Patient Comments: Eustachian Tube Problems - Treatments
How was your Eustachian tube problem treated?
Comment from: Dre,
Published: April 10
My one tip for controlling severe pain on planes that I experience is to wear ear plugs the whole flight. Sure, you can't do much but sit there, but being pain free is the better option, in my opinion. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: charlotte, 35-44 Female (Patient)
Published: April 05
Well, last year I got a sciatic nerve irritation in my left hip and leg. My doctor sent me to a physical therapist. I felt like an old lady – I am only 44 now! Before seeing the PT, I got some arthritis medication, which seemed to help a little, but the side effects were so severe that I stopped taking them. I do stretching exercises every day to help myself. I got a balance nerve irritation that I tried to cope with and it is eventually gone. Now I have this Eustachian tube problem… Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: lkm020, 45-54 Male (Patient)
Published: February 01
I suffered from poor hearing (sensorineural) in addition to eustachian tube blockage for many years. Hearing aids helped, but the treatment for the eustachian tube problem (Desloratidine tablets and Beconase nasal spray) made a huge difference. I went on the Atkins diet some years later and found that I no longer needed the nasal spray or the tablets. Two weeks ago my left ear blocked up again. Convinced it was the eustachian tube blockage back (I have been off the Atkins diet for a few years now, and recently been eating more bread than usual) I went back on the mediactiona. Turned out to be a wax blockage which I never had before. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: glenno, 35-44 Male (Patient)
Published: March 15
My ear feels strange on left side. It started a couple weeks ago and is not getting any better. I went to a specialist and he told me at first it was a sinus infection. I took augmentin for 10 days, but it didn't help. He then looked up my nose with the micro camera and didn't see anything but a little fluid draining from the Eustachian tube. He now has me on another antibiotic for 7 days. This is crazy! I can feel it more when I turn my head to that side. It feels like pressure, and kind of tickles a bit… Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: shortpeople, 55-64 Female (Patient)
Published: November 02
My eardrum burst and I was told I had strep ear. I was put on antibiotics but before it healed, my face was paralyzed with Bell's Palsy. The ENT was confused, he said that Bell's Palsy is what caused by a virus (they think) and that I had a bacterial infection. After three weeks the Bell's Palsy went away (with the help of steroids) and my eardrum healed. A hearing test was done and I had little loss. The ENT said that I was fine and I told him that I wasn't because I still feel like my ear is full. Nothing has helped and that has been 11 months ago. I was hoping that I would find answers here but it sounds like everybody is just putting up with it. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: Ella, 65-74 Female (Patient)
Published: June 28
I had two sinus operations. I thought I was relieved during the first operation. Then I had the second one. After two years, sinus is not my only problem, it escalated to ear blockage. I went to my ENT specialist, and I had two instances in which grommets had been fitted off and on. Now it winter, and suffering with Eustachian tube problem. It's been almost two weeks now, that I tried all the medications. Nose spray, eucalyptus inhaler, nose inhaler and still the problem persists. My only hope is my daily prayer that God, Lord Jesus will do a miracle for me. Was this comment helpful?Yes
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I'm 68 and dismayed to read about how pesky this ear tube problem seems to be. I thought it was only me! My right side tube has been blocked for about 5 or 6 years. In the past it was only in winter and as soon as the weather warmed up it was gone, to return as the weather got cold again, but this year it is still here in summer. It feels as though there is a moth or something fluttering in your ear. The only relief I get for a minute or so, is to push it with my finger. I tried an ENT specialist who told me to inhale Eucalyptus over a bucket of hot water, gave me drops for night and day sterile water to squirt up my nose, and after spending a lot of money and getting no result I gave up. My nose also has had a tendency to block up perhaps since childhood, certainly most of my adult life. I don't sleep very well when it's hot and notice my nose seems to block up worse then. Most things seem worse when you're tired. I had hoped to find some tips on how to treat this, but it looks to be a stubborn problem. No joy.