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Eustian tube dysfunction.

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J_dog
J_dog

I went to Doctor related to common cold symptoms and pressure sensations in ears and pop in ears when swallow. Doctor gave me mendrol dose pack and said I had fluid in ear. Still having common cold symptoms. How long after cold symptoms go away and maybe get allergies better before goes away?

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  • beth_08593
    beth_08593 J_dog

    Posted

    Ugh it's the worst. My symptoms took almost a full month to lease . Even now, I still have some gunk up in my nose and my ears aren't fully cleared. I think it was about 2 weeks before my ears felt improvement. Something that really did help me was the Neti pot. While rinsing my ears I will try to shoot the liquid into my nasal passages a little so that it reaches my eardrums. It's not recommended but it does help for me and makes the infection go away sooner. Best of luck!

  • erica27186
    erica27186 J_dog

    Posted

    Last winter when I got my eustachian tube dysfunction I was told up to 7 weeks. I am stuck with the problem, but hopefully you'll have better luck. 

    • J_dog
      J_dog erica27186

      Posted

      So you are still having trouble with Eustian tube dysfunction?
    • erica27186
      erica27186 J_dog

      Posted

      Yes, I have fairly sever issues with my ears now. It was a fluke, I guess, but it was from a cold. It is just as likely that you'll recover and my apologies, I'm not sure this is what you need to hear right now. I would take steriods - see an ent - it'll help clear it faster. 

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 J_dog

    Posted

    I started healing and got another cold and I'm back  in ths.tinnitus weird head sensations  and such.. so awul. making me  feel anxious now..

  • anne05078
    anne05078 J_dog

    Posted

    Hello, eustachian tube dyfunction can take a very long time depending how thick the mucus is from your cold.  You may need to ask your doctor for a prescriotion for Flixonase Nasule Nasal Drops, they are steriod based and certainly help with mine.  I too suffer allgergy problems, that doesn't help with my ears either....luckily I seldom get colds and my glue ear problems are probably from allergies and sinus issues.  Also put boiling water into a bowl, put a towel over your head and breath steam in for 20 minutes, may un-stick your tubes.

    Anne

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 J_dog

    Posted

    3-4 months is the real time for the fluid and stuff to resolve from my ent opinion and my last experience.. I just got the flu and cold and now i started all over ..its horrible. Its a little maddening i try to keep focused on something else. The ent isnt even very helpful either. No scans or anything. They just look in there with their light thing. I was told its retracted and fluid last time and a week ago. I cant take steroids but from what im reading it doesnt do all that much anyway for many people. Maybe you will get lucky. Who knew these weird thing hapoen. I also have a tinnitus thing going one ear just in case its not miserable enough. Many steamy showers and lots of liquids is all im doing.  Time will heal this at some point.
    • beth_08593
      beth_08593 lisalisa67

      Posted

      Lisa I'm so sorry you're dealing with this again. Have you tried shooting water from the neti pot into your eardrums? It sounds awful, but it does work and help to drain. Again, it's not recommended, but as long as you have distilled or boiled water in the netipot and you're on antibiotics it's safe. There's a how-to on the interwebsz i can dig up for you if you're interested in trying it. It ALWAYS helps me, and I've tried everthing, from steam showers to steroids. 

    • erica27186
      erica27186 beth_08593

      Posted

      Beth, could you pm me the video. I know the moderators will erase it otherwise. Interesting suggestion!
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