LPR / Silent Reflux sadness. Do you have blocked ears?

Hi there, was wondering if you're feeling any better? I have the same symptoms and completely understand how you feel. 

Hi I'm glad to see u here I agree a lotof these post are old. I went to an ent 2/16 for severe post nasal drip sinus pressure stuffy nose. I was prescribed sinus rinses and nasal spray antihistamine. Felt better. Went back for a follow up in April 2016 with a hoarse voice. Now diagnosed with lpr. I was put on 300 mg of raniditine at night and was told it can take awhile. So I waited and waited cut out acidic foods cut down on smokes and alcohol. I still had allergy symptoms. But under control most days. Went to another follow up in August vocal chords were still inflamed but esophagus was healing. Started taking Prilosec on my own felt it was working better to control acid Today I went to an allergist just to see what might be bothering my nose. Prick test came back all negative! I was shocked I always had nose issues my whole life. I was wondering how u r doing now

I've had most all symptoms indicated here by others including lpr, post nasal drip, bloating, blocked ears, sometimes feels acidity in ears, shortness of breath, lump in the throat etc. and as a result anxiety. I have seen a couple of ENTs. First diagnosed me with Maniere's disease and second said I may have early signs of Maniere's, even though they know that my symptoms other than ear blockage do not include tinnitus or vertigo which are the elements necessary for Maniere's diagnosis. I don't believe I have Maniere's instead my systems are related to my digestive tract. I have an appointment to be seen by another ENT but this time at Mayo Clinic. I hope if anyone knows this problem it will be someone at Mayo. Up until now though what has tremendously helped me is chewing on fennel seeds multiple times a day and surely after meals. Sometimes I take a couple of pinches of fennel seeds two or three times in a row until I feel releif. I must say though it gives temporary relief but relief nonetheless. My digestion improves and my ears open up. Which also helps psychologically and I'm not having anxiety attacks any longer. Over the last few months since taking fennel seeds regularly my shortness of breath bloating, lump in the throat, acidity in ears and other symptoms have improved but again it's all temporary for now. For medication I've been taking 40mg pentaprozol for hope to find a permanent cure for this.

Hi samkh! I've actually been doing better in the last month or so. My gastro doc has had me on pantoprazole as well as prescription strength Zantac. I've tried a few things that have helped, like I stopped drinking all cold beverages, except for the occasional almond milk. I drink all my water at room temperature and found my stomach and throat no longer seem to get as irritated. 

I actually also had an upper endoscapy last month to check for ulcers or a hiatal hernia and was diagnosed with a generic "gastritis", saying that my esophagus was inflamed, but I tested negative for H. Pylori. They prescribed me Sucralfate, which coats the lining of your stomach to prevent any further damage from being done. They also brushed and stretched the esophagus during the procedure, which amazingly lead to me having no heartburn for about a week. 

Regarding the ear, I saw an ENT, who tested my ear pressure and hearing and found everything to be fine. He believes all my problems are related to TMJ. I do grind my teeth badly at night and it puts a lot of pressure on my ear canal, leading to feelings of pressure and pain. I'm still trying to learn how to live with TMJ, as it is strongly associated with anxiety. 

My ENT also discovered that my throat pain can be attributed to leftover tonsil tissue from a tonsillectomy I had when I was a child. The leftover tissue is being irritated by non-allergy related irritants (my husband smokes) and heartburn. 

Sorry for the huge response, but overall I've discovered that all my health issues are really a conglomeration of many different things happening at once and working together to make things worse.

It sounds to me like you don't have Maniere's disease. Do you grind your teeth at night when you sleep? I had no idea, but TMJ combined with heartburn can cause all of these symptoms.

BTW*** My ENT told me that the best thing you can do is take pantoprazole at dinner each night and eat within 30 minutes. I was originally instructed to take it first thing in the morning and not to eat within an hour, but since taking it at dinnertime, I've noticed an improvement.

Hope to hear back from you! I wish you the best in your search for good health and I hope the ENT at the Mayo Clinic can provide you with the answers your looking for!

Hi trippycusp93, I had my appointment with ENT at Mayo. They did hearing tests and balance testing and finally cleared me from Maniere's disease. ENT put a scope to look at the openings of my eustacian tubes and found no blockage or mass or swelling there but suggested that those tunes are probably not functioning fully and I have eustacian tube dysfunction. Said that all he can do is put tunes in my ears and hope that will do the trick and with the same pressure on both sides of my middle ear my ear fullness problem should get better. If not, there is nothing more he can do.

I still believe my ear problem is connected with LPR and now have another appointment with a GI to discuss options including fundoplication and linx surgeries.

If anyone have any information about those procedures please share.