# \#Ear problems **URL:** https://community.patient.info/tag/ear-problems/413.md [Latest](https://community.patient.info/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.patient.info/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.patient.info/tags.md) --- ## [Ear discomfort, 5 years running. ENT says nothing wrong](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-discomfort-5-years-running-ent-says-nothing-wrong/566692)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2026 06:49 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-discomfort-5-years-running-ent-says-nothing-wrong/566692 "2026-07-06T06:49:22Z")
Ive had this ear discomfort for at least 5 years in my left ear. It feels like something is there right ehere the inner ear and nose meet. Nasal sprays and ear drops give temporary relief but nothing permanent. ENT docto… --- ## [Possible ETD?](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-etd/895002)
**Author:** [@Deel](https://community.patient.info/u/Deel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2026 14:53 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/possible-etd/895002 "2026-03-25T14:53:47Z")
Not sure if I have ETD but for the past two weeks have been completely deaf in my right ear. On my 2nd lot of antibiotics because ear drum still looks red. I can hear my voice, every step and my heart beat in my head. Im… --- ## [Healing perforated eardrum and skiing in 2 weeks](https://community.patient.info/t/healing-perforated-eardrum-and-skiing-in-2-weeks/866751)
**Author:** [@orian\_mishal](https://community.patient.info/u/orian_mishal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 February 2026 10:23 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/healing-perforated-eardrum-and-skiing-in-2-weeks/866751 "2026-02-02T10:23:51Z")
Hi, I have a small (~20%) central perforation of the eardrum caused by trauma. At the moment I have no pain, no discharge, and no signs of infection. I’m currently in the healing phase. I have a ski trip planned in a… --- ## [Weird feeling in ear, making me anxious](https://community.patient.info/t/weird-feeling-in-ear-making-me-anxious/849380)
**Author:** [@Shar\_Anxiety](https://community.patient.info/u/Shar_Anxiety)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 January 2026 05:13 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/weird-feeling-in-ear-making-me-anxious/849380 "2026-01-06T05:13:20Z")
Hello, I apologize ahead of time for being this anxious I just don’t know how to do or how to handle this. I’m experiencing a weird sensation in my right ear. It feels like there’s liquid coming out but my ear is so dr… --- ## [Cogan's Syndrome](https://community.patient.info/t/cogans-syndrome/821062)
**Author:** [@Leanne85](https://community.patient.info/u/Leanne85)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [1 January 2026 22:29 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/cogans-syndrome/821062 "2026-01-01T22:29:54Z")
I have this condition which as left me deaf,with tinnitus and balance problems. I was just wondering if anyone else has this condition as it is quite isolating. --- ## [Ear Fullness, Tinnitus, Dry Nose and Throat Issues](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-fullness-tinnitus-dry-nose-and-throat-issues/807930)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1038788](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1038788)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [23 December 2025 09:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-fullness-tinnitus-dry-nose-and-throat-issues/807930 "2025-12-23T09:56:17Z")
Hi everyone just reaching out to see if anyone has got a similar issue. Basically since Christmas just gone that my ears started to ring which is annoying when its quiet. Also along with this I have sometimes fullness in… --- ## [Ear nose and throat](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-nose-and-throat/848948)
**Author:** [@Reshma](https://community.patient.info/u/Reshma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 December 2025 09:52 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-nose-and-throat/848948 "2025-12-23T09:52:48Z")
I went to the gp for help, i asked them to refer me to an ent after all these months of no relief, they flat out refused. This ear infection not only has caused so many health problems, but it has been obliterating my mo… --- ## [Blocked Ear, Tinnitus and Dizziness](https://community.patient.info/t/blocked-ear-tinnitus-and-dizziness/835042)
**Author:** [@dhastings](https://community.patient.info/u/dhastings)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2025 23:03 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/blocked-ear-tinnitus-and-dizziness/835042 "2025-11-15T23:03:59Z")
I have been getting pretty regular ear infections. I am prescribed Otomize ear spray and that usually clears things up. When I do not have an active ear infection I often get a blocked feeling in my right ear, which is u… --- ## [Ear infection or something else? ](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-infection-or-something-else/730447)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1299699](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1299699)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2025 02:19 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-infection-or-something-else/730447 "2025-10-20T02:19:58Z")
Hi guys, I’m new here. \*So it all started in late December/early January. My roommates and I got flu-like symptoms. Fever, cough, mucus etc. Eventually we got over it. Or so I thought. \* Fast forward to the tail e… --- ## [My Otorhinolaryngologist/Ear, Nose, And Throat Physician Thinks That I Most Probably Have Otosclerosis Very Unfortunately.](https://community.patient.info/t/my-otorhinolaryngologist-ear-nose-and-throat-physician-thinks-that-i-most-probably-have-otosclerosis-very-unfortunately/820821)
**Author:** [@VikingGirlTBird](https://community.patient.info/u/VikingGirlTBird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2025 08:54 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/my-otorhinolaryngologist-ear-nose-and-throat-physician-thinks-that-i-most-probably-have-otosclerosis-very-unfortunately/820821 "2025-08-25T08:54:38Z")
Greetings everybody, I am new to this forum and it is very nice to meet all of you. I developed very mild bilateral tinnitus, mild bilateral aural fullness, and mild dizziness when I was thirty two years old last year … --- ## [Ear infection](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-infection/820798)
**Author:** [@Reshma](https://community.patient.info/u/Reshma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2025 09:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-infection/820798 "2025-08-24T09:56:50Z")
Ive had a ear infection for a few months now. I had to use my sick leave up for it. Itd caused my eyes to be itchy, dry and red. The ear infection is causing dizziness and weird sensations in my left area of my throat. I… --- ## [Labyrinthitis](https://community.patient.info/t/labyrinthitis/819761)
**Author:** [@AeAmelia](https://community.patient.info/u/AeAmelia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2025 12:26 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/labyrinthitis/819761 "2025-08-20T12:26:08Z")
I was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis two and a half weeks ago, I had a viral infection which has gone but I’m left with labyrinthitis in my ears. Right now I have horrible pressure in my left ear which seems to come and go… --- ## [I can't hear from my right ear and it hurts. What can be the issue?](https://community.patient.info/t/i-cant-hear-from-my-right-ear-and-it-hurts-what-can-be-the-issue/820526)
**Author:** [@Health\_Seeking](https://community.patient.info/u/Health_Seeking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2025 01:05 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-cant-hear-from-my-right-ear-and-it-hurts-what-can-be-the-issue/820526 "2025-08-19T01:05:27Z")
Hello, I’m a 21 year old male and I use moldable silicone earplugs for sleep due to strong noise sensitivity and insomnia (I take 50mg QUVIVIQ per night to help with my sleep. My current sleeping environment is very loud… --- ## [Right ear makes the pillow shake](https://community.patient.info/t/right-ear-makes-the-pillow-shake/815194)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Smith](https://community.patient.info/u/Mark_Smith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 July 2025 07:10 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/right-ear-makes-the-pillow-shake/815194 "2025-07-20T07:10:41Z")
I have tried a ENT and cardiologist and even a pychatrist but the only the latter did anything for it and that was only anti-anxiety medicines. If I roll on the right side when sleeping, then with or without the ear cont… --- ## [Right ear deaf,hearing long starts on left - no diagnosis](https://community.patient.info/t/right-ear-deaf-hearing-long-starts-on-left-no-diagnosis/806484)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1480858](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1480858)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 July 2025 17:28 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/right-ear-deaf-hearing-long-starts-on-left-no-diagnosis/806484 "2025-07-17T17:28:33Z")
Hello,I am a 39 year old mom of 2 small kids. My whole life my hearing was perfect,but that changed in april 2023. I had the flue and I have realised my hearing in right ear was not good. I did not have any pain , no diz… --- ## [Chronic otis media ](https://community.patient.info/t/chronic-otis-media/806983)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1482398](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1482398)\ **Replies:** 1
Looking for advice for my 1 year old. Had chronic otis media since August. I just don’t feel listened to by ENT or GP surgery. Hes had 9 rounds of antibiotics & 10 rounds of steroid drops. Nothing is clearing the pus out… --- ## [Constant discomfort sensation in the ear](https://community.patient.info/t/constant-discomfort-sensation-in-the-ear/805735)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1478358](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1478358)\ **Replies:** 1
Hello What I have is probably unique, which is why I’ll be brief. Going into all the details would be too long and uninteresting. However, I’d be happy to share my full story if I find someone with the same symptoms. I… --- ## [Perforated eardrum?](https://community.patient.info/t/perforated-eardrum/806593)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1481188](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1481188)\ **Replies:** 0
Please forgive my ignorance, I am not a medical professional. I bought a ear cleaner device with a camera from Amazon and took these photos. I have no pain, no discharge but slight hearing loss in my right ear. Do these… --- ## [Ear Pain/Fullness](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-pain-fullness/806597)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1481199](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1481199)\ **Replies:** 0
Six months ago, my left ear started feeling full and painful. i went to my primary care doctor who decided to clean it out with water which i later learned can be damaging to the ear. The water was SO painful. i had terr… --- ## [Autophony with labrynthitis?? HELP](https://community.patient.info/t/autophony-with-labrynthitis-help/806118)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1143355](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1143355)\ **Replies:** 0
hi all wondering if anyone have got advice before I lose the will to live. I’ve been recently diagnosed with Labyrinthitis by a GP. who didn’t even look in my ear I must add. I woke up one morning and my ear felt weird… --- ## [Unwell for 2 years. Pressure in ears and head. Very fatigued. ](https://community.patient.info/t/unwell-for-2-years-pressure-in-ears-and-head-very-fatigued/589263)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_984509](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_984509)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [5 January 2024 14:25 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/unwell-for-2-years-pressure-in-ears-and-head-very-fatigued/589263 "2024-01-05T14:25:10Z")
Looking for an opinion on my last 2 years of being ill. I'm 46 years old, male, and in a good state of fitness. I'm not over-weight, have never smoked, and rarely drink. I've seen numerous doctors and don't seem to be a… --- ## [Ear noise no luck at ent doctor](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-noise-no-luck-at-ent-doctor/805824)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1478610](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1478610)\ **Replies:** 2
So starting a week ago, i started having what sounded like rice crispies popping in my ear. Odd, I know but that’s the only way I can describe it. No pain or any other symptoms. it only bothers me when I’m alone or in… --- ## [Bubbling/popping sensation in left ear. I am losing my mind. ](https://community.patient.info/t/bubbling-popping-sensation-in-left-ear-i-am-losing-my-mind/805801)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1478544](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1478544)\ **Replies:** 1
Hi all, I wanted to check whether anyone have been experiencing the same symptoms as I have. In the last 6-7 months, my left ear has been making this bubbling/popping sensation - especially when laying down. The sensatio… --- ## [Does my ear drum look normal. It aches but that's been happening over a year. Doc said no infection sonothingtheycando](https://community.patient.info/t/does-my-ear-drum-look-normal-it-aches-but-that-s-been-happening-over-a/789999)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1439193](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1439193)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Ear pain](https://community.patient.info/t/ear-pain/805500)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1477584](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1477584)\ **Replies:** 0
Hi - I’ve been having eustachian tube dysfunction issues. I’ve tried steaming, antihistimines, decongestants, etc. Last week I started having right ear pain too. Today, I decided to use my camera to take a peak inside. … --- ## [Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis. My experience.](https://community.patient.info/t/stapedectomy-for-otosclerosis-my-experience/705430)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1250916](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1250916)\ **Replies:** 11
I have moderate mixed hearing loss. In my right ear it is across all frequencies but is mainly at the middle frequencies. I have mild sloping to moderate sensory –neural hearing loss in my left ear. I had a right ear St… --- ## [Random Ear Pain that is Sharp but Fleeting ](https://community.patient.info/t/random-ear-pain-that-is-sharp-but-fleeting/805108)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1377872](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1377872)\ **Replies:** 0
Over the last 10 days or so I’ve been experiencing brief but intense pain in and around my left ear. The ‘attacks’ seem to come in two forms: either they last 1-2 seconds and are a very painful stabbing pain (7-8 out of … --- ## [Is this acceptable](https://community.patient.info/t/is-this-acceptable/797419)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1457685](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1457685)\ **Replies:** 4
Or can I/should i seek treatment? --- ## [Recurring outer ear infections](https://community.patient.info/t/recurring-outer-ear-infections/798688)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1437843](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1437843)\ **Replies:** 2
Hi, this is a two parter. I am 21 years old and suffer constantly with outer ear infections in my left ear. I recently had a ear infection that I was treated for, but now my ear canal is wet and has a thin layer of white… --- ## [Really itchy ears](https://community.patient.info/t/really-itchy-ears/802723)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1213102](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1213102)\ **Replies:** 2
Hi everyone, my partner has had an issue with initially one ear, but now it’s both, it started after having COVID, it’s basically extreme itchiness in the east canal, it’s not sore other than with the constant itching, s… [Next page](https://community.patient.info/tag/ear-problems/413.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=Ear+problems)