Dear Vik My name is Tom, from Hong Kong. I don’t normally write comments but I must do that to express how much I am appreciated your input and the professional morality. I myself had been suffering from Eustachian tube issue for years. I do appreciated so much that you don’t put an operation / antibiotic prescription (real money for a doctor) as the first choice like any other doctor that I’ve came across in Hong Kong. Instead, you put yourself into a patient’s shoe to show us a wide range of suggestions. Thank you for doing that, I do hope that will be more doctor like you, putting the patient’s benefit, acknowledgement and feeling as priority. Good job Doctor Vik, you’ve earned my respect. May god bless you and your family.
One ear became suddenly half deaf when a snow storm moved in yesterday. This is the second time I've noticed this over two Winters. Got congestion too, instantly. I could "pop" my eardrums by pinching nose but that didn't help. Stayed like this for 20 hours. Today, I drank plenty of water, stuck my index finger in my weakened ear, grabbed my earlobe with my thumb and other fingers, and firmly pushed inward and pulled outwards in all directions (against and away from head) for 5 minutes as I spoke on the phone. Occasionally, I opened my mouth and strectched the pie hole. Hearing was back to normal at the end of the "therapy." And my ear and my face was happy I didn't have to keep on man handling it! Can't say I made it up entirely. I put three different TH-cam natural care doctors' advice together. Heat pack was also suggested by one of them, but not necessary for mine. Try it next time you get ear or sinus congestion. It's my ear bully technique! 😆
As a child I had 4 grommet surgeries and a perforated eardrum repaired. In my late 30’s I got glue ear again and the Otavent was a complete life saver, I was on the list for hearing aides or another surgery, thanks to those weird little balloons I can clear my ears. Love your channel and thank you for the advice
Well that gives me some hope. I had the same stuff as a kid. Tubes, two surgeries to repair the eardrum. I think I was using the otovent. I didn’t realize the second when you swallow is the important part. I was just sort of letting the air pass through the back of my throat
Actually, I just watched another video that crushed all of my hope because I've had plugged middle ears for years now and the guy said that by then it's glue ear and that won't drain without some intervention. Also, because liquid/glue has been stuck in their so long that some bones inside the ear soften and that causes of permanant hearing loss. My comment on that video was something to the effect of "so basically I'm fu*ked?" as a rhetorical question
@titan2138 I have a bad upper respiratory virus about 2 months ago and since then both of my ears are clogged what can I do please I need help and I went to 3 ENTs and they say that I'm fine that might be inflammation inside my ear tube I don't know what else to do
Thank you doctor for the informative video. I have been suffering blocked ear and tinnitus since end of March this year. Managed to get an ENT appointment, who advised me to use Avamys and Sterimar for my ETD. I wasn’t aware of the term ETD previously. Since then, I have been using following: 1. Steroid spray - Nasonex and Avamys 2. Saline Nasal rinse 3. Sterimar spray (sea water) 4. Eustachi ear pressure relief device 5. Otovent (blow balloon through nose) 6. Steam inhalations with menthol and Abcus oils 7. Taking antihistamines Blocked/full ear, pain in ear, headache, pressure in ear and also tinnitus, I have to tolerate every second for last 3 months. Nothing seems to work. I came to a point that it is seriously affecting my mental health.
The Earpopper website says, "Do not use the EarPopper in the presence of ear infection, upper respiratory infection, nasal congestion, cold symptoms..." So I guess we shouldn't be using this device until the nose is clear and back to normal, right?
It's a legal disclaimer that's all just go slow with it because the ear made me clogged up and it may hurt when they finally pops the pressure out this device is more preventative than it is treatment.
Basically when you have nasal infection using this can lead to transferring the infection to middle ear thru eustachian tube. This should be used once the initial infection is over but still there is non infective fluid in middle ear and residual edema/swelling in eustachian tube that needs improvement
About 6 years I got an ear infection and was nearly deaf for 6 weeks. I tried everything - decongestants, expectorants, steroid sprays, Valsalva, overcoming my gag reflex and massaging my throat. I literally could not hear people across the table from me and it played a role in losing a job. The wife suggested the Eustachi. I spent the $63 and popped my ears open in under 5 seconds. I've been using it ever since. My only complaint - the bottom battery contact has a bad habit of losing contact. I have to remove the batteries and use some small tools to bend it back inward again. This happens every few weeks.
Thank-you so much for this informative video!! I didnt know if it was Ok or not to be popping my ears all the time including if it was bad for me or not. Im a nurse and my focus and attention on this issue has been increasing to the point of worry. Im so relieved now. I actually have tinnitus symptoms. I have always wondered why as I havent really been exposed to sudden or long term loud noises. Frequently I can't understand what's being said to me or in a group of people. The micro-brief relief from ear popping is frustrating & ear drops havent helped with anything as you said. Again, thanknyou for this valuable and relieving video. I have started the frequent ear popping. Optimistically looking forward to a long term positive outcome! Thank you, Sir.
It's strange isn't as another video about it from someone else says popping your ears can damage your eardrum. I'm hoping not because popping my ears does help but it hasn't gone so may have to buy one of the devices.
Important note for those struggling with the Otovent. Try blowing up the balloon with your mouth and then hold the neck closed with your fingers and transfer to your nostril. Also, don't forget to swallow. You can put water in your mouth to remind you to swallow and get a good swallow. Swallowing is key. You can swallow while doing a valsalva, but it's much more difficult than using a device that provides the pressure for you. I tried for an hour to get my ear to unblock before I realized I wasn't swallowing and it cleared almost immediately after I added the swallowing step.
Thank you for these reviews. Are there any possible negative side effects from the using the Ear Popper. I am considering in investing in one. The otovent has helped a little but I think this probably has a stronger effect. Thank you !
Thank you for this video. I'm a musician with Tinnitus and terrible ETD. Are ear poppers safe or can my Tinnitus get worse from using the EarPopper? I've been wanting to use one for a while now but just nervous that my tinnitus could get worse from doing so. Thanks Kindly and I very much appreciated this video.
If anything your tinnitus will get worse from the constant negative pressure in your middle ear. If you go slow and carefully you should be okay. The devices are designed to offer a pressure that is not enough to damage your eardrum. The Valsalva maneuver is the least safe as you can absolutely blow hard enough to rupture an eardrum. If both ears are blocked badly blowing hard enough to open your eustachian tubes could be enough force to rupture an eardrum. If only one ear is blocked, you should be able to gauge the right amount of safe pressure on the unblocked side as you will feel the pressure start to get uncomfortable.
I've always had ear problems. About 15 years ago, I had both ear drums rupture. The ENT did an inpatient procedure where they inserted tubes after chemically blanching my ear drum. It was nothing short of barbaric. Also, in the process of blanching my ear drum, they hit a nerve so all I could taste for 45 days was this zinc-metallic taste. The tubes they used then messed up and caused me more hearing problems and difficulties that led to another surgical procedure where they sedated me, removed the tubes, and inserted a different kind. My hearing was never the same. Fast forward, I spent the better part of last year in agony with my ears. I had perforated ear drums and drainage. When they did a hearing test, the only way I could hear was with a bone conductivity device. Finally, due to the marked hearing loss, they decided to do a eustacian tube dialation. The entire procedure cost $40k and did nothing to help. Now, they are saying my only option it to get tubes again...which they admit probably won't work. It is so frustrating.
Effusion is not an exclusive finding in barotrauma, patients with patulous eustachian tube can also have it, and valsalva and ear poppers can damage the eardrum
Going to give these devices a try! I’ve ended up deaf in one/both ears after flying for most of my life - been trying to prevent that with Sudafed but TBH it’s never worked terribly well. I’ve tried special “equalising” ear plugs, otex, otrovine, you name it. The pain is *something else* - more than once I’ve felt like my ear drums were about to burst. I had glue ear as a kid and had my adenoids out (but didn’t have grommets thankfully), but no one has even given me helpful advice on how to manage this long term. Thank you!
Just FYI if you're in the UK, Eustachian Tube Dilation is not available in every area under the NHS. Bradford is one region where they cannot do it, so would have to seek private treatment.
I have etd symptoms in my left ear for 3 years now, without hearing loss. Got a tube 8 months ago, but seems my ear fullness remained, although the popping is less. Got etd symptoms inf right ear 9 months ago, after forcefully trying to pop my ear with the Valsalva maneuver. I have done so much research including TMD research, CT scans, MRI-scans, jaw physio, etc. None can see what is wrong. I am almost never able to pop my right ear, and don't want to overdo it as it may worsen the problems potentially. I really don't know what to do about it anymore.
HI @Vik Veer - ENT Surgeon - I've had this issue for three weeks following an ear infection which cleared in less than a week. My hearing was muffled but has since returned to normal. But the following symptoms persist Tinnitus (I don't have a history of Tinnitus), sticky/Glued ear which I can feel when opening my jaw (feels less and less sticky every day) and cackling noise when I eat/drink/swallow (these symptoms are worse in the morning but gradually disappears through the day). Would you suggest I need to see an ENT specialist at this stage? I have been using Ototvent for seven days now on the advice of a doctor and initially used a decongestant spray when the symptoms of hearing loss were significantly worse. Keep up the great work!
All you need to do is hold your nose and blow pressure into your ear, just like you do when freediving to equalize the pressure... No need to buy special devices to do this, I have been doing it for 2 weeks now after 3 months of being almost deaf and the hearing immediately got tiny bit better but after doing it every day many times a day my hearing improved drastically. And all I did was hold my nose and blow pressure into the ears.
I'm wondering if these devices are a good way to wean people off otrivine/sudafed rather than making them go cold turkey, what do you think for rebounding patients? Great video!
What if there is already too much pressure in the blocked ear? Won't trying to pop it by adding more pressure (i.e. Valsava maneuver and all these products) make it worse?
I had covid cold and flu last year and since then i have Tinnitus in my head and right ear,, its so annoying and disturbing, my ears don’t pop whatever i do , doctors and ents are no help
I've had awful EDT for a year a few months after covid infection but tests are clear - no fluid apparently. My hearing is muffled, awful tinnitus, crackling, hyperaucusis and blocked ears. Nobody cares and I am suicidal. The most recent GP blamed wax despite the fact I've had wax taken out my ears twice since this started with no difference. I don't have a life anymore 😢
I find it easier to pop my ears by looking down (chin to the chest) and tilting my head. If I want to pop my right ear I hold my nose, look down and tilt my head left and blow slowly, gradually increasing the pressure.
Are all of these devices appropriate for glue ear for toddlers and young children or only the Otovent balloon method? Would the eustachi or ear popper be appropriate for toddlers and young children who have glue ear?
Hello Mr Veer, just want to be straightforward, currently my 25th day after septoplasty and turbinoplasty and the symptoms are unique and alarming, I don’t know why I feel like I need to assure myself to let someone know how I feel like if I was crazy, nobody has taken me serious yet, not my surgeon either.. I present ENS with ¡no sensation of the action of breathing!, in addition to atrophic rhinitis, and that’s only in the nose.. On my ears I present failure in my Eustachian tube my ears are always full and popping for hours during different times of the day and it also doesn’t fully drain the sinus rinses water properly, I give props to myself and idc who doesn’t believe me for staying positive for my own brain’s sake. I wish you could consider a random patient venting like myself on a serious note. I’ve always been an athlete before the surgery, and I remember NOT REMEMBERING that I had to breathe all of the time, like my brain tells me to breathe 24/7 ¡breathing being an automatic and involuntary action! When I had a deviated septum, it’s was always only constant allergies but I never had to focus on breathe to not suffocate 😡🥺 But with ENS ¡ I’m aware of every single breath I take making it the weirdest change my brain has aggressively had, I feel like air suffocates me like if as if my nose doesn’t realize how to breathe involuntarily and automatically anymore 😓😓 I’m from Colombia 🇨🇴 and can 100% assure you I’m weaker as time passes by, so I know it’s a serious urgency… NO ONE TAKES ME SERIOUS DOCTOR, I’M TERRIFIED… 😓
For the past 4 weeks, my right ear was making some sort of water drop noise that would mainly happen upon inhales. I started using Eustachi around 2 weeks ago a few times a day just to see what would happen. For the past week, now, the noise isn't going off. Really hope it helps.
I have a couple of questions about using otovent.... Can you use it too often (ie more than 3 times a day)? When I inflate it and swallow water, the balloon does not deflate. This is no matter which side. Is there still value in using it? Could I be making things worse? Thank you so much for your videos. They are brilliant and super super helpful! It's useful to know what is happening and why, especially these days when you feel like you are working through things on your own. My background: I woke up early June with a blocked ear, tinnitus and falling to the right. The audiologist said I have mild sensorineural hearing loss in that ear. MRI ruled out acoustic neuroma. I've been to a vestibular physio and I'm working on the dizziness. Can't pop my ears and the GP I saw in August said there's fluid behind the eardrum, and that I should ask the ENT surgeon about grommets when I see him (in late Sept).
Hi there Jacqueline. My right ear blocked up last week after a very short cold. My Otovent device came yesterday and I have used it both yesterday and today on a few occasions with no difference at all. I was thinking about making an appointment with my local hearing clinic tomorrow. Have you got any advice?
This is such a good video. Would you mind if I used it for my website? I hold clinics in GP surgeries in Devon for Microsuction and irrigation. This really would be a valuable resource.
Thank you, you are a life saver!!! This is hell for me 😪 i am going to try everythung, because the first option of my doctor was the surgery!!! :( i really dont want and i am praying that this works, i will tell you then
When you do the nose-holding exercise what should you hear? Should it be a clear 'pop' or more of a gurgling sound? I hear a gurgling sound like fluid moving, is this good or bad?
Hi doctor, thanks for your advice. I am in the Netherlands and can't get these devices. After flu I have the urge to pop my right ear which is my dominant ear. How frequently can I use the natural(nose blowing method) for popping ?.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon thank alot for your reply and ill try and see how it goes, I don't have muffled sound, but it's just annoying pressure in my right ear after flu
one thing more doctor, is there any arm in doing this method, as I heard it might damage the ear drums. I am doing this exercise several times to clear the eustachian tube
Thanks for the great video👍. I have Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and my cleft palate was repaired when I was three (I'm now in my mid-thirties). Do you recommend these devices in my case? I realise you can't necessarily tell without an examination but I'd be interested in your perspective anyway.
Thanks for the video. I’ve had ETD for two years. My left ear drum has a hole in it that won’t heal and so unblocking my tubes by plugging my nose and blowing just pushes air through the hole. An ENT put a tube in that ear which gave me Hyperacusis. After two months of hell, he took the tube out. That was 8 months ago. The pressure is so great sometimes, my head feels like it’s going to explode. I can’t find that questionnaire your description but I think I need surgery.
FYI - you don't use during ear infection. When infection clears up. The otovent works, my ENT recommended it. In your video you used it wrong. You connect the balloon to the end of device. You blow up balloon by putting your mouth on the ball with hole of the other end of device. You immediately pinch the end of balloon so as not to lose the air . You out water in your mouth hold it there. Now you you out the round end of device in your nose while still pinching balloon. Your pinch off your other nostril . Now stop pinching balloon. As the air from balloon enters nose, start swallowing the water at same time This will cause the estachian tube to open and start draining. I did this for two days I got all my hearing back after three weeks of not being able to hear. It works the otovent. , See your doctor first . After antibiotics and steroids this was the next step before having to do tubes. Infection cleared up but fluid was still behind ear drum. Otovent worked for me after two days after doing twice a day. It takes time.
Hi dr I have had this condition for many years and I was doing the exercise of pinching my nose and blowing. When I did this, I got a tingling sensation along my left side of nose and my eye on the same side began to water. Is this because of the fluid stuck there? I have chronic rhinosinusitis non allergy . Thanks
Hello Doctor Vik Veer, I love your passion for your patients and viewers. Im suffering with a Middle Ear Infection in my right ear that was treated with Amoxicillin after 3rd different GP noticed the infection. I had glue ear but after the 7 day course it cleared it up. Its defintely improved but still my right ear can't pop over 2 weeks. I went to UCL hospital and was given Flixonase Aqueous Nasal Spray last Thursday and seems to be slowly improving but Eustachian Ear not popped and lots of crackling when chewing or yawning. I can ear clearly in both ears but get some sensation in my left ear either by trying to blow air through nose. Is this usual with a blocked ear and whats my outlook for my ear returning back to normal? How long should I give it before returing to my GP or Doctor? Cheers Doctor Veer. P.S Would you recommend continuing to try and pop my ears on reguarl basis with these devices listed?
I got the same issue, had an ear infection without knowing got prescribed some probiotics, can breathe and hear but always feel air or pressure and feel one nostril clogged up
So, i have ETD and my ear drum burst on a plane three years ago. I had the balloon procedure for ETD, but it still clogs. I can’t pop my ears using the valsalva method. I used the eustaci, held water in my mouth, turned on the eustaci and swallow. Are you saying that swallowing while using it or the ear popper will suck your ear drum in? My ent said my ear drum was sucked in some. Also, What do you think about the humming videos where you hum a certain tone to make vibrations to produce a small burst nitric oxide in your sinuses? I’ve been doing it and it does seem to help. My ear is unclogging some.
If it works for you, I'm all for it. When I used the Eustachi and swallowed, it caused the opposite of what I wanted. It might be different for you. Only way to know for sure is to get someone to check your ears whilst you are doing it.
I’m 67…I’ve never heard of “glue ear” before. With 2 other siblings and multiple friends growing up, no one I knew ever had this problem. Is this a new thing? We all had chicken pox, measles and mumps though. And here we are. Just asking.
Hello doctor I try to pinch my nose still won’t pop I can hear my ear block in the right side slight and I feel echoes when I make a humm sound or yawn does it mean I have ear tube dysfunction? And I have new symptoms double ringing beside of my tinnitus history in my left ear, my right ear has diagnose with Ottis media and later on I have ear eache I can’t tell if I’m sensitive to the sound that little hurt and double sound in my right ear any suggestion so I can tell my ent and audiologist they can figure it out for this symptoms please thank you
I’ve read that you’re supposed to swallow with the balloon and ear popper, however I would prefer NOT to swallow, if I don’t swallow, will that still open my euthasian tubes?
What if I can’t pop my ears? It’s 6 am and I’m in pain. I’ve seen a ENT doctor all they would do is give me steroids and nasal spray. They did a test on me and said I could hear fine yes I can hear a ding in headphones but not when people talk to me unless they yell or are right infront of me. Every time I swallow I hear the crackling sound but no pop. I’ve tried so many things definitely can’t afford a 200$ device… but I need help it really hurts and no one seems to have answers…
Every time I get sick I experience Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. It is particularly bad this time around. My wife was over the same illness in less than 2 weeks and never had any ear problems. I have been sick for over a month and have had severe ear pain on and off. I lay on the opposite side of the ear that is worse while sleeping in order to drain it but the other side gets blocked by the time one side gets better. I am genuinely questioning if I need to get the balloon operation to prevent these issues in the future. I feel like the slow drainage makes me stay sick longer.
I WAS DESPERATE, I HAVE HAD TINNITUS FOR 30 YRS A NIGHTMARE NOW I HAVE ETD, JUST TO MAKE IT QUICK I TRIED THE 3 THINGS HE DESCIBED AT THE END OF VIDEO, NONE OF THEM REALLY WORK THE EARPOPPER WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME, I FOUND THE EUSTACHI TO BE A LOT MORE POWERFULL THAN THE EARPOPPER, NOW IM GOING TO TRY AIRBED PUMP TO TRY TO UNBLOCK MY EARS OR IM JUMPING OF A BRIDGE
The instructions for the Otovent balloon say to swallow when the balloon is inflated. That makes my ears feel full of pressure and blocked. The opposite of the desired effect. Should I be doing it without the swallowing?
I went to the doctor. My right eardrum is retracted. Got a blocked ear feeling and worst of all... pulsating tinnitus. Will the tinnitus go away if my eardrum goes back to normal?
Is it OK to pop your ears if it feels like your ear is blocked? I'm worried I'm going to push whatever gunk is in there up into my ear and cause bigger problems
Hi doctor, i have hyperacusis & misophonia all my life. Its been curse & blessing. When Im just about to accept my difference, on Jan this year, someone blast off his phone speaker near me, made my ears in pain, numb, ringing, clogged up & stuffed. All my left side from ear, nose & throat feels numb & clogged up, throats hurt. Only 2 weeks after that went to ent, told me the wind cant get passed through (left ear - sensitive one), got meds for 2 weeks, went again, told me the wind can passed through now. But when I told him it still feels the same, he told me to go to big hospital, just like he abandoned me. In June, I got slapped repeatedly also on my left ear, which makes it worse. Been to audiologist, test, normal. Been in several meds including meds & injection for nerve, antibiotics, inflammation, etc. Early this month, it feels like I got the sensitivity back, not clogged up anymore, but just this week, its back to square one. Didnt even wanna talk cause it feels like I talk under water? Makes me feels dizzy, for whole week I just lay in bed, couldnt move bcause of fever causing by headache. Wanna try one of these product too..but dont know which one. Wish someone could help me. Its taking toll on my physical & mental health too. Been crying myself to sleep all this time. Before, I got anxious & couldnt sleep bcause of the sensitivity to sound. Now, anxious & also couldnt sleep bcause I cant hear like I used to..☹️
Had blocked ear or ears nearly every every waking hour of the day for months on end. Allergy meds do nothing, Steroids' don't help, plug and pop method does nothing, eustachi is a useless money suck. Hundreds of $$$ at the doctor for ZERO relief, think I can get a refund? HA. In all seriousness, this issue is causing me to lose focus at work, and probably more concerning, it's seriously impacting my mental health. I'm legit losing it. People can laugh, but imagine hearing an echo of every breath, every heartbeat, every move of your jaw, every throat clear, every word, every sound your body makes for hours and hours without end and NOTHING you do makes it go away. Its MADDENING! Oh, I also have auditory sensory issues due to a disability, so whatever you're imagining, increase it 100 fold. I've literally been daydreaming about ripping my eardrum apart to allow the blockage to drain. That's how desperate I've become. I hate this.
You guys, get an essential oil diffuser and a bottle of Thieves essential oil. Put water and a few drops of the Thieves essential oil in the diffuser, turn it on and breath it in. You can even turn it on when you go to bed, so you can breath it in all night. This oil is a miracle and will help open up your clogged head. Great for chest congestion too. May have to do it 2 or 3 nights in a row. It really helps.
My baby boy has glue ear due to enlarged adenoids creating the blockage. I’m afraid just like you to get him grommets surgery. And I’m more afraid of adenoidectomy. I’ll get these devices but he already has issues barely blowing his nose. Wish me luck
Thank you. I went 9 months ago to my GP complaining about my ears he said they looked fine.. I feel like every time I bend down fluid is moving in my ears. The past few weeks the pulsatille tinnitus has started sounding like a revving engine in my left year frequently I have to turn my head a certain way so it stops. I started taking a decongestant and a OTC nasal spray. It goes away as long as the meds are on board as soon as the meds wear off it’s back. I had dental work done a few weeks ago and TMJD was very unpleasant. I am thinking at this point I should probably go see and ENT. My ears pop and click constantly. Do you think one of these devices would help?
Thank you to your video I learn about ear have fluid on my ear and since I have bleeding on my nose coz I have blocking starting I have sentom on this now, and I looking on this how function back normally my hearing because I can't hear normal something outside my eardrum blocking fluid realy badering on my hearing.
😊My left ear has been painful since Covid got me of early October last year. I started to get nerve pain in my face and then behind my ear and head. I recently got an ear infection and l have tried to pop my ears several times but they will not pop. When l swallow or yawn l feel the inside of my ears expanding. I feel movement in the eustanian tube when l move myJaw. I am now trying the Otovent and see if it helps over the next few weeks. The doctors do not know what it is but l almost certain the eustachian tubes are very blocked. Sometimes l feel a fullness and sharp pain in my ears and hearing is sometimes muffled.
Hi going to try these my symptoms are clogged ear every time I massage my ear I hear clicking and popping and have pain from time to time. As well as tinitus symptoms this has been going on for a month seeing ENT next week
Been suffering for Eustachian tube dysfunction for over a year now, tried steroid nasal sprays and diff courses of antibiotics to no success. Purchased the ear popper yesterday but it’s making my vertigo worse, If this doesn’t work would you recommend Eustachian tube dilation? Feel like I’ve explored all other options.
@@nilatasoy8866 I’ve been looking into both. Would try anything at this point just to get it resolved, can’t even workout properly without feeling unwell and dizzy
Dr Vic veer, is it okay to chew chewing gum, and do the exercise of pinching nose- blow- swallow? Because I find it hard to swallow if there is nothing to swallow but just air...
Confuse here so vasalava or blowing gently will push air inside and eventually drain fluid but swallowing or ? will remove air inside ? Like sucking will that make the ear drum like retracted
Been suffering 2 weeks. Dr says scarring. Antibiotics and steriod spray not helped. Have been getting pressure head pain that side for 2 years prior to this blocked ear. Can hear my own voice and breathing.
Does anyone know who the company that currently manufactures/markets Eustachi? I understand that Eustachi has been acquired by Neilmed Pharmaceuticals But the product has been removed from their website and I can't get a response from them. I would appreciate details from anyone who knows.
I just got ear popper in the mail… every time I use it it seems to pop my right ear… the path of least resistance I guess. I’m trying to pop the other ear tho! 🤦♂️🤦♂️ any advice?
Plz help me Sometimes my ear feels like it's empty when I breathe in, it feels like I'm breathing in my ear, when I breathe out, my ear drum feels like it's full. Maybe it's because I don't always have the discomfort. CT scans don't show any defects either, but it gives me a lot of trouble. Physical or mental. Can anyone tell me if the above treatment will work for me? I have used many things like nasal sprays.
If you ever get this problem, which I’ve had recently, do not go to doctor. I went completely deaf. 4 doctors, 2 private, 2 NHS didn’t even attempt to diagnose my problem. Sent me way with loads of steroids. Since I was close to get blind by steroids, I didn’t take any. Got better by consulting utube doctors. There is a lot better technique than balloons, shut both sides of the nose and blow hard for 5 seconds X 5, couple of times a day. I am now close to my hearing to before it all started.
Hello doctor i hope u see my message, I got ETD 3 months ago clogged ears and pain no tinnitus! I went directly to the doctor gave me : Nasal spray Antihistamine NAC Corticoïde Few days later tinntius appeared it was so so bad! Now my ears are quite good i dont have pressure in my ears! But tinnitus remains i didnt have it before! Its actually going down but sloowely Do u think it ll go away with time since my situation is improving! I still get crackling and clicking when i swallow !
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon i really wanna know from what m getting these clicking sounds when i swallow or yawn! Its like scratch Is it from inflammation or mucus in the tubes ! Thanks a lot for responding! Ive been to 3 ENTs in 3 months and i still cant seem to find an answer
Hi! I had chronic glue ear as a child, and now I feel that it might be coming back. I have tried to pop my ears, but I cannot. No matter how hard I force air out, my ears just feel more and more pressurised to the point of serious discomfort basically,,, I wonder if my glue Ear has come back
Dear Vik
My name is Tom, from Hong Kong. I don’t normally write comments but I must do that to express how much I am appreciated your input and the professional morality. I myself had been suffering from Eustachian tube issue for years. I do appreciated so much that you don’t put an operation / antibiotic prescription (real money for a doctor) as the first choice like any other doctor that I’ve came across in Hong Kong. Instead, you put yourself into a patient’s shoe to show us a wide range of suggestions. Thank you for doing that, I do hope that will be more doctor like you, putting the patient’s benefit, acknowledgement and feeling as priority. Good job Doctor Vik, you’ve earned my respect. May god bless you and your family.
Hello friend
How are u doing now
Did u get rid of your eustachian tube dysfunction????
By far the best, most informative, to-the-point, real world explanation, and possible cures/remedies that's available. Absolutely top class!
One ear became suddenly half deaf when a snow storm moved in yesterday. This is the second time I've noticed this over two Winters. Got congestion too, instantly. I could "pop" my eardrums by pinching nose but that didn't help.
Stayed like this for 20 hours. Today, I drank plenty of water, stuck my index finger in my weakened ear, grabbed my earlobe with my thumb and other fingers, and firmly pushed inward and pulled outwards in all directions (against and away from head) for 5 minutes as I spoke on the phone. Occasionally, I opened my mouth and strectched the pie hole. Hearing was back to normal at the end of the "therapy." And my ear and my face was happy I didn't have to keep on man handling it!
Can't say I made it up entirely. I put three different TH-cam natural care doctors' advice together. Heat pack was also suggested by one of them, but not necessary for mine.
Try it next time you get ear or sinus congestion. It's my ear bully technique! 😆
As a child I had 4 grommet surgeries and a perforated eardrum repaired. In my late 30’s I got glue ear again and the Otavent was a complete life saver, I was on the list for hearing aides or another surgery, thanks to those weird little balloons I can clear my ears. Love your channel and thank you for the advice
So glad it worked for you, it worked for my son as well. glad you have avoided surgery. do take care
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon can u guide what he is talking about.
Regards
Well that gives me some hope. I had the same stuff as a kid. Tubes, two surgeries to repair the eardrum. I think I was using the otovent. I didn’t realize the second when you swallow is the important part. I was just sort of letting the air pass through the back of my throat
Actually, I just watched another video that crushed all of my hope because I've had plugged middle ears for years now and the guy said that by then it's glue ear and that won't drain without some intervention. Also, because liquid/glue has been stuck in their so long that some bones inside the ear soften and that causes of permanant hearing loss. My comment on that video was something to the effect of "so basically I'm fu*ked?" as a rhetorical question
@titan2138 I have a bad upper respiratory virus about 2 months ago and since then both of my ears are clogged what can I do please I need help and I went to 3 ENTs and they say that I'm fine that might be inflammation inside my ear tube I don't know what else to do
Thank you doctor for the informative video.
I have been suffering blocked ear and tinnitus since end of March this year. Managed to get an ENT appointment, who advised me to use Avamys and Sterimar for my ETD. I wasn’t aware of the term ETD previously.
Since then, I have been using following:
1. Steroid spray - Nasonex and Avamys
2. Saline Nasal rinse
3. Sterimar spray (sea water)
4. Eustachi ear pressure relief device
5. Otovent (blow balloon through nose)
6. Steam inhalations with menthol and Abcus oils
7. Taking antihistamines
Blocked/full ear, pain in ear, headache, pressure in ear and also tinnitus, I have to tolerate every second for last 3 months. Nothing seems to work. I came to a point that it is seriously affecting my mental health.
Any updates? I’ve been dealing with it for years
Hey bro did it work ???
Wish you a speedy recovery. May God grant you ease on your situation.
The Earpopper website says, "Do not use the EarPopper in the presence of ear infection, upper respiratory infection, nasal congestion, cold symptoms..." So I guess we shouldn't be using this device until the nose is clear and back to normal, right?
🤣🤣🤣so what the heck must I do..not use it😳😳😳😳I just bought one🙉🙉🙉🙄🙄
It's a legal disclaimer that's all just go slow with it because the ear made me clogged up and it may hurt when they finally pops the pressure out this device is more preventative than it is treatment.
Basically when you have nasal infection using this can lead to transferring the infection to middle ear thru eustachian tube.
This should be used once the initial infection is over but still there is non infective fluid in middle ear and residual edema/swelling in eustachian tube that needs improvement
About 6 years I got an ear infection and was nearly deaf for 6 weeks. I tried everything - decongestants, expectorants, steroid sprays, Valsalva, overcoming my gag reflex and massaging my throat. I literally could not hear people across the table from me and it played a role in losing a job. The wife suggested the Eustachi. I spent the $63 and popped my ears open in under 5 seconds. I've been using it ever since. My only complaint - the bottom battery contact has a bad habit of losing contact. I have to remove the batteries and use some small tools to bend it back inward again. This happens every few weeks.
Which machine it was
@@david.needhelpit's called neilmed eustachi. CVS sells it.
I highly recommend this! Bought one today. After trying everything else it worked wonders! I can hear again!
How long did it take?
Did you do it on your first day ?
which one?
Where can I buy this product watching from Singapore
Which one did you buy
Thank-you so much for this informative video!! I didnt know if it was Ok or not to be popping my ears all the time including if it was bad for me or not. Im a nurse and my focus and attention on this issue has been increasing to the point of worry. Im so relieved now. I actually have tinnitus symptoms. I have always wondered why as I havent really been exposed to sudden or long term loud noises. Frequently I can't understand what's being said to me or in a group of people. The micro-brief relief from ear popping is frustrating & ear drops havent helped with anything as you said. Again, thanknyou for this valuable and relieving video. I have started the frequent ear popping. Optimistically looking forward to a long term positive outcome! Thank you, Sir.
It's strange isn't as another video about it from someone else says popping your ears can damage your eardrum. I'm hoping not because popping my ears does help but it hasn't gone so may have to buy one of the devices.
Important note for those struggling with the Otovent. Try blowing up the balloon with your mouth and then hold the neck closed with your fingers and transfer to your nostril. Also, don't forget to swallow. You can put water in your mouth to remind you to swallow and get a good swallow. Swallowing is key. You can swallow while doing a valsalva, but it's much more difficult than using a device that provides the pressure for you. I tried for an hour to get my ear to unblock before I realized I wasn't swallowing and it cleared almost immediately after I added the swallowing step.
It made my ear plug up worse than before
@@desertgirl1392 hey
How are you felling now?
I've learned more information from you sir than my stupid doctor..
Thank you for these reviews. Are there any possible negative side effects from the using the Ear Popper. I am considering in investing in one. The otovent has helped a little but I think this probably has a stronger effect. Thank you !
Thank you for this video. I'm a musician with Tinnitus and terrible ETD. Are ear poppers safe or can my Tinnitus get worse from using the EarPopper? I've been wanting to use one for a while now but just nervous that my tinnitus could get worse from doing so. Thanks Kindly and I very much appreciated this video.
If anything your tinnitus will get worse from the constant negative pressure in your middle ear. If you go slow and carefully you should be okay. The devices are designed to offer a pressure that is not enough to damage your eardrum. The Valsalva maneuver is the least safe as you can absolutely blow hard enough to rupture an eardrum. If both ears are blocked badly blowing hard enough to open your eustachian tubes could be enough force to rupture an eardrum. If only one ear is blocked, you should be able to gauge the right amount of safe pressure on the unblocked side as you will feel the pressure start to get uncomfortable.
I've always had ear problems. About 15 years ago, I had both ear drums rupture. The ENT did an inpatient procedure where they inserted tubes after chemically blanching my ear drum. It was nothing short of barbaric. Also, in the process of blanching my ear drum, they hit a nerve so all I could taste for 45 days was this zinc-metallic taste. The tubes they used then messed up and caused me more hearing problems and difficulties that led to another surgical procedure where they sedated me, removed the tubes, and inserted a different kind. My hearing was never the same. Fast forward, I spent the better part of last year in agony with my ears. I had perforated ear drums and drainage. When they did a hearing test, the only way I could hear was with a bone conductivity device. Finally, due to the marked hearing loss, they decided to do a eustacian tube dialation. The entire procedure cost $40k and did nothing to help. Now, they are saying my only option it to get tubes again...which they admit probably won't work. It is so frustrating.
@@KenJohnsonUSA fuck bro. I’m sorry. Thankfully with ai, they wont make as many mistakes as humans, so in a decade we may have a safe solution
Very informative and comprehensive! Thanks!
Hi, nice video, only remember that when there is an effusion in the middle ear there is no barotrauma, only in the et dysfunction. Thanks.
Can you elaborate please?
Effusion is not an exclusive finding in barotrauma, patients with patulous eustachian tube can also have it, and valsalva and ear poppers can damage the eardrum
Going to give these devices a try! I’ve ended up deaf in one/both ears after flying for most of my life - been trying to prevent that with Sudafed but TBH it’s never worked terribly well. I’ve tried special “equalising” ear plugs, otex, otrovine, you name it. The pain is *something else* - more than once I’ve felt like my ear drums were about to burst.
I had glue ear as a kid and had my adenoids out (but didn’t have grommets thankfully), but no one has even given me helpful advice on how to manage this long term. Thank you!
Where you buy this stuff .?
@@romavilla7855 7:57 7:58
Worked for u? Otovent ?
Can this sort of blockage come from inhaling sawdust/ building dust, which then causes vertigo symptoms? Great channel. Subscribed
Just FYI if you're in the UK, Eustachian Tube Dilation is not available in every area under the NHS. Bradford is one region where they cannot do it, so would have to seek private treatment.
Excellent help, thank-you for sharing you expertise! Blessing to you.
I have etd symptoms in my left ear for 3 years now, without hearing loss. Got a tube 8 months ago, but seems my ear fullness remained, although the popping is less.
Got etd symptoms inf right ear 9 months ago, after forcefully trying to pop my ear with the Valsalva maneuver. I have done so much research including TMD research, CT scans, MRI-scans, jaw physio, etc. None can see what is wrong. I am almost never able to pop my right ear, and don't want to overdo it as it may worsen the problems potentially. I really don't know what to do about it anymore.
do you have acid reflufx?
@@RezzGaming brother now u fix ur Ear problem
Excellent presentation, much appreciated 👍
HI @Vik Veer - ENT Surgeon - I've had this issue for three weeks following an ear infection which cleared in less than a week. My hearing was muffled but has since returned to normal. But the following symptoms persist Tinnitus (I don't have a history of Tinnitus), sticky/Glued ear which I can feel when opening my jaw (feels less and less sticky every day) and cackling noise when I eat/drink/swallow (these symptoms are worse in the morning but gradually disappears through the day). Would you suggest I need to see an ENT specialist at this stage?
I have been using Ototvent for seven days now on the advice of a doctor and initially used a decongestant spray when the symptoms of hearing loss were significantly worse.
Keep up the great work!
What helped you can you help me same problem
All you need to do is hold your nose and blow pressure into your ear, just like you do when freediving to equalize the pressure... No need to buy special devices to do this, I have been doing it for 2 weeks now after 3 months of being almost deaf and the hearing immediately got tiny bit better but after doing it every day many times a day my hearing improved drastically. And all I did was hold my nose and blow pressure into the ears.
Doesn't work for everyone
This is an advice not for everyone as me I feel dizzy when I start blowing
@@a64738 I’ve been trying that but it doesn’t work for me. It works in one ear but not the affected one
I'm wondering if these devices are a good way to wean people off otrivine/sudafed rather than making them go cold turkey, what do you think for rebounding patients? Great video!
What if there is already too much pressure in the blocked ear? Won't trying to pop it by adding more pressure (i.e. Valsava maneuver and all these products) make it worse?
Thank you so much for sharing this advice.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this info, now i know i have to get an appointment for an eustachian tube thing.
Extremely helpful,,thanks a lot!
I had covid cold and flu last year and since then i have Tinnitus in my head and right ear,, its so annoying and disturbing, my ears don’t pop whatever i do , doctors and ents are no help
Same! My ENT recommended this device and it has been helping greatly!
Do you have your Tinnitus every day ?
I've had awful EDT for a year a few months after covid infection but tests are clear - no fluid apparently. My hearing is muffled, awful tinnitus, crackling, hyperaucusis and blocked ears. Nobody cares and I am suicidal. The most recent GP blamed wax despite the fact I've had wax taken out my ears twice since this started with no difference. I don't have a life anymore 😢
Tinnitus is a symptom. Treat the cause, not the symptom.
@@suzannejane1035 now brother ur Ear good or not?
Thanks for the vids. Thanks to you Im picking up CPAP machine next week. Im looking forward to it.
How's your quality of life since using a CPAP?
I find it easier to pop my ears by looking down (chin to the chest) and tilting my head. If I want to pop my right ear I hold my nose, look down and tilt my head left and blow slowly, gradually increasing the pressure.
@@Unhandled_ExceptionThank you
I have the first one and the third one. They both work great!
Are all of these devices appropriate for glue ear for toddlers and young children or only the Otovent balloon method?
Would the eustachi or ear popper be appropriate for toddlers and young children who have glue ear?
Hello Mr Veer, just want to be straightforward, currently my 25th day after septoplasty and turbinoplasty and the symptoms are unique and alarming, I don’t know why I feel like I need to assure myself to let someone know how I feel like if I was crazy, nobody has taken me serious yet, not my surgeon either..
I present ENS with ¡no sensation of the action of breathing!, in addition to atrophic rhinitis, and that’s only in the nose..
On my ears I present failure in my Eustachian tube my ears are always full and popping for hours during different times of the day and it also doesn’t fully drain the sinus rinses water properly, I give props to myself and idc who doesn’t believe me for staying positive for my own brain’s sake.
I wish you could consider a random patient venting like myself on a serious note. I’ve always been an athlete before the surgery, and I remember NOT REMEMBERING that I had to breathe all of the time, like my brain tells me to breathe 24/7 ¡breathing being an automatic and involuntary action! When I had a deviated septum, it’s was always only constant allergies but I never had to focus on breathe to not suffocate 😡🥺
But with ENS ¡ I’m aware of every single breath I take making it the weirdest change my brain has aggressively had, I feel like air suffocates me like if as if my nose doesn’t realize how to breathe involuntarily and automatically anymore 😓😓 I’m from Colombia 🇨🇴 and can 100% assure you I’m weaker as time passes by, so I know it’s a serious urgency…
NO ONE TAKES ME SERIOUS DOCTOR, I’M TERRIFIED… 😓
For the past 4 weeks, my right ear was making some sort of water drop noise that would mainly happen upon inhales. I started using Eustachi around 2 weeks ago a few times a day just to see what would happen. For the past week, now, the noise isn't going off. Really hope it helps.
Did you see any positive results
Good day! Inquiry please if this video can help for vertigo case? Like a spinning sensation? Thank you.
I can "pop" my left ear and hear fine for about 30 seconds, then it returns. Thanks for this video, I didn't know about these resources
I have the same situation. I pop my ear and after a short while it plugs back up. Did you find a solution? How many years has this been going on?
I have a couple of questions about using otovent.... Can you use it too often (ie more than 3 times a day)?
When I inflate it and swallow water, the balloon does not deflate. This is no matter which side. Is there still value in using it? Could I be making things worse?
Thank you so much for your videos. They are brilliant and super super helpful! It's useful to know what is happening and why, especially these days when you feel like you are working through things on your own.
My background: I woke up early June with a blocked ear, tinnitus and falling to the right. The audiologist said I have mild sensorineural hearing loss in that ear. MRI ruled out acoustic neuroma. I've been to a vestibular physio and I'm working on the dizziness. Can't pop my ears and the GP I saw in August said there's fluid behind the eardrum, and that I should ask the ENT surgeon about grommets when I see him (in late Sept).
Did you get grommets?
Hi there Jacqueline. My right ear blocked up last week after a very short cold. My Otovent device came yesterday and I have used it both yesterday and today on a few occasions with no difference at all. I was thinking about making an appointment with my local hearing clinic tomorrow. Have you got any advice?
This guy can fix ears and catch ghosts. I like him! 👍
This is such a good video. Would you mind if I used it for my website? I hold clinics in GP surgeries in Devon for Microsuction and irrigation. This really would be a valuable resource.
Yeah sure, no worries, thanks for asking.
Sir, should I use the Earpopper while up in the air when my ears are clogged or do I have to wait until landing? Thanks very much in advance🙏❤️
Really helpful video. I think I need my ear syringing but good to know about ear popping.
Microsuction is way safer with no longterm damage.
Would you recommend using the earpopper on the flight during takeoff and landing, or just manually - and only to use the earpopper once you land?
Thank you, you are a life saver!!! This is hell for me 😪 i am going to try everythung, because the first option of my doctor was the surgery!!! :( i really dont want and i am praying that this works, i will tell you then
Did it work??
@@alejandraare-kj3dw Hi,
Did it work for you?
And have you used the ear popper or Eustachi?
Thank you very much! ☺️
What does it mean if I hold my nose and blow, and it gets worse...hearing is also worse after blowing. Thank you.
Don’t try to do that again. It doesn’t work for everyone 😢
When you do the nose-holding exercise what should you hear? Should it be a clear 'pop' or more of a gurgling sound? I hear a gurgling sound like fluid moving, is this good or bad?
When you said hearing aids or grommets… I was like I am so screwed. My doctor kept telling me this won’t cause damage to my hearing. Was he incorrect?
Hi doctor, thanks for your advice. I am in the Netherlands and can't get these devices. After flu I have the urge to pop my right ear which is my dominant ear. How frequently can I use the natural(nose blowing method) for popping ?.
as often as you like. when i had this after a cold I did it every 15 minutes (between each patient as a junior doctor).
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon thank alot for your reply and ill try and see how it goes, I don't have muffled sound, but it's just annoying pressure in my right ear after flu
one thing more doctor, is there any arm in doing this method, as I heard it might damage the ear drums. I am doing this exercise several times to clear the eustachian tube
Thanks for the great video👍. I have Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and my cleft palate was repaired when I was three (I'm now in my mid-thirties). Do you recommend these devices in my case? I realise you can't necessarily tell without an examination but I'd be interested in your perspective anyway.
Thanks for the video. I’ve had ETD for two years. My left ear drum has a hole in it that won’t heal and so unblocking my tubes by plugging my nose and blowing just pushes air through the hole. An ENT put a tube in that ear which gave me Hyperacusis. After two months of hell, he took the tube out. That was 8 months ago. The pressure is so great sometimes, my head feels like it’s going to explode. I can’t find that questionnaire your description but I think I need surgery.
Do u have dizziness too??
FYI - you don't use during ear infection. When infection clears up. The otovent works, my ENT recommended it. In your video you used it wrong. You connect the balloon to the end of device. You blow up balloon by putting your mouth on the ball with hole of the other end of device. You immediately pinch the end of balloon so as not to lose the air .
You out water in your mouth hold it there. Now you you out the round end of device in your nose while still pinching balloon.
Your pinch off your other nostril .
Now stop pinching balloon.
As the air from balloon enters nose, start swallowing the water at same time
This will cause the estachian tube to open and start draining.
I did this for two days
I got all my hearing back after three weeks of not being able to hear. It works the otovent. , See your doctor first . After antibiotics and steroids this was the next step before having to do tubes.
Infection cleared up but fluid was still behind ear drum.
Otovent worked for me after two days after doing twice a day.
It takes time.
Hi dr
I have had this condition for many years and I was doing the exercise of pinching my nose and blowing. When I did this, I got a tingling sensation along my left side of nose and my eye on the same side began to water. Is this because of the fluid stuck there? I have chronic rhinosinusitis non allergy . Thanks
I have one... doesn't really work. However, I am thinking of modifing it to make a mini CPAP machine. It has a good little motor.
Hello Doctor Vik Veer, I love your passion for your patients and viewers. Im suffering with a Middle Ear Infection in my right ear that was treated with Amoxicillin after 3rd different GP noticed the infection. I had glue ear but after the 7 day course it cleared it up. Its defintely improved but still my right ear can't pop over 2 weeks. I went to UCL hospital and was given Flixonase Aqueous Nasal Spray last Thursday and seems to be slowly improving but Eustachian Ear not popped and lots of crackling when chewing or yawning. I can ear clearly in both ears but get some sensation in my left ear either by trying to blow air through nose. Is this usual with a blocked ear and whats my outlook for my ear returning back to normal? How long should I give it before returing to my GP or Doctor? Cheers Doctor Veer.
P.S Would you recommend continuing to try and pop my ears on reguarl basis with these devices listed?
I got the same issue, had an ear infection without knowing got prescribed some probiotics, can breathe and hear but always feel air or pressure and feel one nostril clogged up
Dr. Veer- What if it causes dizziness? Whats the remedy for dizziness from unilateral vestibular dysfunction?
@@jayr.617 do u have dizziness due to et dysfunction I have 24 hrs constant dizziness due to et dysfunction
So, i have ETD and my ear drum burst on a plane three years ago. I had the balloon procedure for ETD, but it still clogs. I can’t pop my ears using the valsalva method. I used the eustaci, held water in my mouth, turned on the eustaci and swallow. Are you saying that swallowing while using it or the ear popper will suck your ear drum in? My ent said my ear drum was sucked in some. Also, What do you think about the humming videos where you hum a certain tone to make vibrations to produce a small burst nitric oxide in your sinuses? I’ve been doing it and it does seem to help. My ear is unclogging some.
If it works for you, I'm all for it. When I used the Eustachi and swallowed, it caused the opposite of what I wanted. It might be different for you. Only way to know for sure is to get someone to check your ears whilst you are doing it.
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I am going to try the humming.🙏
Can you use these devices if you have a retracted ear drum or should I see an ENT specialist first?
Thank you I try with swallowing at the same time and it work!
I’m 67…I’ve never heard of “glue ear” before. With 2 other siblings and multiple friends growing up, no one I knew ever had this problem. Is this a new thing? We all had chicken pox, measles and mumps though. And here we are. Just asking.
Hello doctor I try to pinch my nose still won’t pop I can hear my ear block in the right side slight and I feel echoes when I make a humm sound or yawn does it mean I have ear tube dysfunction? And I have new symptoms double ringing beside of my tinnitus history in my left ear, my right ear has diagnose with Ottis media and later on I have ear eache I can’t tell if I’m sensitive to the sound that little hurt and double sound in my right ear any suggestion so I can tell my ent and audiologist they can figure it out for this symptoms please thank you
So when we pinch our nose and blow to open up the tubes, are we suppose to swallow or not. I wasn’t quite clear on that. Many thanks.
Really valuable, thanks
I’ve read that you’re supposed to swallow with the balloon and ear popper, however I would prefer NOT to swallow, if I don’t swallow, will that still open my euthasian tubes?
talking seems to work for me.
Mashallah Karim bless us always ameen dearest beloved friends thanks always fantastic explanation excellent 🇸🇦♥️🇸🇦👍🇸🇦👆
Wait. I thought popping your ears made you more likely to get an infection?
not at all. quite the opposite.
They lied to us in the old days
What if I can’t pop my ears? It’s 6 am and I’m in pain. I’ve seen a ENT doctor all they would do is give me steroids and nasal spray. They did a test on me and said I could hear fine yes I can hear a ding in headphones but not when people talk to me unless they yell or are right infront of me. Every time I swallow I hear the crackling sound but no pop. I’ve tried so many things definitely can’t afford a 200$ device… but I need help it really hurts and no one seems to have answers…
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Every time I get sick I experience Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. It is particularly bad this time around. My wife was over the same illness in less than 2 weeks and never had any ear problems. I have been sick for over a month and have had severe ear pain on and off. I lay on the opposite side of the ear that is worse while sleeping in order to drain it but the other side gets blocked by the time one side gets better. I am genuinely questioning if I need to get the balloon operation to prevent these issues in the future. I feel like the slow drainage makes me stay sick longer.
I WAS DESPERATE, I HAVE HAD TINNITUS FOR 30 YRS A NIGHTMARE NOW I HAVE ETD, JUST TO MAKE IT QUICK I TRIED THE 3 THINGS HE DESCIBED AT THE END OF VIDEO, NONE OF THEM REALLY WORK THE EARPOPPER WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME, I FOUND THE EUSTACHI TO BE A LOT MORE POWERFULL THAN THE EARPOPPER, NOW IM GOING TO TRY AIRBED PUMP TO TRY TO UNBLOCK MY EARS OR IM JUMPING OF A BRIDGE
The instructions for the Otovent balloon say to swallow when the balloon is inflated. That makes my ears feel full of pressure and blocked. The opposite of the desired effect. Should I be doing it without the swallowing?
I went to the doctor. My right eardrum is retracted. Got a blocked ear feeling and worst of all... pulsating tinnitus. Will the tinnitus go away if my eardrum goes back to normal?
I keep trying to pop my ears by pinching my nose, but it just doesn't work.
Is it OK to pop your ears if it feels like your ear is blocked? I'm worried I'm going to push whatever gunk is in there up into my ear and cause bigger problems
Hi doctor, i have hyperacusis & misophonia all my life. Its been curse & blessing. When Im just about to accept my difference, on Jan this year, someone blast off his phone speaker near me, made my ears in pain, numb, ringing, clogged up & stuffed. All my left side from ear, nose & throat feels numb & clogged up, throats hurt. Only 2 weeks after that went to ent, told me the wind cant get passed through (left ear - sensitive one), got meds for 2 weeks, went again, told me the wind can passed through now. But when I told him it still feels the same, he told me to go to big hospital, just like he abandoned me. In June, I got slapped repeatedly also on my left ear, which makes it worse. Been to audiologist, test, normal. Been in several meds including meds & injection for nerve, antibiotics, inflammation, etc. Early this month, it feels like I got the sensitivity back, not clogged up anymore, but just this week, its back to square one. Didnt even wanna talk cause it feels like I talk under water? Makes me feels dizzy, for whole week I just lay in bed, couldnt move bcause of fever causing by headache. Wanna try one of these product too..but dont know which one. Wish someone could help me. Its taking toll on my physical & mental health too. Been crying myself to sleep all this time. Before, I got anxious & couldnt sleep bcause of the sensitivity to sound. Now, anxious & also couldnt sleep bcause I cant hear like I used to..☹️
Good day guys Iam asking which medicine can I use to unlock the ear?
Had blocked ear or ears nearly every every waking hour of the day for months on end. Allergy meds do nothing, Steroids' don't help, plug and pop method does nothing, eustachi is a useless money suck. Hundreds of $$$ at the doctor for ZERO relief, think I can get a refund? HA. In all seriousness, this issue is causing me to lose focus at work, and probably more concerning, it's seriously impacting my mental health. I'm legit losing it. People can laugh, but imagine hearing an echo of every breath, every heartbeat, every move of your jaw, every throat clear, every word, every sound your body makes for hours and hours without end and NOTHING you do makes it go away. Its MADDENING! Oh, I also have auditory sensory issues due to a disability, so whatever you're imagining, increase it 100 fold. I've literally been daydreaming about ripping my eardrum apart to allow the blockage to drain. That's how desperate I've become. I hate this.
Feeling the same .I hope yours is getting better 🙏
Feel your pain Amy . It's like being free in jail .
I feel your pain Amy. Loud noises kill my ear. Have you had any relief yet?
You guys, get an essential oil diffuser and a bottle of Thieves essential oil. Put water and a few drops of the Thieves essential oil in the diffuser, turn it on and breath it in. You can even turn it on when you go to bed, so you can breath it in all night. This oil is a miracle and will help open up your clogged head. Great for chest congestion too. May have to do it 2 or 3 nights in a row. It really helps.
My baby boy has glue ear due to enlarged adenoids creating the blockage. I’m afraid just like you to get him grommets surgery. And I’m more afraid of adenoidectomy. I’ll get these devices but he already has issues barely blowing his nose. Wish me luck
Thank you. I went 9 months ago to my GP complaining about my ears he said they looked fine.. I feel like every time I bend down fluid is moving in my ears. The past few weeks the pulsatille tinnitus has started sounding like a revving engine in my left year frequently I have to turn my head a certain way so it stops. I started taking a decongestant and a OTC nasal spray. It goes away as long as the meds are on board as soon as the meds wear off it’s back. I had dental work done a few weeks ago and TMJD was very unpleasant. I am thinking at this point I should probably go see and ENT. My ears pop and click constantly. Do you think one of these devices would help?
hard to know for sure, but I doubt they will hurt.
Did you find a solution?
thank you!
Thank you to your video I learn about ear have fluid on my ear and since I have bleeding on my nose coz I have blocking starting I have sentom on this now, and I looking on this how function back normally my hearing because I can't hear normal something outside my eardrum blocking fluid realy badering on my hearing.
😊My left ear has been painful since Covid got me of early October last year. I started to get nerve pain in my face and then behind my ear and head. I recently got an ear infection and l have tried to pop my ears several times but they will not pop. When l swallow or yawn l feel the inside of my ears expanding. I feel movement in the eustanian tube when l move myJaw. I am now trying the Otovent and see if it helps over the next few weeks. The doctors do not know what it is but l almost certain the eustachian tubes are very blocked. Sometimes l feel a fullness and sharp pain in my ears and hearing is sometimes muffled.
Is it gone now????
Hi going to try these my symptoms are clogged ear every time I massage my ear I hear clicking and popping and have pain from time to time. As well as tinitus symptoms this has been going on for a month seeing ENT next week
Been suffering for Eustachian tube dysfunction for over a year now, tried steroid nasal sprays and diff courses of antibiotics to no success.
Purchased the ear popper yesterday but it’s making my vertigo worse, If this doesn’t work would you recommend Eustachian tube dilation?
Feel like I’ve explored all other options.
Did you try ear tubes? They say it is usually successful
@@nilatasoy8866 I’ve been looking into both. Would try anything at this point just to get it resolved, can’t even workout properly without feeling unwell and dizzy
@@johnmcgurk1464 Any luck?
Dr Vic veer, is it okay to chew chewing gum, and do the exercise of pinching nose- blow- swallow? Because I find it hard to swallow if there is nothing to swallow but just air...
Are you swallowing gum? Or do you not make saliva otherwise? 🤔😊
What if my ears get even more blocked when I try the Valsalva maneuver?
Dr my Eustachian tubes feel blocked specially the right, I have tinnitus I’m doing Claritin and steroid spray, can this devices help ?
Confuse here so vasalava or blowing gently will push air inside and eventually drain fluid but swallowing or ? will remove air inside ? Like sucking will that make the ear drum like retracted
Been suffering 2 weeks. Dr says scarring. Antibiotics and steriod spray not helped. Have been getting pressure head pain that side for 2 years prior to this blocked ear. Can hear my own voice and breathing.
Does anyone know who the company that currently manufactures/markets Eustachi?
I understand that Eustachi has been acquired by Neilmed Pharmaceuticals
But the product has been removed from their website and I can't get a response from them.
I would appreciate details from anyone who knows.
I have grommets. Right one has always been blocked, tried balloon, valsalva, bicarbonate drops. Nothing. and can’t hear out of it 😖
Will this work if I have had this blockage for years and hearing is normal just for a few seconds sometimes?
I just got ear popper in the mail… every time I use it it seems to pop my right ear… the path of least resistance I guess. I’m trying to pop the other ear tho! 🤦♂️🤦♂️ any advice?
@Dustin Spencer eventually it got better
Plz help me
Sometimes my ear feels like it's empty when I breathe in, it feels like I'm breathing in my ear, when I breathe out, my ear drum feels like it's full. Maybe it's because I don't always have the discomfort. CT scans don't show any defects either, but it gives me a lot of trouble. Physical or mental. Can anyone tell me if the above treatment will work for me? I have used many things like nasal sprays.
If you ever get this problem, which I’ve had recently, do not go to doctor. I went completely deaf. 4 doctors, 2 private, 2 NHS didn’t even attempt to diagnose my problem. Sent me way with loads of steroids. Since I was close to get blind by steroids, I didn’t take any. Got better by consulting utube doctors. There is a lot better technique than balloons, shut both sides of the nose and blow hard for 5 seconds X 5, couple of times a day. I am now close to my hearing to before it all started.
Grazie ❤
Hello doctor i hope u see my message,
I got ETD 3 months ago clogged ears and pain no tinnitus!
I went directly to the doctor gave me :
Nasal spray
Antihistamine
NAC
Corticoïde
Few days later tinntius appeared it was so so bad!
Now my ears are quite good i dont have pressure in my ears!
But tinnitus remains i didnt have it before!
Its actually going down but sloowely
Do u think it ll go away with time since my situation is improving!
I still get crackling and clicking when i swallow !
almost always gets better.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon i really wanna know from what m getting these clicking sounds when i swallow or yawn!
Its like scratch
Is it from inflammation or mucus in the tubes !
Thanks a lot for responding!
Ive been to 3 ENTs in 3 months and i still cant seem to find an answer
sounds like ETD to me. you need to see someone to check
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon i saw 3 ENTs 😞 i really wanna contact u doctor
just ask your GP to refer you on the NHS, I will see you for free and try a myringotomy
Hi! I had chronic glue ear as a child, and now I feel that it might be coming back. I have tried to pop my ears, but I cannot. No matter how hard I force air out, my ears just feel more and more pressurised to the point of serious discomfort basically,,, I wonder if my glue Ear has come back
Do u have dizziness?
I get dizzy and everything starts to move around and ym ear is blockaded when I try to hold my nose and mouth and blow should I get this
How I can buy pop ear balloons