# ETD DOES GO AWAY... Please read this before you panic **URL:** \ **Category:** Ears, nose and throat\ **Tags:** Eustachian tube dysfunction\ **Created:** [19 October 2020 20:46 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474 "2020-10-19T20:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1352736](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1352736](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1352736)\ **Post date:** [11 April 2023 12:09 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474/21 "2023-04-11T12:09:30Z")
hi christine, how are tour ears now? x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1352736](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1352736](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1352736)\ **Post date:** [24 April 2023 09:19 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474/22 "2023-04-24T09:19:57Z")
to anyone who has commented on this thread - how are your ears now? my issues started 6 weeks ago, full ear, headaches, dizziness. sometimes i think my ear is improving, then sometimes i think its not. let us know how you all are now x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1466777](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f08c70/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1466777](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1466777)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2023 18:48 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474/23 "2023-06-20T18:48:59Z")
Hi everyone. I found out the other day I was diagnosed with ETD in 2016 (from a GP at my surgery) but didn’t get a blocked right ear until around 7/8 months ago after a cold. I started taking decongestants and then my ear unblocked itself. Since then I have had colds off and on and on each occasion my right ear has blocked. I take decongestants and then after 1/2 weeks my right ear unblocks only to block again after another cold. I have been to the hearing clinic twice over the last 7/8 months and on both occasions they have told me there is no wax present, so there is nothing they can do. My right ear unblocked itself at the end of May for three days, only to block up again. The last time it unblocked was during the first week of June (nearly two weeks). No GP wants to see me it seems; during my last telephone conversation the GP advised I should use a nasal spray twice a day (last week), even though I asked to be seen face-to-face to get my ear checked out. It hasn’t worked at all, and my ear is still blocked. I also asked my cousin back along, who is an audiologist, what he would recommend. He advised I should use an Otovent balloon; that did not wort either. I also must add I have developed tinnitus in the right ear too. I have a consultation with an ENT specialist one week tomorrow and I am really hoping for some kind of breakthrough. I have seen there is a balloon inflation procedure which seems to provide relief for sufferers of ETD; which seems less invasive than grommet insertion. Beyond that, I am not sure how the problem can be resolved. Do you guys have any suggestions? It is very frustrating not hearing properly! Many thanks for reading! ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1471316](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1471316](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1471316)\ **Post date:** [13 August 2023 22:05 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474/24 "2023-08-13T22:05:19Z")
mannn thank u for posting this!!! Been going thru this for 11 weeks now (longgggg) but kinda attributed the drawn out proccess due to me smoking x2 the amount i did before this condition due to the stress of it. 1 month no weed/tobacco and now 1 week no vape so hoping to see the back end of these symptoms soon! Bigups yourself for this post because I really needed the positivity. Peace and luv ⭐ ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1175384](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1175384](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1175384)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2023 03:39 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474/25 "2023-11-26T03:39:52Z")
Yes, like many that are here, I am beyond frustrated . I’ve had ETD since around June 2022(~18 months). I’ve read through the multiple threads. I have the common mild to severe clogged ears (every day) + on/off tinnitus. Several doctors (ENT, inner ear specialist, TMJ specialist etc.) haven’t given me much hope or direction. I appreciate the positive message of the OP. Does anyone else feel like they are in that 1% that will have to keep looking for the elusive combination of treatment(s) to get back to semi-normal Eustachian tubes? Here’s to those that have recovered, and hope to those of us that are still searching. 🙂 [Previous page](https://community.patient.info/t/etd-does-go-away-please-read-this-before-you-panic/748474.md?page=1)