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If anybody knows of any effective home remedies that do not involve needles then I'm 'all ears'.



As someone with occasional Eustachian problems, I can relate to your troubles.

I assume you've tried all the air-moving exercises to equalise the pressure? Tongue pressing against the ridge behind your upper teeth, repeatedly try to swallow (this is the thing that works the best for me, though I've never had a complete blockage; it's called the Frenzel maneuver [1])

Looking at wikipedia [2], there are quite a few variations you might try.

If these don't do anything for you, go see a doctor. This is serious, if it's lasting for a week.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenzel_maneuver

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_clearing#Methods


Holy crap. That worked!!

Thank you so much... you've really made my day. It's not perfect yet, likely the eardrum is a bit deformed/floppy from being stretched that long but it is about a million times better than 5 minutes ago.

:) :) :)

Mad props to you and I'd happily upvote you a 100 times if I could. If you're ever in/near Amsterdam let me know and I'll buy you dinner.


If it's earwax, try 'Debrox'. It's an earwax removal kit that you can buy at the drug store.

I had a similar problem a few years ago. I was deaf in my left ear. I went to a doctor and they pulled out some special equipment to clean it but recommended I buy the at-home kit. It worked


Definitely not that, earwax -> outer ear, this thing -> middle ear. The blockage is from the nasal passage, not on the outside. But if the blockage would be on the outside then your tip would probably work.


I get ear blockage just about every spring. Allergy medicine helps in my case. Also, maybe try to keep the inside of the ear dry. I had an ear blockage last month, and it went away after a few days taking allergy medicine, but then just the other day water ran down my ear during a shower and it's clogged up again.

Also, like others mentioned - go to a doctor - in particular an ear, nose, throat specialist. 2 years ago I went and they cleared everything out.


Someone I know has had similar issues to this (for different reasons), and by his experience I'd recommend you see a doctor right away.

Depending on the cause, they may be able to do something simple to fix things, but if there's something more serious going on, you'll be glad they found out now. In my friend's case, the fact that they didn't intervene when he was younger has made treatment more complicated.

In any case, I definitely would not take medical advice from anyone here (or on the web), or delay seeing a professional.


Go to an otorhinolaryngolog. These people are specialist and can clear your Eustacian tube. Also, if you happen to have on a regular basis deafness on one side, this can also come from back problems. Tension in the back is pushing tension up to the muscles wrapping the Eustacian tube and then you have issues. If you have control over the muscles of your Eustacian tube, you can repeatedly contract/relax it, it may move the stuff you have there and allow them to fall back again in your nose.


The ear canals and the nose are connected?


They are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustachian_tube

It helps with drainage if you get an ear infection, and that kind of thing.


Seeing a doctor would probably be best. But if you were determined to try to solve this yourself, you could try reducing the pressure in your outer ear, see if you get some leakage. The MacGuyver in me says all you need is a vacuum cleaner, some duct tape and a plastic pint glass.


That sounds like a potential Darwin award to me.


Is visiting a doctor an option?


It is and if this lasts much longer it will not be an option but mandatory. I've moved around a lot in the last few years and don't actually have a relationship with any GP where I currently reside, so there is a lot of overhead in terms of paperwork and insurance stuff to be sorted out for any such visit. And of course I keep hoping that it will just magically clear up like it so far always did after every flight that I ever took (it feels just the same) but I am beginning to believe that I won't be that lucky this time around.


1st thing I would do is take a long hot shower. Also maybe go for a jog.




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