Quite often when I swallow if I am gulping fluid for examlpe my ears get blocked as if I have been subjected to a pressure change. Is there any reason for this?
My own doctor said that this shouldn't be possible but it happens to me!
2007-08-21 05:03:44 · 1 answers · asked by super_ms 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
To each ear there is a communication between the upper throat (the nasopharynx) and the middle ear called the Eustachian tube (named after Eustacheus, or Bartolomeo Eustachio, an Italian anatomist who died around 1574). Sometimes it is swollen shut from allergies, sometimes it may be blocked by large adenoids.
Some people have what is called chronic secretory otitis media, a condition where thick fluid remains in the middle ear. In such cases, the pressure between the middle ear and the throat cannot immediately equalize. A small vacuum is created, causing your ears to pop. Odds are you have an associated mild hearing loss with this, too. Once corrected, the hearing should return to normal.
An ENT can help you with this problem.
2007-08-21 05:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋