My ear sorted!!!

Ears, nose and throat
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Hello,

after (i'm sorry but only) 2 weeks of prodding and poking and putting oil in and using every ear product under the sun except for the ear candles (cos I burnt myself last time) I am pleased to say I have sorted my ear.

After the doctor said there was nothing wrong with either ear I eventually came online and did a self diagnosis. I was suspecting that the problem was on the other side of my ear drum so a eustachian tube blockage made sense.

I felt like I had asparagus growing in one ear and had tinnitus of varying degrees and pitches.

Like the rest of you it was making me miserable, grumpy and it was hard to work and focus.

Yesterday my Osteopathic colleague worked on me and released tight neck muscles and scalp muscles.

This morning I woke up and the deafness and tinnitus was really bad.

Now, before I tell you what I did .. here is the theory.

The deafness and tinnitus is caused by gunk covering the inside of the ear drum... prodding, poking and closing the nose and blowing pushes the gunk upwards which clears the eardrum for a short time then the gunk comes down again. The gunk has to come out DOWNWARDS. How to we get the gunk to come out downwards? By breathing in. Breathing in takes air down to the lungs which will produce suction in the eustachian tube.

So what I did in bed was to lie on the side of the good ear.

I then closed the nostril with my finger on the good side only and breathed in through the nostril on the bad side. I then closed the nostril on the bad side and breathed out through the nostril on the good side. I repeated this several times and just knew it was going to work. I'm sure doing the same practise upright should work just as well.

It wasnt totally better immediately but I sensed an improvement. Now having been to work and been out in the cold I can tell you it is better!!! No more asparagus in my ear!!!!

So, blowing the nose is not a good idea. It makes things worse. When having to blow the nose try to do it gently and aim the air out of the good ear .. if you have one.

If you have ear wax, the procedure I prescribed could make this worse as it will be sucking the wax onto the outside of the eardrum.

I am now taking garlic tablets to reduce the catarrh and echinacea and golden seal tincture to clear infection and catarrh.

The procedure is described as a pranayama technique in yoga and is called Surya Bhedana when breathing in through the right nostril and Chandra bhedana when breathing in through the left nostril

The book \"Light on Pranayama\" by BKS Iyengar says that the effects of this technique are:

It soothes and invigorates the nerves and cleanses the sinuses. It is good for persons suffering from low blood pressure.

It also says never perform Surya Bedhana and Chandra bhedana on the same day.

So to recap:

To clear eustachian tube of bad ear

Close nostril with finger on side of good ear

Breathe in through nostril on side of bad ear

Close nostril with finger on side of bad ear

Breathe out through nostril on side of good ear

Repeat, always breathing in on bad ear side and out through good ear side.

If both sides are blocked I'm not sure what to recommend but I'm sure understanding that the stuff needs to be sucked down using the in breath you will be able to work something out.

Now, to monitor progress I used my sound healing experience. I covered my good ear and made an oooooooooooooo sound. The oooooo resonated really well in my good ear.

I then tried the same in my bad ear. No resonance at all.

After the clearing procedure, even though I still felt my ear was blocked the resonance was much improved so I knew things were changing.

It may return, but I am so clear that the theory is correct I know I will be able to deal with it.

I really hope this helps others out there. Good luck.

Treespirit.

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Thankyou for your cheerfulness and advice. I have ETD and am trying your breathing method. I have a good feeling about trying something natural that i can do often. It is also calming for the nerves and I need this

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I defo going to try this it sound right!

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I tried the breathing technique and it really helped my ears. Then I gave up drinking milk and my ears magically improved in two weeks. Later the blockages started again but I gave up eating flaxseed on my morning cut up fruit and my ears got better again. Previous to this lots of sprays and drops and drugs did nothing. I feel human again. What a relief!! I think I had food allergies that affected my ears.

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I don't take much dairy but i think i will look at that too.

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How often did you do this technique on a daily basis? How long did it take to help you?

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I tried the breathing technique about 4 times a day for 3 weeks. I also drank a lot of water. I got relief with the breathing technique and it made me feel hopeful. Then when I gave up milk on my cereal and a cafe latte every day it fixed the problem. Now I have the occasional cafe latte maybe once a week and my system can tolerate that. Good luck and don't give up!!

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Thank you,

Did you suffer a ringing in your ears? If so did it ease once your ear cleared?

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I had a constant low grade buzzing in my ears and any loud noises in the environment hurt my ears. Once my ears had cleared, the buzzing went away and I was fine.

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The difficulty I have with the claim about breathing causing suction is that the Eustachian Tube in it doormat state is closed. It is only opens when we yawn or swallow. It should also act like valve to keep pressure in the ear equal to that in the environment.

The associated problem is that around 95 per cent of us breathe through one dominant nostril, we breathe much more strongly through it, and other is passive. This changes around every four hours. What I refer to nostril switching.

Swallowing, especially sipping liquid, will have a much stronger suction effect upon the tube.

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Just breathe normal, or do you have to suck the air in pretty hard to make something happen?

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My left ear seems plugged and has a low muffled buzzing (almost sounds like a car going by in the distance with low resonating bass).  It's leaving me unbalanced and dizzy to sleep on either side and especially to lean or bend forward.  I need relief : /

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Hi. I too have been suffering with a bad left ear for 5 months. Had lots of tests done and a vng shows I have a weak right ear, so this causes vision problems too, still can't work out why left ear is soooo bad.now been prescribed stronger anti histamines and more nasal sprays..any other advice greatly appreciated.

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My Euthasian tubes have been shut since 2005.  I don't eat dairy at all.  I just finsihed treatment with my ENT.  Everything from allergy testing, nasal sprays, anti-b's, steroid, balloon sinuplasty.  They put tubes in my ears 4 weeks ago and now they are worse.  Feels like I'm under water.  Has anyone done this while having tubes?  Should doing that coning thing help with the wax too?  I had that done years ago and it did nothing.  I do have a post nasal drip that I try and clear all day and maybe that's what's suckioning it shut. 

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My right eustation tube has been blocked for several years now.  I actually had surgery last year.  Dumb doc said it would clear everything up but it didn't help at all.  I asked him why reeming out my sinuses was going to help my eustation tube, just didn't make any sense to me.. but he assured me it would.  Lies!!  Anyway, I tried this just this minute and it already seems to have had some effect.  I am going to do this several times each day.  Hoping to finally get some relief.  I'll keep you posted.  Oh.. and I rarely have any dairy.  Quit years ago.  Thank you so much for sharing what has worked for you!

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i  have the tin.  i  have  the constant  buzzing  but the doctor  given  anything i one that i suffering but the  worst  is  like  somebody  hitting  with  a  hammer  in  my  head  what  should  i  do

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Hi,

How are you now.  I am desperate my tubes both have been blocked for two weeks.  They click clear for a minute or two and then block again.  everything is echoing and I feel so claustrophobic.  Am trying Beconase but know it has to be aimed at tubes which is difficult.

Please any success stories or advice

Maria

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HI all.  I have some guesses that might help people.  This is such a mystery for everyone.  When I became pregnant, it went away for an entire year.  When I drank before pregnancy, when I woke up it was bad.  When I started drinking wine again.  Also when I socally smoke (not often) it's worse (suction?).  I was told by a holistic nutritionalist that it's yeast.  I've heard it's reflex which causes sinusitis.  I've had all of it.  The holistic guy said to put hydrogen peroxide iin the ear on your side and when it stops making the crackle noises then lean and let rest come out.  Also you can dilute Colloidal Silver and do the same thing.  A co-worker uses the silver when she gets colds and it goes away.  I have tubes in my ears now so I have to wait till they fall out.  The holistic guy also did this weird thing and it gave relief and honestly I forgot to keep doing it.  Rub hands together and warm them up.  Cup both hands on the ears so it pushes the air out.  Suction in and out for about 20 times then pull your hands away quickly.  It made a poppinig on one ear and gave relief.  I got some again on the right.  I'm sure if I keep doing it it might help more.  

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Hi

How are you now have your ears stayed unblocked I have the same problem and the full feeling and echoing sounds are awful.

Most sites on the net regarding etd are so negative so I wondered what were your exact symtoms and how you are now.

Both my ears are affected and sometimes one is worse then sometimes the other I can only ever partially unblock and it last seconds.

Thanks

Maria

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Hi Treespirit. What a lovely name. Thanks for this post. I have had recurring sinus - ears - headaches on and off for years. Am sick of it. It makes one so grumpy and nobody can see it.

I dont have a lot of dairy and have a good diet. I use a nose spray.

I am now at the stage where once again my right ear is sort of blocked - it is always the right ear. I have taken about four different types of antibiotics etc and none of it helps. I have tried the yawning type ideas and they do not help if it is properly blocked.

It is good to be able to do something like this as you can do it whenever it suits you, it is free, and it can do no harm. But most of all it makes us feel empowered and less helpless.