried some measures in all this time.
I would need to clarify few things? Could anybody possibly come up with the reason of eustachian tube dysfunction in your case? Has it been chronic sinusitis or some middle ear infection? And have that been tried to be treated?
For all, at this moment I will suggest you to keep follow up with a single good ENT specialist so that if one measure fails so instead of starting from the scrap you may be dealt with the next steps and second line measures.
Use of anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen may help. Meanwhile decongestants and anti histamines will work as assisted help in treatment. If sense of fullness or head spinning is felt, betahistine may be needed along.
Supportive measures like chewing gums, frequent yawning, or simple manoeuvres like closing nose and mouth forcefully for a while till ear blows inside oral cavity and pushes the eustachian tube open for a while, as all these measures wil help to equalise the pressures in and out of the ears.
Meanwhile, do discuss for the surgical measures and discus your insecurities with your ENT specialist.
Hope this answered your query. In case of any queries in future, you can approach me directly through my profile. Regards.
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