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MD ear fullness

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michael98270
michael98270

Has anyone ever found a way to pop your affected ear...and if so does it help.  A ENT told me that the ear didn't need to pop, but after an attack when my hearing is normal and the pressure is gone I can pop it all day long just by yawning.  But once the pressure is there is no popping.

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  • Gela1227
    Gela1227 michael98270

    Posted

    I think you're in the beginning stages of Meniere's Disease. I started out with fullness and ringing in my ear but it would go away for months at a time before it would come back. Then it became permanent and it came along with hearing loss and attacks of dizziness. Sorry to say this to you but i think eventually you won't be able to pop your ear.

  • tanney
    tanney michael98270

    Posted

    Michael, your ear fullness could be from inflammation or fluid retention within the inner/middle ear.  Has your ENT  discussed steroid injections into the inner ear?  Also, are you on a diuretic?  Both of these may relieve the ear fullness you experience.  Good luck.
    • michael98270
      michael98270 tanney

      Posted

      Steroid Injections don't do anything for me. And Diuretics also have zero affects other than making me super lightheaded. Been working more with my diet.

  • tvbonnie
    tvbonnie michael98270

    Posted

    Mine pops every now and again which brings me such joy that I feel like singing. Yes, it is short lived, but any respite from the misery is welcome.
  • lana56327
    lana56327 michael98270

    Posted

    I think you can only 'pop' your ear when there is an imbalance in the middle ear.  The eustacian tubes help the air equalize there.  Meniere's makes you feel ear fullness, but it is in the inner ear that there is too much fluid.  It can't be 'popped'.

  • Bluesmann
    Bluesmann michael98270

    Posted

    after awhile 5 years for me it doesn't really pop anymore...drinking lots of water keeps the fullness down for me but mine pops once in awhile on a plane and feels so damn good......I would like to see them develops some type of helmet that can emulate the cabin pressure in a plane and make it change...I swear it  would help

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