Constant Ear Popping!!

ChuckSmith over a year ago

Same here. I do a lot of public speaking so it's embarrassing when I can't control the urge to pop. People must be looking at me like I have Tourette's or something. Anybody hear anything yet?

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Cnannej320795 over a year ago

This happens to me all of the time, too. Sometimes Afrin and Sudafed seem to help, especially when it seems to be happening more because of sinuses. It gives me headaches though. I have been having migraine-type headaches almost every single day for over a year, and I can't help but think my ears have something to do with it. I even went to see an audiologist, and they recommended I see an ent, but no one can ever see anything wrong except that I have a lot of scarring from multiple ear infections from when I was younger. But I can remember as far back as being 4 or 5 years old and having to deal with the popping and also hearing my heartbeat in my ear when I made a seal with my ear on the pillow. It used to scare the c**p out of me. I always thought it was a big monster stomping toward me. But to get back on the subject, even now I am listening to binaural beats and the volume on my phone had not changed at all, but I've heard it at about 20 different volumes because my ears keep popping and un-popping. It's very annoying but I'm going to get some Sudafed and it will help some. I guess because it dries the fluid up so that it's not as stopped up? I don't know, I'm only hypothesizing.

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Guest over a year ago

Good to know finally that im not the only one, Im only 13 but I have to unpop my ears and it is really annoying. So when I yawn I either have to sniff really hard or grab my nose and sniff. Of anyone knows whats happening or how to cure/help it.

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cody over a year ago

I truly thought I was the only person with this problem.it is extremely embarrassing. I'm just glad to knowim not the only one.

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Guest over a year ago

add me to this list . Whenever I hold my nose and suck inwards, the pressure is either too much, or one ear is different pressure that the other. start over again ,same ,start over again,same grrrr!!

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Guest over a year ago

I would like to ask about your progress and insight into the matter posted by Lilly_Rose86

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Guest over a year ago

have you found a solution?

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tx_guy over a year ago

These posts are very comforting and let me know that im not the only person in the world that has dealt with this issue. Im 35 now and unfortunately have been dealing with this popping in both ears since probably being in middle school. Ive seen many specialists through the years and they insist nothing is wrong. At this point ive learned to live with the constant popping, then sniff or nose hold and suck in to make it normal. I have not seen or heard of any real solutions, but these posts really make me feel that i haven't been crazy all these years after all. Seriously thanks

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Guest over a year ago

I would like to form a group to help address this situation together. I have dealt with this issue for almost 2 decades now and believe it is not something we need to live with for the rest of our lives as it really does affect our quality of life. Personally, I feel surgery is the only way to address the problem. I believe there are people who have fixed this problem but would guess that they would not be on forums such as this one, once they are healed. It's a matter of finding the right doctor and bringing awareness to this issue.

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Connor R. over a year ago

The problem you are having is that you're Eustachian tube is not working properly. The Eustachian tube is designed to keep the air pressure in your middle ear the same as the outside air pressure. When you yawn/sneeze/swallow/open your mouth/etc it opens your Eustachian tube to allow the air pressure to filter in and out. In your case(and mine as well as everyone here) your tube is not opening all the way(even a centimeter off and the Eustachian tube can malfunction). It is simply letting air out and not letting new air in. When you sniff in you are manually recreating air pressure. The reason that it may hurt for some people is that when you lose air pressure in your middle ear, the outside air pressure pushes against your ear drum and causes it to go from being flat to being curved. Ex: | to ( This can cause a tremendous amount of pain. Usually pain killers or antibiotics can help stop the pain but it won't help at all with the constant sniffing. The only solution that has been able to help me so far is having tubes surgically implanted in my ear drum. You can get temporary tubes(which last a few months) or permanent tubes(which last a few years). I have had them 3 times over the course of 10 years and every time they fall out I end up having this problem again. I am in the process of getting my 4th set of tubes and while I have this I will be undergoing allergy shots to try to improve my allergies and hopefully decrease some swelling in my sinus's(we believe this is the cause of my Eustachian Tube Dysfunction). I hope I have been helpful in some way explaining the problem to everyone because I now realize a lot of people are dealing with this extremely annoying and often painful predicament. I wish the best to everyone here. Connor R.

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Guest over a year ago

Thank you for your post Connor. Would you be able to share if you feel it's improved your life in any way or whether you feel it is better to leave it as is?

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Connor over a year ago

I feel like the tubes do really help. But they're not always permanent.

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ricketts over a year ago

I hate to say this but I am 68 years old and have suffered with the same probem since I was 13. I wear a hearing aid now, should wear two but am fine with just the one. I have just had the popping sensation in the ear that I dont wear the aid and now feel very unbalanced. Like all others that have commented here I usually hold my nose and suck in but this is the first time that its not working and my ear is quite painful. I have a bit of a swollen throat which Im hoping will be temporary and that once it's clear my 'tube' will go back to normal. I too have mentioned this to Dr's over the years and all they have said is I have very active 'hammers'. Not helpful at all.

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Mickey over a year ago

I'm a 52 year old male and have had this issue as well since I was young. Finally drove my wife crazy with all of the sniffing and yawning to fix popping and pressure and I went to an ENT. Seems I have patulous eustachian tubes. They have proscribed estrogen drops nasal spray to try and make the tubes less rigid and more pliant, you know the way NORMAL peoples ears are. We'll see how that works

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Coolguy123456 over a year ago

You have to deal with it for the rest of your life just annoy it and you can careless about it

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