Adult Glue Ear

I have a fluttering wakes me from sleep the last two weeks. Unsure what it is. Hissing can probably be masked by a fan. Try steam and out in a couole of drop of eucalyptus oil.  Breaks it up over a span of time. 

Hi, just wondering if anyone else has had vertigo as well? It seems to be Ruling a huge part of my life at the moment with the glue ear in both of my ears & the vertigo is driving me crazy! To top it off though my doc said it is a year long waiting list the see the ent 😢

hi i had glue ear around 20 years ago had it for years when doctors kept cleaning my ears and outer ears syringed i still had the problem and doctors said must be the other side of my ear drum (glue ear)anyway i thought if its wax, wax melts when warm so i got in the bath ran it hot and put ears under water when used to POSSIBLE CURE FOR GLUE EAR HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU

the heat i mpt more hot water again, i did this 5 or 6 times after about half an hour i felt the wax running down the back of my throth this was 20 years ago and never had a problem since. heated pads on the ears might work just as well but not sure

THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF OLD OR HAVE HEART OR OTHER PROBLEMS IF IN DOUBT PLEASE DO NOT TRY I WOULD ALLWAYS RECKOMEND HAVING SOMEONE WITH YOU FOR  SAFETY AND NEVER TRY ON CHILDREN

Please let me know if this works for you

Hi

Got glue ear over the last month.

Tyying hot steamy water in bowl with vicks.

Trying to find doc that uses tuning fork.

leila29439 please advise doc that uses tuning fork.

I have been suffering from a blocked ear for almost 6 months. ENT confirmed glue ear and suggested grommet insertion as I've been using otovent with intermittent short lived relief as I can pop my ear using the vasalva manoeuvre. I was fearing flying with the pressure changes since going on the Eurostar didn't help with pressure changes but... To my surprise, as long as you're able to keep popping your ears while the plane is climbing and descending, it is possible to equalise the pressure in the ear. I also used a clear ear earplug that helped draw water out. Amazingly, My ear has been clear for the last 24hrs and I haven't had to pop it. It feels normal again but will of course see the ENT again to confirm.

Hi All

My glue ear resolved itself after I ate garlic.

I crunched on a couple of cloves of garlic.

​The garlic was very hot and burned the back of my throat.

​It is worth trying at least once.

​Worked for me !

 

Though I would add, the consultant said glue ear is not common amongst adults so he thoroughly recommends if your GP does suspect it and notice liquid behind your ear drum, to insist that they or that they refer you to get an view of your inner workings of your nose just to rule out any nasal polyps or more complex conditions affecting your nasopharynx. Even if you feel perfectly fine without any cold symptoms.

also ask the GP yup check your lymph nodes and if they've been swollen for an extended period and especially if you haven't got other cold symptoms, don't let them tell you it's a low grade infection and go away. Swollen lymph nodes can be concerning but only after seeing 3 GPs did I get an urgent referral to see a haematologist. Had to fight for a letter to get a private ENT referral which moves much faster and if it's anything more sinister, it does pay to move quickly. Glue ear can be associated with a rare cancer of the nasopharynx with symptoms most would discount as tiredness and poor hearing from getting older. Hence it's also often diagnosed as late stage. If you feel it isn't right, even if you look the picture of perfect health, Insist on a referral. The first gp actually told me she has glue ear and just lives with it and I should do the same! No need to bother the ENT consultants!

Hi I'm 54yrs old and last October I had a bad throat, and bit of earache in my left ear, by Dec I was in agony and had to go to our local hospital to which a nurse thought I had a burst eardrum, eventually it eased on its own with no treatment, but by feb I kept having bouts of agonising pain with like migraine headache on just the left side of my head, I was given sudafed tabs to take 4 times a day & a nasal spray, it didn't work and since have had, steroids, antibiotics, nasal drops and more nasal spray, I don't sleep as the noise is there all the time, I feel the movement of what ever it is moving in my ear, sometimes when I gulp it's like it's in my ear it so loud, and the headaches are rife, if I lay down the pressure on my head & ear makes the pain worse so a lot of the time I have to try and sleep sat up right downstairs on the sofa, I average about 2 to 3 hours sleep a night, so I'm really tired all the time, it's taken nearly a year of pushing my GP to keep referring me back the the ENT specialist and finally today 5/10/2017 he has put me forward to have a grommet put in, I'm so excited as apart from all the pain, being off balance and not being able to hear in my left ear, I often feel sick, so really hope this is going to be the answer to my prayers.  I would like to say to the many out there if your struggling (as it does get you down) keep pushing as losing one of your senses is horrible and from what iv read on some of people's post who have had the procedure, it sounds a relatively easy thing to have done. 

I have glue ear after a perforated left eardrum I’m already deaf in my right ear so now I have very little hearing. The specialist at ent had given me steroid nasal drops for 4 weeks,  only used them twice so don’t know if it’s. working. Just seemed a weird way to treat ears .