Elevation or Allergies causing stopped up ears ? Posted: 01-28-08 09:25am
My ears have been stopped up, left ear
more so than my right ear. I grew up at
around 3500 ft elevation and recently
moved to an area around 300 ft elevation.
And I work at around a 30 ft elevation. I
experience the stopped up ear the most at
300 ft. And it doesn't bother me that
much at 30 ft. Over Christmas I visited
my family back at 3500 ft, and experienced
no stopped up ears at all. I can hold my
nose here and blow to try and reduce
pressure, but it just makes it worse for a
few seconds and goes back to how it was
without popping. At 3500 ft, I can do the
same but it doesn't stop up the ear for a
few seconds, just does nothing. Which
makes me think it is a fluid thing.
My question is do you think that is
related to the elevation, or to
allergies?
I developed allergies in the past 2 years
but it only bothers me if I go back to the
3500 ft elevation during the spring/summer
months. I don't experience allergies
anywhere else, so I don't take allergy
medicine.
I've tried Debrox drops to remove any
earwax that may have been blocking the ear
canals, but that didn't do anything...
