SYMPTOMS:

Eustachian tube dysfunction

 

You may have one or all of these symptoms:

  • Pressure or fullness in the ear
  • A feeling like something is stuck in your ear
  • Sounds like you are under water (muffled hearing)
  • Pain or general discomfort
  • Sloshing or crackling sounds when you lie down or tilt your head.
  • Feeling of fluid sloshing around in ear.

See Figure 1

ear-anatomy

 A Little History

The build up of fluid in the ear from infections has been known for at least 2500 years and has been described since the time of Hippocrates, the father of medicine. Fluid in the middle ear cavity may hamper conduction of sound, leading to partial deafness. Drainage of the ear cavity through an incision made in the ear drum (myringotomy) was first described in the 18th century as a means to cure deafness.

The inner ear, or Eustachian tube, can become clogged with mucus just like sinus cavities, caused by excess mucus from allergies and colds and sinusitis wikipedia:Rhinosinusitis. Swelling in the nasal, and facial sinuses is common. If swelling occurs in the ear sinus (Eustachain tube), mucus or even pus if there was an ear infection or otitis media, can become trapped there, causing a feeling of swollen, clogged, plugged, sore, congested ears, poor hearing, or even a feeling of water sloshing deep in the head. This solution can be done at home and relieves Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and swelling so that the mucus can drain naturally.

Read more about ETD symptoms and causes here or read about Dizziness and Balance Sympyoms and the Ear.

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 EAR ANATOMY

Classically, the ear is divided into the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear includes the external part (the pinna or auricle, not shown), the ear canal and the ear drum. The medical name for the ear canal is external auditory canal; the medical term for the ear drum is tympanic membrane. A note about directions: as used here, lateral means "towards the outside of the head," while medial means "towards the inside of the head". The middle ear bones, or ossicles, are, from left to right the malleus, incus and stapes (hammer, anvil and stirrup to some elementary school students!) The Eustachian tube (shown above in pink) is generally considered part of the middle ear. It connects the middle ear space (the tympanic cavity, or tympanum) to the highest part of the throat, the nasopharynx.

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