How Long b4 Eustation Tube Dysfunction Clears Up?

How did your go away as I have had mine for 3 weeks with a bout of s cold and bronchitis flying home on a plane. What did you do and how did it go away ad my ears wont pop but here cracking when I blow my nose. Thanks

I was diagnosed with Etd about 3 weeks ago when I flew home on plane with cold and bronchitis. I was told I now have no fluid just pressure. A lot of clicking sounds but ears won't pop. Will my full hearing ever be restored? Saw an ent who put be a a heavy dose of prednisone. But at 64 I want no tubes or surgery ad I can hear out of ears but left ear feels much more congested than the other. Every time I open my mouth yo yawn I hear a clicking which I was told was normal. It had Horton better since I stepped off plane 3 weeks ago but found is still muffled on the left. I was told I did not have the patulous etd ad I don't don't difference between two.  Please advise. Thank you

Just read your post and I have had it 3 weeks from flying with a cold and bronchitis. How did it clear up for you? Did your ears just pop irvwere you able to hear clearer one day? My ent says it could take 1-3 months to clear as I hear cracking when I blow my nose and feel
It wants to push through. Depressed as it us ruining my ever day life. Thanks :)

Has anyone tried a Eustacia breathing apparatus?

Ive been suffering with this for only 5 days now and its only in my left ear. I say "only" because I see that many of you have been suffering with this in both ears for far longer. This truly concerns me. I was wondering how long this was going to last and looking up info on my condition I came across this site. I now understand that is most likely not something that is going to go away soon. All of the suggestions have been extremely helpful, however.

In india what I can do fro eustachain tube blockage and vaccum sensation air get trapped paining on bones help me oe mild dns i have in left nose can I use otovnet

Thanks Dianne V.... your post is all I'm hanging on to. Been 3 months and counting. Tried everything anyone has ever posted. Went to an ENT , with a quasi blank stare , he said " try not to think about it".
( I hope his parents didn't spend THEIR savings on his education )

I go day to day just hoping it will clear ( it is in both ears)
I have to fly soon ... scared ( Ron in Canada)

Hi folks, sleep apnea should be considered if your ears aren't clearing.

I'm 52, I have had it for 2 weeks now with about 10-20% of my hearing. started to get a bad headcold, but it went away before it got bad. the doc says my ear drums look like they're going to explode, no mucus, just liquid, lots of ringing, can't hear anything, but no pain and my sleeping is great, I can't hear a thing. and actually flying in a plane was the only time it felt better, it relieved the pressure and I could hear again. but after about 1/2 hour on the ground it came back. Nothing has helped, though Ibuprophin seems to take some of the pressure away, but the loss of hearing is still there. I've been taking Flonaise once a day with absolutely no help at all. The doc says they will go to the steroids next but doesn't really want to do . Reading everybodys posts, sounds like I'm in it for the long haul, and thinking I'll probably pass on the steroids and no tubes.

Hi, did you find any solutions n? I am the same situation after sinus rinse 5 days ago, I have pain in my left ear.

The predisone works for me for about a week and then my pain comes right back. If I do the steroid for one more cycle (5 days) it goes away for about 9-10 months.
Ug.
It is very painful - mine is like a stabbing in my ears that hits in waves.

Hi, I'm also very curious if anyone has recovered from ETD. I ended up with ETD upon landing from a flight to LA. It looks like a mix of allergies and air pressure that caused the ETD. The clog has gotten so much better these past few weeks, but it's still there. It's been 12 weeks, and I have no idea what more I need to do to get rid of it. I've been on nasal sprays, allergy pills, and decongestants. There were people that said accupuncture and chiropractic can help, tried those too, but nothing seems to be working. Is there something that I'm missing?

Hi Ron,
Just wondering if your ears have cleared up. waking up to this constant ear clog day after day for 3 months now is really driving me up the wall.

Jas (canada)

I had constant ringing in my ears and left throat pain,ear pain x 8 months on and off. I am now using the yellow Listerine mouthwash in my left ear. I fill up my ears and lay down 5-10 minutes. I also use Q-tips with the Listerine soaked and put it in my ears for 5-10 minutes every other day. After 3 days most of my symptoms are gone! The ear pain and sore throat are now gone! I saw that people were using this method for dogs and gave it a try. It worked for me.

I have had ETD for 8 months now and I have never suffered so much in my life. I have tried decongestants,prednisone,allergy meds. Went to over 9 Dr’s,allergist included. Yes I have allergies but I never had this problem ever in my life since I came down with a bad head cold in February of this year. I used to be so active ,hiking ,mountain biking,kayaking ..now I can’t even leave the house because of the elevation and my ears not accumulating. I have constant crackling and what feels like a vacuum when I swallow. I used to have pressure every day and worse at night ,but now it’s sometimes. Weather makes me feel so much worse and I never used to be sensitive to the weather. Hoping if and when this heals,I will no longer be sensitive to anything. I have ringing that sounds like it’s screaming all day long,head unclear. Worse at night..I’m guessing when the barametric pressure changes at night it makes the tubes constrict therefore presses against the inner ear as well. I cry all the time I’m so depressed and I have never been depressed in my life,not like this. I’m 43 years old 110 lbs. Drs day they can’t do anything else for me,all my tests came out fine,MRI,cat scan,temporal bone scan,tested for MD which they are mostly sure it’s not that- I do not have vertigo and my symptoms are constant. I will say that I am following medical medium protocol as well as DR. Morse ND(look up on you tube) and I have been juicing celery juice for a month every morning before breakfast ,I eat fruit 30 min after ,than I juice a various amount of vegetables and fruit amongst ginger and turmeric for inflammation,then I have for lunch a salad with avacado,tomatoes,dates,or whatever fruit I have. Then I make a heavy metal detox smoothie with 2 cups blueberries,5 strawberries,banana ,barley grass powder ,spirulina,sometimes dulce but that taste a little fishy to me so I don’t use it often. I take 4:1 extract lemon balm alcohol free twice daily to kill virus and to help with anxiety.Then I will have just vegetables and sometimes potatoes for dinner cooked. I’ve only been doing this a month but food takes a lot longer to heal the body..but everything I have researched has told me that viruses and bacteria can not live off fruits and vegetables. I cut everything else out of my diet, preservatives,gluten,dairy which I haven’t consumed dairy in 5 years anyway) soy,wheat,corn,oils, except for coconut oil, I only eat live fruits and vegetables,organic mostly. There is no reason why this would not heal me, or any of you. I am hanging on by a thin thread here,even considered taking my own life mentally ,not physically. Just mentally I am so drained,I feel so alone even though I have a endless support from my wife. This diet is torture for me but I need to get rid of this and apparently this is the only option for me. I haven’t considered the ballon dilation ,for one I do not qualify since my tests came back fine and I haven’t had any procedures done to try and correct it. Mostly because I know it will make me worse..most people suffer more symptoms when attempting to have this issue surgically corrected unless they have the balloon dilation that is more likely successful. I just wanted to put my story out there and give some options on diet change and to let you know that virus’s can NOT feed off vegetables and fruit.not inflammation. And that is the two culprits ,virus-inflammation in and of the Eustachian Tubes. I’m trying so hard not to give up hope here..my main mistake was reading everyone’s negative stories on not being able to get rid of it. You have to consider what they are eating and what their diet consist of ,and what pre existing health issues they might have before you start freaking out. I’ve learned that the hard way. Good luck to us all and I promise if it I should say when I am rid of this I will get back on here and post an update.