Right Ear Keeps On Plugging Up With Pressure (emergency) Posted: 03-05-07 11:34am
I need some help with this... please:
For the last four months my right ear
(yes, ONLY the right ear) has been
plugging up with pressure (feels like the
airplane ear) and I always have to do the
jaw motion (hollow swallow) to try to open
it again. It gets extremely frustrating
having to do that over 100 times a day
because it stays in the plugged up state
more than in the open state as of lately.
The reason I wrote emergency in the title
is because I'm now starting to feel a
little bit of pain in my right ear from
constantly trying to relieve the pressure
and I'm beginning to worry...
I've seen an ear/nose/throat doctor three
months ago, he examined my both of my
ears, and said that they are both OK and
that there are no problems with them
whatsoever. He said that the reason my
ears might be plugging up is because I
lost a lot of weight really quickly (about
20lbs) and that my ear channels have
remained bigger but my body grew smaller,
thus causing pressure in my ears. But I
have been gaining my weight back, I'm
about 142lbs now and I was 154lbs when I
started losing weight.
I suspect that maybe my anxiety and panic
disorder might have something to do with
this. Particularly the anxiety part of
things... because whenever I'm anxious, my
ear plugs up instantly - but when I'm
relaxed and feeling normal, the ear is
somewhat normal as well (I guess don't
even notice it). Does anyone know if
anxiety can be related?
This is such a serious problem to me
because I'm also a DJ and even though I
monitor my mixes mostly with my left ear,
I still need my right ear to hear the
'overall picture'. Any help will this
issue will be greatly appreciated.
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 03-06-07 21:12pm
I went to see a doctor today and he just
gave me Nasonex. He said it might be a
Eustachian tube dysfunction. In which
case, how would Nasonex help?
Just like I thought - it didn't do
anything. The condition of the ear does
not change after the sprays have been
pumped up my nose... only the nose clears
up, but the ear stays plugged up.
Can someone please help?
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 03-08-07 03:15am
Some updates:
The Nasonex is not really working and the
right ear still has negative pressure. I
noticed that when the anxiety goes away -
so does the physical problem. I have a
feeling that this is one of the physical
effects of anxiety and I need to try to
contain it.
I just wanted to let everyone know that
anxiety and panic disorders CAN cause such
weird physical problems in a person
experiencing the anxiety/panic.
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 03-18-07 03:30am
Anyone? My right ear is constantly plugged
up now... I don't know what to do
anyone...
Any help will be appreciated.
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amandaJ
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 11 Location: staffs.uk
Posted: 03-28-07 11:21am
futurelovers
wrote:
Anyone? My right ear is
constantly plugged up now... I don't know
what to do anyone...
Any help will be
appreciated.
have you asked to see an ent specialist,i
used to have the problem of pressure in my
ears and a few other symptoms first they
diagnosed me with meniere's disease and
then i had my septum straightened which
has eased the pressure but i'd try and get
in to see an ent
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 04-16-07 01:52am
I will be seeing an ENT specialist soon
again.
However, the pressure in my right ear has
been getting worse lately. Now I can't
even manually unplug it anymore. I used to
be able to just swallow, yawn, or chew gum
to relieve the pressure but now it's so
strong and persistent that it just won't
unplug. I'm trying to make a list of
possible things it could be (just for
myself, for now)... so far I have:
- Allergies (hmm but what kind of allergy
could it be?)
- Cold/sinus blockage
- Infection from past cold/flu
- Inflammation (but from what?)
Ahh...
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 04-16-07 12:46pm
Bump, please...
I have a show coming up this weekend and
I'm supposed to DJ at it (it's very
important to me) and I REALLY need to have
my right ear start working normal again.
I can't be a DJ with my right ear
constantly plugging up.
Everyone please reply.
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lindao
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1
Stopped Up Ears Posted: 06-01-07 09:58am
Welcome to the world of hearing problems.
Mid February I suddenly had stopped up
ears, sounds as if I'm talking with a
bucket on my head. Much testing later,
I'm being treated for Meniers disease.
Taking a diuretic, low salt diet and
hoping it improves. I also depend on my
hearing for work so this is not fun. I'd
read up on Meniers and talk with my ENT
specialist. The good news, if its MD is
that it comes and goes....hopefully!
