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Eustachian tube - how long does it take to drain?

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hannah06392
hannah06392

Last week i started feeling fluid move down from my ear to my throat. Felt thick and moved slow.

Now i feel the fluid more loose and feel it try to drain a few times a day. Is it a good sign if the fluid feels more loose?

How long until it fully drains and i stop feeling the fluid? Its a weird and somewhat uncomfortable sensation!

I just saw my ENT dr who said my ear looks fine and to wait it out for things to go back to normal. I had a cold/sinusitis 2 weeks before this issue.

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    Hi Hannah, I was wondering if you could help me identify if what I might have might be etd, I had a cold like 2 weeks before getting an ear infection then I had the ear infection in both ears for like 1 whole week, i took meds the doctor gave me amoxicillin and some drops, and now I went to doctor and she said my ears look so much better (infection wise) but my right ear now hurts a tiny bit but I can hear my voice echo and I can hear my heart beat and myself breathing though that ear. It's really frustrating, the doctor told me that I should wait some few weeks to see if it gets better by itself but I don't think it will.

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