Suffer From Patulous Eustachian Tube In Both Ears, Taking Microgynon. Recommend Surgery?
Hi doctor, I suffer from Patulous Eustachian tube in both ears and I was wondering if you would recommend surgery? My doctor basically told me to just live with it and I refuse to 'just live with it'. I'm upping my fluid intake and came off the pill, another question I have is do you think the pill (orally, microgynon 30) is responsible?
At the offset let me tell you that your problem is understandable and i shall try to help you out for the same.
First the pill you are taking has no direct relation to a Patulous Eustachian tube but you must remember that this pill has so many rare side effects so a direct or indirect relation cannot be ruled out. The side effects include thrombosis, migraine, headache etc.
A Patulous Eustachian tube has many causes and since you are interested in treating the same let us see what you can do for the same. You need to undergo a full audiometric analysis including PTA and impedance You need to undergo pan-endoscopy of the nose, throat and nasopharynx You need to take a eustachian tube functional study including endoscopy
Get these tests done and get back to me with the reports
Meanwhile take antihistamines like levocetrizine once daily and steam inhalation twice daily
take care
regards
Dr Sriram Nathan
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Suffer From Patulous Eustachian Tube In Both Ears, Taking Microgynon. Recommend Surgery?
hello and welcome to HCM, At the offset let me tell you that your problem is understandable and i shall try to help you out for the same. First the pill you are taking has no direct relation to a Patulous Eustachian tube but you must remember that this pill has so many rare side effects so a direct or indirect relation cannot be ruled out. The side effects include thrombosis, migraine, headache etc. A Patulous Eustachian tube has many causes and since you are interested in treating the same let us see what you can do for the same. You need to undergo a full audiometric analysis including PTA and impedance You need to undergo pan-endoscopy of the nose, throat and nasopharynx You need to take a eustachian tube functional study including endoscopy Get these tests done and get back to me with the reports Meanwhile take antihistamines like levocetrizine once daily and steam inhalation twice daily take care regards Dr Sriram Nathan