i have ear fullness often. At times, my throat will have a lump sensation. It is when my throat feels so tight and my ears are full at the same time, that I have difficulty clearing air or gas from my throat -- it is quite scary! After a minute or so, I will burp and this does help the full feeling in my throat a little.  The ear fullness remains, however.  I have had severe anxiety in recent years (diagnosed with chiari malformation at age 48), and now deal with tight muscles in my shoulders and neck.  I do believe that I am dealing with this diagnosis much better now. Two neurosurgeons have said it is not causing any of my symptoms.  My GP thinks I could have eustatian tube dysfunction (awaiting cat scan), but I also wonder if this could be a muscular problem or globus.