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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / August 2005Help!!!!
Hi, I had sinus surgery back in January and it has helped to some degree. I have continued to flush my sinuses as needed. Recently one evening they were really blocked so i went to do my normal flushing and squeezed the bottle a bit to hard. I managed to force water into my ear through my nose. I now have a "fullness" in my ear also a throbbing sound. My hearing in that ear is also diminished. This has been going on for a couple of days now. I did see a doctor at a clinic and she siad i had some fluid behind my eardrum and to start nasonex for a few days and that should help. I just find the problem is getting worse. My ENT doc is on vacation so i am kind of stuck. Anyone else every encounter this problem? Did anything help??? Thanks in advance. Chris Hi, I'm not a medical professional, but i have the same problems with the eustacian tubes in my right ear. What i have found helps me is to do a classic scuba diver routine during the day, with my own little twist. I hold my nose and begin blowing gently, increasing pressure until i hear/feel the ear 'pop', which is the eustacian tube opening up. Then, I maintain this pressure and tilt my head so the problematic ear is pointing toward the sky. I hold this for about 10-20 seconds. Sometimes i will let go and exhale, then repeat. Be aware that building this pressure can cause some dizziness. If you feel yourself getting lightheaded release the pressue and try again later. My reasoning is that the i am using pressue to open up the eustacian tubes and then using gravity to attempt to drain the fluids. In my case, i can confirm this works as i immediately lose the echo/reverb effect that the fluid causes in my ear. Another thing that can help is to sleep with the bad ear pointing up. That way, gravity can work it's magic throughout the night. As i said before, this is one person's experiences and YMMV. Hi, thanks for the advice. I gave it a try but wasn't noticing the "pop" you mentioned. I think i must have really rammed that water in there. One thing i am going to try is to make sure my bad is is pointing up when i sleep. I know the past to night it has been pointing down and probably made it worse. Thanks again. Chris Are you even noticing the pop in your good ear? I always found my 'OK' ear would pop much sooner than the problematic ear. If you're not feeling either ear open up you may be doing it wrong. Look here for reference: http://www.xmkd.com/dive/english/scubadoc/scubadoc.htm (read 'VALSALVA (OR VALSALVA'S) MANEUVER.' section) Good luck. Tyler On 8/26/05 11:15 AM, in article 1125080154.544843.157280@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Chris There is a channel called the eustachain tube through which the fluid can go into the ear. ( that's the advantage of the Hydro Pulse, the pressure is too low to do this). Usually the fluid dries up. When you use the nasaonex, try to hold your head as though you are trying to get it into the ear by gravity. That will get it to the eustachian tube opening. Ask your doctor if you should also use Sudafed. Chris, I get water in my inner ear everytime I gargle and when my Hairdresser shampoos my hair. I just had this happen again. I use the ear drops for swimmers ear to dry it up. My Hubby gets water in his ears when he swims under water and his MD told him to use those drops. That thumping in the ear drives me crazy. I do not get any other pain in my ear except that that noise. shirley
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