My Ear Won’t Pop
I flew back to LA this afternoon, several hours ago in fact, and my right ear still hasn’t popped. I have a cold, with congestion focused especially on the right side of my sinuses. For whatever reason, that seems to be keeping that ear from popping. I’ve tried yawning (a lot), chewing gum, holding my nose and blowing… everything, but nothing.
My left one popped right after landing (per usual), but the right one simply refuses. So now everything sounds funny. Really funny. The left ear hears normal, but through my right ear, it’s like I’m still on the plane. It could be the cold, but it seems this audio disconnect is giving my brain a headache to boot.
As if being sick wasn’t unpleasant enough.
Man, this sucks.
January 19th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Sometimes, a big strong sneeze helps to pop ears.
January 19th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
…or rupture eardrums.
I’ve heard a case of beer solves this problem.
January 20th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Guess you’ve been out here in the midwest…we are pretty much all suffering from the same thing.
:))
ps….prob should run to the doctor for this one. (with apologies for always being a mom)
January 21st, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I had this happen to me after flying with a cold. It took about 5 days or so for it to finally pop. Boy did that feel great when it finally did!
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:02 pm
blow your nose that always does it for me eventually
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
just have sang pee in your ear — his Korean urine has strong healing properties.
February 3rd, 2007 at 2:09 pm
my ear is doing the same thing. i havent flown or changed elevation lately either. its super annoying. I heard that the passage way that allows your ears to equalize is located in the back of your throat and if you have had any congestion problems or sinus, it can actually cause a mucas build up that puts pressure on the tubes of the passage way blocking one or both of them. Right know im going with the bashing head against wall until i fall down and pass out.then i redo it if i awaken and still have the problem. If you cant do that, go find a black guy and get some marijuana and smoke it. it will at least make ur ear problem seem sycadelic.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
You might try taking a product like benadryl which will shrink the inflamed area and allow the ears to pop.
February 25th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
my ears fricken hurt you guys suck, send me some of sang’s urine
March 31st, 2007 at 8:20 am
the same exact thing just happend to me
i too have a cold. at least this means im not crazy
April 20th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Hey,
I love what you’e doing!
Don’t ever change and best of luck.
Raymon W.
April 23rd, 2007 at 5:00 pm
so, william did you have any luck with your ear situation. if so, please help. i went on a cruise in jan and 3 months later, my balance is still off and my as not completely popped or rather it will not stay popped. i have been to doc and and ent, but nothing has yet to totally get me back to normal. you are correct…this sucks!! well, let me know if you found anything or anyone that helped.
April 23rd, 2007 at 5:01 pm
so, william did you have any luck with your ear situation? if so, please help. i went on a cruise in jan and 3 months later, my balance is still off and my as not completely popped or rather it will not stay popped. i have been to doc and and ent, but nothing has yet to totally get me back to normal. you are correct…this sucks!! well, let me know if you found anything or anyone that helped.
April 25th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Liz, my ear cleared up by itself a day or two later. Sorry I don’t have anything better. My recommendation would be to see a doctor, but sounds like you’ve already tried that…
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:34 pm
try drinking something hot like tea or lemon and honey. stay away from dairy which could clog up your sinus more…hope that helps!!!
October 26th, 2007 at 10:50 am
Liz…from what I’m reading if this problem continues for an extended period of time it could be Meniere’s Disease, which is a problem with the middle ear not connected to a cold or whatnot. You might want to ask your docs about it.
November 10th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
omg, this has happened to me not, ive got a cold and my right ear kept going on and off, popping and unpopping, but its just popped now and is pretty sour, and wont go back to normal, plzzzzz help…
November 10th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Oh and if i put vodka on a cotten ball then put that in my ear will that work?
December 14th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Sounds like you have congestion. Basically your stuffed up and your eustachian tube not opening which regulates the presure in your ear. My ENT suggested I use Afrin Nose spray and take Sudafed when I flew (spray 20 minute before take off). But this sounds like a combination of a cold and a flight. My advice, take sudafed every 4 hours and use Afrin nose spray twice a day. Your ear will relax and pop in 1-3 days. The only other way is steroids from your doctor, but they take about the same time.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Just push in the little flap by your earhole to close off all sound and you’ll feel it pop eventually :)
January 10th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Thank you! I just got off a plane with the same thing (flew with a cold and my right ear won’t pop). I so appreciate knowing it’ll go away, I was afraid I had caused permanent damage or something.
January 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I went to the mountains this weekend, with a cold. On the way down it didn’t pop once. I woke up this morning thinking it would be gone… boy was I wrong. This sucks… it annoys me So badly… ive tried everything im going to go crazy… :(
January 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Fly every week for work and this was the first week that my right ear popped and won’t pop back — been this way for two days –Pharmacist recomended Benadryl — which I’ve been taking religiously but it hasn’t helped for squat.
Feel like have major blob stuck in throat as well, which isn’t helping the effort to swallow hard or sneeze.
Tried the nose blow trick about 20 times, no luck…
Blob in the throat and a blocked ear — can’t hear for squat and my head feels like its going to blow off — somebody PLEASE HELP!!
February 14th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I have the same problem going. Tomorrow will be a week, I did benadryl, Sudaphed, Nose spray, Allegra, (not all at once) and steroidal nose spray, I am DESPERATE……..can I put nose spray in my ear….desperate thoughts from a desperate person….I wanna scream!!!
February 14th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I’ve got the same problem for a few hours– but I’m still desperate! Desperate enough to google “pop ear won’t pop back” and find this site! I’ve just tried Mucinex since everyone here seems to say it’s because of mucus.
February 20th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
OMG! I’m not alone! I have had the nastiest congestion since Sunday morning and now I can’t pop my ears. I tried to pop them last night a few times, only got some squealing (and my hopes up), but nothing permanent.
Went to the doc yesterday who gave me a nose spray, which does nothing but taste nasty, and told me to get a Neti Pot!! I had no idea what that was, but it’s like a little teapot that you fill with water and saline solution and pour it IN YOUR NOSTRIL until it comes out the other side!! LOL!! I did it. I didn’t work, but man did that ever feel bizarre. I’m going to try it again tonight, if not to help, just to gross my husband out.
Anyone try any ear drops? Or that bulb thing they use to clean wax out of childrens’ ears?
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Same exact thing here. Went skiing while sick with a cold in high altitudes in CO, and upon descent, neither ear popped until late that night. Flew back to sea level the next day, and haven’t had me ears pop since the flight a week ago. Tried the netti pot, full regimen of decongestants and nasal sprays, breathing steam, yawning, gum, etc. No Dice. I’ve tried ear candles, but the problem isn’t the actual ear being congested, it’s sinus congestion pressing on the ear canal I think. Anyone better yet?
February 25th, 2008 at 11:04 am
same for me – my right one just wont go. strange how always seems to be the right one…
February 26th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Me too – 1 week now – was both ears now just the right…
I had a sore throat before getting on the plane, at descent the sore throat seemed to push up into my ears.
Had two goes at acupuncture – one go at cranial osteopathy, every over the counter drug I was recommended, antibiotics, but its still blocked….
Was supposed to fly to LA for a meeting yesterday, had to cancel – its horrid and insane…
Did some-one who posted above find a CURE!?! beyond waiting?
My doctor said it could take 4-6 weeks to ‘pop’ – is she crazy – I work in a recording studio – what am I supposed to do?
PLEASE HELP
March 28th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Same thing happened to me went on holdays just under two weeks ago had a sore throat and my ears blocked on the descent and are still blocked. I have this problem alot but they clear after an hour or so this time the right one is especially blocked. Went to two doctors they prescribed anti-biotics “augmentin”, rhinocort spray, vicks inahler and friars balsam. Done all this for a fews days and still blocked seems to get worse when I drink alcohol so I am going to stop that. Tried a squillion times to hold my nose and blow but that is dangerous as it can blow your ear drum. My doc said it will take two weeks yo clear after the medication it has been 5 days and still waiting if anything it is getting worse.
Last resort is they make a samll incision in the ear to release the pressure but it is ancient technology and not recommended.
Still waiting patiently and will let you know if the concotion I am using is helping.
David
March 29th, 2008 at 8:19 am
4-6 weeks?! No way! I am having the same problem right now. I flew yesterday and have had a headcold for the past week or so.
My right ear won’t pop and like everyone else I have tried everything (gum, yawning, blowing while plugging my nose, decongestants, etc.). This morning I took Claritin and Robitussin so maybe that will work. If it take 4-6 weeks I will go insane. I can deal with maybe 3-5 days, but next Friday I have to fly again so I hope I’m not sick by then!
April 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Five days for me, in the right ear. I hold my nose and blow and get the worst transistor squeal you can imagine. Not sure if that can blow your eardrum out or what! Doc put me on Rescon and Amoxicillin (as it started at the end of a sinus infection).
April 15th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
went 2 the doc yesterday for the 2nd time (for the left ear not popping) (yea, flew to vegas while sick, but it was vegas, how could i not go) gave me allegra and some other nose spray stuff, the first time he gave me zithromax z pack. (grrrrreeeaaat, get over the cold and get allergies!!) i told him i wanted a referral to a ear nose and throat doc – he said that i have to wait for it to pop itself. im making the appointment tomorrow for the ent, my friend told me they put a hole in your eardrum or something, sounds scary but i want this to go away, the sound of my heartbeat is really getting on my nerves. remember this guys, ear nose and throat specialist!
April 16th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Man I have had this problem for months now, talk about driving you nuts. I am one of those won’t go to the doctor unless I’m dying types but this has got to go. I am making an apointment with an ENT, hopefully something comes of it. I can hear my back crunch when I walk, my heart beat when I am working out, an echo inside my head, really quite freaky. The worst part of it all is hearing myself breathe, makes me want to hold my breath when on the phone, then I run out of breath and can’t talk right. Really sucks, hope everyone finds a cure….. I’ll let you know if I get this fixed.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Just arrived home to LA from Vegas with mild head congestion before getting on the plane. Same problem, right ear won’t pop completely although it seems to be getting better. I have been able to relieve some of the pressure by tilting my head back, twisting it slightly away from the right ear, and blowing gently with my mouth and nose closed. I also get that crazy shrill squeal but it is accompanied by a dramatic release of the pressure. So far, i’ve been able to get the squeal twice and it seems to be going away. Good luck to the rest of you and thanks for putting all of this info on the net!!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I have the same thing! But i wasnt flying or anything. I started with a cough/runny nose/sore throat. then one night at 5am i woke up to an earache, took medicine, got better, went to sleep, then next morning that weird feeling in left ear. been here like 3 days so far. :P
putting my finger on the round sticky out part thingy on my ear and moving the finger up and down feels good. hope it works! :)
May 1st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I’m having the same problem. I flew yesterday with a cold, and when I landed both ears were clogged and would not pop. Today, the right ear popped but the left has not. I’m going crazy. I’ve used some nose spray, but no luck. Not sure what to do next.
May 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
My ear aint popped since wed, then assoon as i come on this website (5 days later) i had my little finger in the opposite ear to the one that was blocked, poking around, and it just popped :)! Dunno if it just popped naturally or if the finger in the other ear helped, or even just reading this website! Its all good now tho, i feel sorry for everyone else tho, hearing yourself breath constantly for 5 days is so annoying!
Peace!
May 8th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
you guys think you have it bad. well on march 27, 2007 i got a bad sinus infection and strep throat and ever since, my ear hasn’t popped. been to multiple docs and no one knows what’s wrong. i kinda hope its Meniere’s Disease like that person said so at least they will be able to solve it!
May 17th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Mine left year has been like that for 2 years. First the buzzing then the thintis set in. I have the Meniere,s disease. Cant hear nothing and it was my good ear. Been to every specialist .Nothing. Thanks R. Flynn
June 9th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I havnt been on a plane but my left ear has been popped for 3 days now and its driving me crazy. I went to the doctors todays and she said try chewing upside down, hand nose blowing and warm water in the ear. none have work and the last one made it worse
June 12th, 2008 at 8:25 am
You should try plugging your nose (like you’re going to jump in a pool)and then blow out, you’ll feel the inside of your ear puff up and then just keep blowing they should pop shortly after that!
Also for wax build-up in your ears you should try beeswax sticks. They’re just a piece of beeswax wrapped with a hollow center, you put one in your ear the light it (sounds scary but it’s not) then blow it out right away. The beeswax burns down and somehow it pulls wax out of your ears. It feels amazing and you can hear so clearly after!
June 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Nick, thanks for your message! My left ear hasn’t popped in 3 or 4 days and I thought I was going to go insane! I’ve tried sudafed, holding my nose and blowing, q-tips, all to no avail. When I’m in a car driving up a tiny hill, the pressure in my ear builds up. During the last few days, going up 3 feet in altitude is worse than any plane ride I’ve taken. I didn’t even have a cold. I have no idea what triggered my blocked ears. Just now after reading your post, I took a turkey baster and flushed hot water in my ear several times. Then I pushed the little ear flap in and out a bunch of times to help drain the water. Then I tilted my head in the direction of the blocked ear to allow to drain while pulling my ear canal open using my fingers on my cheek. My ear popped but would unpop immediately. After pushing the ear flap over and over and letting it pop and unpop, the unpopping became fewer and far between. Then at one point I noticed that it popped, but didn’t unpop again. I left my head tilted to the side to drain to make sure that it was going to stick this time. I continued to stretch open the ear canal by pulling on my cheek by the ear. It’s been 10 minutes now and my ear seems to be back to normal! (I hope I didn’t just jinx myself…) I know you said that using warm water didn’t work for you, but I’m singing Hallelujah as we speak! Thanks again!
June 25th, 2008 at 9:08 am
i have a cold and alot of mucus and i was listening to music on my ear phones and my right ear popped it feels annoying and uncomfortable and it wont pop back, i tried the nose trick and nothing.. only my left ear popped and nothing happens on my right ear and i cant hear anything on it, im going to try to drink something hot and yawn see if it pops back
June 26th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Any success Roger? I have the same problem.
June 28th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
well I poured honey in my ear and then really hot salt water And keepit there for thirty to sixty seconds it may feel strange in the process but it really soothes yer ear
July 5th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I’m going through this myself. Been 9 hours. I can’t imagine you poor souls that have had this sympton for months or even YEARS! I am going to try Benadryl, and unlike most of the previous posters, I will let you folks know if it works or not.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Immediately after my first post I tried drinking orange juice while resting my neck on the chair and leaning my head back. It helped for a moment, which is the first time I’ve “felt my ear move” in 9 hours. If nothing else the orange juice should help with my cold!
I also just tried leaning my head off the end of the bed and exhaling (breathing out) through my nose while inhaling (breathing in) through my mouth. Had a decent amount of success with that as long as I stayed upside down.
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Now in the morning of day 2. I took some Robatussin last night, and it didn’t seem to do much. I woke up today with my cold worsened, and my ear still unpopped. It will unpop temporarily if I do the activities mentioned above.
More than 24 hours later and still unpopped. The drugs seem to help a little. I bought Sudafed and Vicks Nasal Decongestant spray. Hopefully just a matter of time now, I will let you folks know.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! i know exactly how all of you feel. i am 16 years old. this happened to me when i had a cold, and my family and i took a trip to disney world. the sinus pressure in the plane ride made me feel horrible. when we landed, my ears had been completley blocked.i couldn’t hear anything. all i could hear was myself breathing, chewing, swallowing, and my heartbeat. i thought it would go away in a few days, or on the plane ride back. MY EARS DIDN’T POP FOR NEARLY FOUR WEEKS!!!!!!! I HAD THOUGHT THAT I HAD GONE DEAF!!! I tried everything, warm water, the blowing in your nose, nothiing worked. then one day about four weeks later, i sneezed very hard and i felt a painful squeel in my ears. i tried to blow with my mouth shut and it finally had another painful squeel, AND I COULD HEAR AGAIN!!!!!!!! AFTER FOUR WEEKS, IT FINALLY WENT AWAY!!! but now, the same thing happened to me again, and that is why i am here now.
July 10th, 2008 at 2:58 am
hey all. Am out to dinner with mates and had this issue. Have a mild cold. Fixed issue by holding ear flap in for 2 or 3 mins, then holding nose and popping ears WHILST still holding flap. Feel much better. Good luck all.
August 17th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
burping/hiccuping helps.. but its momentary relief. in the meanwhile, keep reading up on people’s hilarious suggestions – beats feeling miserable!
and check this out too – http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/17/SPAD12CS4V.DTL
August 19th, 2008 at 9:00 am
to andrew from February 3rd, 2007 at 2:09 pm…
what the fuck is “go find a black guy and get some marijuana and smoke it.” suppose 2 mean?
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I had the same question/thought… why do you have to find a black guy to find some pot? All the people I know that smoke weed are white dudes.
My ear has been blocked for a week – It became blocked when I used the Neti Pot. I want to scream at my friend who strongly encouraged me to use it even though I wasn’t feeling like I should. I’d already been sick for 2 weeks with sinusitis…
It’s great to read all the home remedies. I’m afraid to hold my nose and blow though. I just try to blow my nose and wow – I get the squelch and it hurts! And it doesn’t do anything to unblock my ear. I’m going to try the warmed up olive oil and the heating pad. That sounds safe.
August 31st, 2008 at 4:49 pm
My son (21) has a cold and 2 days ago sneezed and his ear “popped”, he hears a hissing noise and it is beginning to cause headaches, and can’t hear well. Is this the same as the airplane type pressure issue?
Thanks for all your ideas, I’m less worried and will try some of these ideas
August 31st, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Thanks for ideas everyone-did not know where to turn-got something to try now.
August 31st, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Omg, Ive had this problem since yesterday when i flew back from Sweden with a pretty bad cold. Ive had it before when i flew to greece, pain on the descent and then blocked ears, but it popped right after the landing back then.
Its only been 24 hours for me, my left ear is half-blocked, or so it feels, and the right one seems completely shut. Im going mental at hearing my own heartbeat all the time, i tried so many things but it doesnt seem to work.
Do you think it will open when my cold is gone? The thought of putting up with this for weeks makes me depressed.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:31 am
Update: right ear popped today, i was so happy.. Then it unpopped 5 minutes after lol. Its not stuck anymore though, and i can hear something again!
I think its just a matter of time
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 am
please help me , this is day 5 have tried EVERYTHING TO POP MY EARS AND NANTE,…..I HAVE NEVER HAD EARACHE LIKE THIS BEFORE…..ON ANTIBIOTICS NOW EBCASUE OF IT……HELLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
September 14th, 2008 at 2:59 am
sorry about the blockage, mine is in the right ear. I have just come back from hols, with a cold. I also suffer from Meniers. It feels as if 90% of my hearing has gone. My ear aches as well. I tried putting olive oil in. no luck. I can’t hear my mp3 player properly. Well I am 67, what can you expect. No short cut, just let it come back on it’s own. :)
September 18th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
my ear will not pop i put water in it and it will not pop i wish it will how do i get it to pop in a day or by my self?????????????????????? can you tell me how
September 20th, 2008 at 8:01 am
im 16 years old this happened ta me two years ago when i got a cold and got very congested. i could hear myself breathe, my heartbeat, chew, and hearin background noises like in a restaurant was just hell. it was my right ear that i couldnt hear out of. i went ta the doctor and everythin. he told me that i have a chance of loosin 30% of my hearin in my right ear so i freaked out. eventually my ear popped but instead it was my eardrum that burst and my ear drained with a blood and like puss it was quite disgustin but… i got my hearin back and it went away. and so now here i am in the present. ive had another cold for the past 3 weeks… and last night i went ta sleep and randomly woke up at 6:00 in the mornin today and discovered the nightmare had started all over again… my right ear had popped and wont pop back again. so im freakin out again cuz im a musician … and i love my hearin more than anythin and i dont want some doctor tellin me ill loose my hearin in my right ear. i hate this. its annoyin. someone needs ta find an amazin cure for this cuz its torture… lol :(
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 am
Yeah I have had a cold for a week or so now and my ear just felt like it got pressure. It hadf like an echo after awhile and ive tried messing with it with a qtip, sneezing, flushing it out with water, nothing! HElP ME! It’s drivin me crazy!
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I think you have hit on some brilliant SEO here.
People seem to be searching a lot for how to make their ear pop.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:27 am
omg my ears are like blocked for about 4 days now and at the start i was in bad pain my ears my head n i went to doctors he gave me sudafed to take hasnt worked then went again to doctors he gave me antibiotics hasnt worked eather :( im sik of feeling like this i feel deaf its annoyin no1 noes how i feel :( I need help
September 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am
i’ve got the same thing but i’m only at the 24 hour mark right now. i had a cold, and it was pretty much gone, then yesterday my ear popped and the pressure hasn’t released since. i wasn’t on an airplane or anything. i had 3 beers over several hours last night, but that really isn’t out of the ordinary. i can get the squeal by pinching my nose and blowing, but it doesn’t help, and my yawning muscles are beginning to get sore. this better go away soon. i’m a teacher, i’m gonna be speaking and listening to people speak all day. :(
September 24th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Its been quite a while since i posted, but i just wanted to let you know, IT WILL BE OK.
I know it drives you nuts to not hear anything properly, and that constant sound of your own breathing or heartbeat, but eventually it will pop. My left ear took 3 days, but my right ear only popped properly after a week so please, be patient even if it takes longer.
Good luck all of you!
September 26th, 2008 at 8:07 am
TomS, thank you so much for the advice. I google “can’t pop ears” and got to this site, and the only thing that worked was to hold the little flap down on one of my ears for a minute and bingo! THANK YOU!
September 26th, 2008 at 9:51 am
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MY EAR ON THE, YOU GUESSED IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE!!! LOL!! WON’T %^$&*$ POP!! I’M ABOUT TO GO NUTS!!! WHAT IN THE HECK DO I DO??? :-(
October 5th, 2008 at 1:20 am
What’s up with the right ears of everyone … myself included. I’ve been having problems for a few weeks with my right ear “closing” up but awoke at 4 am with it totally closed. Scary feeling … afraid to go back to sleep … nothing works to make it pop.
October 21st, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I am on day 3 of BOTH ears not popping! Had a cold while on vacation with a lot of sinus pressure and then had to fly home. Both ears still have not popped! My doctor suggested Mucinex D, Afrin nasal spray and taking a lot of steam showers! I am desperate to get my hearing back!
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
My right ear as well is gotten pressure after a plane ride. I’ve tried everything but the only thing that seems to be doing anything is holding my nose and blowing. No one seems to explain this only saying do it. Well it was hard to finally get the air to go where i needed. About 30 seconds and moving my head around while blowing and finally you feel this huge bubble in your ear start to move to the outside. WEll this is the part that scares me to continue blowing. It feels like it hits a wall and starts making a crackling sound and i feel more pressure on this wall. Im going to see the doctor tomorrow to ask if its safe for me to blow as hard as i can for a long time and not destroy my ear drum. Im just so surprised no one has explained this method other than .. just do it. But one thing is for sure, it was def doing something.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
OMG my ear is driving me insane!
I’ve not been on a plane or anything
but I’ve had a nasty cold all weekend and felt really bunged up and my nose just constantly felt blocked, this is slowly going away now, but my right ear popped at about 1pm today and it STILL hasn’t unpopped, its driving me insane and really worrying me, I don’t know what to do about it, my hearings really fuzzy in my right ear and its scaring me:(
October 29th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Man…My ears wont pop for shit! I have a cold that is starting to go away…I tried the salt water/baking soda hot water mixture…No Luck…Hot steamy shower…putting head under water…blowing while holding mouth closed etc…nothing works. i am a singer and i was working on a cd and now i cant even finish it until this shit clears up…i hate this feelin. Man this really makes you appreciate your hearing!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Dang…me to …right ear.
I work underground and when I hit 4000 ft this morning i thought my ear drum was going to bust…nothing like screaming get me to surface with a bunch of hardned minors all looking at you smirking…beady eyes pointing and laughing…
now i am sitting at home feeling a burning in my ear and self pity in the gut…
I have had problems before and the only thing that works is an anti histimine and time…been to every specialist on the planet and nobody seems to have a better cure….so good luck to all the rest of you and remember never cry in front of other grown men….wait till you get home..
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:01 am
Hi everyone, i have same problem. i’m on day 6 now. Right ear too!! Like alot of you, i can pop it, but then it unpops, so I do have hope:-) Its so unbelievably uncomfortable. i hope it stops soon!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
My boyfriends ear is clogged and its hurting him and im trying some of your suggestions and the bed one is kinda working and hes about to try some others
Thanks.
December 6th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
This situation is one which no doctor will treat properly because it is not understood or studied about enough. The idiopathy is due to sinus condition that causes fluid retention which blocks the sinus passage, resulting in actual estuchian tube blockage and the inability to hear properly. This condition can in fact, cause an individual to lose up to quite a bit of hearing. The only remedy is to try to clear the fluid totally out of your system – sinus passages. Doctors won’t be able to accurately see the level of fluid which often causes the sinus passages to swell. Study up on sinus health and good luck!
December 9th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Hi,
I too had bad sinus blockage. It was really bad. After a month of a stuffed up nose and trying every over the counter meds availabe, my left ear blocked up. That is when I called the doc. I got the z pack and Zyrtec D which really helped my sinuses but my ear is still blocked. I am at 1 1/2 weeks with the ear thing and am glad to hear ( I wish), I mean read that I am not the only one who is going crazy because of this. I am at this site right now because of the wild noises my ear has been making. Craking and popping and sort of a squeak now. I am hoping that this is the stupid thing finally opening up. wow, it is a little painful as I type. Hope you all feel better soon. Stay sane and keep using the antihistmines. That is what helped me the most. Here is to unblocking ears !!!!! Have a Merry Christmas and I hope Santa bring you hearing back }:0)
December 11th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I’m having the same problem! Please help I’m sick and congested went to the doctors today and got nothing but sprays and it will heal on it’s own… Please help!!
December 15th, 2008 at 11:25 am
hey all!!! i got off the plane a few hours ago…i had a sinus issue then went on the plane and my left ear was all blocked. I tried the nasal spray and holding my ear…nothing.
but then i went over to my couch. put my feet up and hung upside down and chewed a piece of gum. and WOOP it popped! i did this a few times…i have about 80% of my hearing back…still a little fuzzy but i am sure it will come back shortly!
good luck!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Yep, same here.
Cold. Right ear. Popped. Won’t pop back.
Hurst.
Dizzy.
Sucks.
Apparently from what everyone has said, just give it time and it will go away.
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
Storm blew into the Rockies…. My right ear….
The bastard wont pop…. Going crazy….
going to drive over a huge pass to see if I can equalize the pressure.
Good luck everyone.
Hope this is not one of those 4 week plus jobs.
December 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
just flew to philly and my left ear is blocked im gonna take a shower and see if that helps. gonna post again in like 20 mins
December 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
er like 5 mins??
December 25th, 2008 at 5:26 am
didnt work :(
December 27th, 2008 at 3:37 am
3:30 am and my ear was bothering the hell out of me so i got on my ipod abd looked this up. You guys have
been a lot of help thanks. Right now im chewing gum and just kinda waiting it out.
December 28th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I put in some ear wax removal in both ears yesterday. Woke up today with my left ear plugged up. Holding nose and blowing isnt working, yawning and chewing gum didn’t work either. Dont know whawt to do.
December 28th, 2008 at 11:01 am
As I was writing that last comment, my ear popped! Wow! What a relief.
December 29th, 2008 at 8:12 am
It took over 3 days, I think the mountain pass worked, but I recommend not taking any fix it drugs including sinus stuff. It just made me really loopy and I probably sound not have been driving over that mountain pass with my equalibrium all screwy. Just wait patiently and trust it will soon pass. Although I didnt try it a case of beer seems like it might work.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:28 am
LOL I thought I was going deaf…
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I also found this blog after googling that my ears wouldn’t pop! I have the solution! I took Allergy and Sinus relief medication (extra strong) and leaned forward swallowing and “clicking” my ears. Eventually, after doing that and forcing myself to cough for a few times it unblocked my ear!
(random post comment: Score for the first post on this post in ‘09!)
January 5th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Duuude if you have a cold alongside this problem.
Keep constantly blowing your nose ! My nose is nearly running dry I’ve blown so much and while the pressure is still there its eased a bit. If you imagine the ‘ear tube’ to be as wide as a 50p piece… id say I can hear out of 5pence of it now.. Yaaayy (:
This is my first day by the way so expect many a-freakin hit from me on here ):
January 5th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Vicks decongestant nasal spray…. wow.
:D
January 8th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Seriously people, only one blogger (TomS) offers somewhat of a solution and it only relieves the pain but doesn’t actually fix the problem. Didn’t we google this blog to find answers? Obviously not. Also, I love that everyone that says they will post back when their ears finally pop doesn’t. I hope their ears imploded.
Its been two days since my ears popped, and it just got a whole lot worse when I tried the “hold your nose and mouth technique and blow like George Bush’s fiscal policies”. I stupidly knew that would happen, but I did it anyway, now I’m fucked. Like most people, I caught fucking AIDS and now my AIDS has clogged my shit up. I’ve tried everything gum, afrin, decongestions, screaming loudly, and cutting myself. Nothing!
Considering I work in a high rise in downtown Manhattan, I was planning riding on the elevator up and down until the pressure finally made my ears pop. The problem is I work at a imploding hedge fund, and looking fucking retarded riding the elevators up and down may give them a reason to fire me. I knew I shouldn’t have brought in the new years (and the days after) blowing tons of yey…
January 8th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I just flew from San Jose to Portland with a slight cold. During the descent into Portland it felt like someone was sticking chopsticks in both ears and trying to get the two ends to touch.
I almost called the flight attendent to ask her to make sure the pilot didn’t forget to pressurize or depressurize the cabin properly.
Now after about 5 hours my left ear still won’t pop. It is driving me nuts. I guess this is punishment for the times I was not sympathetic to someone that was having sinus headaches.
I will never tell someone to “shut-up and suck it up” for having an ear-ache.
I have never regretted my past live’s so much. Karma is beautiful.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
I’ve had this shit for like 6 months now, have tried everything, they gave me nasonex which did squat. Oral decongestants don’t really work too great either. I also have tinnitus now. I am at my wit’s end…………..
January 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
my ears aint popped in over 2 years.. consider yourselves lucky :( flying for the first time next wednesday aswell.. i think im gonna die haha. mines due to inflammation of the eustacian tubes i think.. from smoking most likely, got a lot of mucus :(
January 16th, 2009 at 3:38 am
If it lasts more than a day, you guys need to go to your Dr. and get it looked at, since an ear infection can cause this and the only cure for that is antibiotics. However, for pain or discomfort in the meantime, it helps using a heating pad on it or a hot water bottle. If you can stand to lay on that ear, try laying on it on a hot water bottle or heating pad. It also often helps the pain to set a blowdryer on the low setting and blow it into your ear.
For prevention, if you are flying, chew gum and open your mouth frequently and try to yawn (or minimally, fake yawn) every 10 min or so. Another tip for prevention if you are prone to this, is to avoid submersing ears in water in the bathtub or swimming pool. Also, try to keep the water out of them in the shower. The water can get in your ears and stagnate, causing an infection or blockage, trapping water, pus, and air in the ear canal, thus causing the blocked feeling that makes your ear feel like it wont pop. Also, when cleaning your ears with Q-tips, be very careful not to insert them deeply into the ear, as that can force air and/or ear wax into the ear, causing this to happen.
When choosing OTC pain relief, opt for an anti-inflammatory instead of Tylenol (or in addition to it), since inflammaed tubes can cause this. Cold meds may also be helpful since many contain anti-inflammatories as well as antihistimines and decongestants. The antihistimines may be helpful to a select few sufferers, but you wont know if you are one of them unless you try it. SAme with the decongetants. If you symtoms are caused by mucous or a cold, then they could prove to be very helpful.
Hope everyone’s ears heal soon and that all who are suffering get much needed relief!
Sincerely,
Amaranthe
January 16th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I just came back from the doctor and he put tubes in my ears. First he sucked the fluid out then put the tubes in. SO much relief! Go see an ENT specialist.
January 16th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Some times ear pop is caused by too much wax in your ears. Use an eyedropper and put two to three drops of mineral oil into each ear, one or two times a day. Use a piece of cotton to hold the oil in your ear. If you have a lot of wax in your ear, do this oil treatment seven to 10 days. Then after your ears clear up, use the mineral oil once or twice a week to keep your ears from building up too much wax again. If this doesn’t work, your doctor might recommend an over-the-counter product, a prescription medication, or an ear syringe. (From the book: 1001 Home Health Remedies)
January 17th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
yah i’ve been really siick for the past week, and only one of my ears is popped. It happened about an hour ago and i was liek wtf?!? heeelp
January 19th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
hey, ear wouldnt pop for ~ 12 hours, had to give a 45 minute lecture and then answer questions from peers… dear lord that was horrible. Anyways I got home and it was just as bad, so far i had tried chewing gum, drinking/swallowing, yawning, turning head while chewing, blowing nose, coughing, holding on to nose and blowing out. Nothing worked. @ 6.45 I was in quite a bit of pain so i took Neocitran, As of 7.15 my ear hadn’t popped but all the pain was gone and i could hear out of it again, looks like its considerably better, may pop soon if it does i’ll repost.
NeoCitran = cure for everything (although i think it may be available only in canada)
ingredients = acetaminophen (analgesic), chlorpheniramine maleate (antihistimine), pseudophedrine HCl (nasal decongestant), and dextromethorphen HBr (Cough suppressant)
January 20th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
hey, ears still haven’t popped, heading to the doctor tomorrow. However i found that the neocitran is very helpful even if just to get rid of my headache so i can sleep for a couple hours. Basically, half a packet of neocitran = 2 hours or so of no headache/congestion.
Also, I was talking to my mother and she said when my sister was little she would give her pulsatilla (no idea if that’s spelled right), anybody hear anything about this (that is if you can hear at all)?
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Yea it’s going on 2 weeks+ for me! At first it was just my left ear and then about 4 or 5 days ago my right ear decided to join in! It feels like theres water or something in my left ear but not my right! I guess I am just going to try a variety of decongestants/antihistamines and see what happens, I hope they work! Wish me luck! ;)
Here are some commonly known and very popular ones…
Decongestants:
Over-The-Counter – Novafed and Sudafed.
Prescription – Dura-Vent, Exgest, Entex and Propagest.
Antihistamines:
Over-The-Counter – Benadryl, Chlor-Trimetron, Dimetane, Nolahist, PBZ and Tavist.
Prescription – Allegra, Allavert, Claritin, Hismanal, Polaramine, Seldane, Teldrin and Zyrtec.
Combination Antihistamines/Decongestants:
Over-The-Counter – Actifed, A.R.M., Chlor-Trimeton D, Contac, CoPyronil 2, Demazin, Dimetapp, Drixoral, Isoclor, Tavist D and Triaminic.
Prescription – Claritin D, Deconamine, Nolamine, Novafed A, Ornade, Sudafed Plus and Trinalin.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:16 am
ears have been clogged for 4 days now as a result of a sinus cold. i commute between N. Hollywood and frazier park everyday. there is an elevation difference of approx. 4000 ft. when i drove back to frazier park my right ear popped but left did not, made a disgusting, loud, “tearing” sound inside my ear, but i could hear! everyday i commute to work one ear pops and the other does not or vice versa. This sporadic behaviour just leads me to believe that its just a waiting game til the virus is gone, the fact that both ears are popping at different times i can at least know that i can still hear normally!
I feel bad for whoever catches this bug its sooo damn annoying! just dont panic, it will end.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
doctor gave me antibacterial medication thought it might be an infection… didn’t do a thing, ears still haven’t popped. Going back on monday. I think in my case during my head cold (which is pretty much gone now) something went up the wrong tube and got stock cause i can hear liquid moving around.
January 30th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
my ear wouldnt pop, was very clogged, thought i was going deaf.. i i gave oral sex to a large black male and swallowed the liquid sperm very hardly… ears popped INSTANTLY!!!!!
February 1st, 2009 at 12:17 am
OKAY GUYS!! Listen,
put your finger on the flap on the outside of your ear and push it in and out as fast as you can for about 30 seconds, then lay on your back on the bed and throw your head back- to where your hanging off the side of the bed upside down.
This helped me a little bit…but not completely…
hey…anythings better than nothing, right?
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Wow, a year later and this post is still rolling! Good for you! LOL… my ear’s won’t pop either… doc says the inflamation will go away eventually… until then you’re up a creek…
February 4th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
eesh, as if having a mild form of MS isn’t bad enough, now my ear popped a few days ago and i’m stumbling all over the place, started with buzzing and i thought my speakers were going out, now i can barely hear and the doc put me on amoxicil and also taking sudafed turbo for the fluid behind my ears…
oh, right ear also
sigh….7 days and counting since i started losing the hearing
February 4th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
oh, also haven’t heard much from people talking about the quality of sound you get in your ear..i get a ton of white noise which hides the voices…not that that really helps anyone solve their popping issue…i’ve tried ear wax removal, hanging upside down, flushing with warm water, pushing on ear flap, sudafed, amox, blowing through closed nose and mouth, chewing gum (which might have actually started this believe it or not since i haven’t chewed gum for years and only started a couple weeks ago.
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Hi, I just got back from Paris today,also having a cold/flue and half way through the flight my right ear would not un-pop, i usually just yawn and it goes straight away, it was painful on descent, and has stayed with me for 7 hours now, tried everything until i blew my nose fairly hard, and my right ear, squeeked and i felt it move, its taken away most of the ‘blockage’
May 6th, 2009 at 6:01 am
I woke up with this same problem, and i wasn’t even flying I am going to try sitting over a pot ofhot water (sounds strange but works for normal sinus congestion )and hopefully this painful ear not popping will pop. ANd strange most people its the right ear, mine too
May 27th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I had a sinus infection coming on when I flew. Both ears have been unpopped for four days, I read this page and tried holding my nose and blowing carefully and my left ear did pop. Heard lots of gristly, poppity sounds in there. I feel better. I have Meiner’s and my ears always buzz and sometimes hear swishing, but this unpopping stuff is different from the disease. I hope you all find relief, it’s hard to have all the hearing stay inside your head. I could hear myself breathe and chewing sounded like I was eating gravel.
June 26th, 2009 at 5:34 am
Well, after trying all of your suggestions (none of them worked for me) I asked my grandmother. She gave me a recipe: mix a half teaspoon of white vinegar and a half teaspoon of rubbing alcohol and get a eye dropper and drip it in! Leave it in for at least a 30 seconds to a minute. After that just let it drip out and as it does that it WILL pop. It did wonders for me and relieved me from a lot of pain. You should try it!!!
July 8th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I have the same problem! But I am up sh*t creek without a paddle. I have been in China on Business for the last 6 weeks, and will be for 2 weeks more. I got the problem when I got onto the plane from New Jersey. Since then both my ears are clogged, I can barely hear which makes business very difficult. Every once in a while my ears pop, but 15 minutes later they are clogged again. They squeak every once in a while right before they pop. I use a Neti pot twice a day, but that only clears my nose. I cough up massive amounts of mucus every day.
China lives under a rock. I can’t see a doctor here, they are useless. I don’t really have access to western medicine, and my life sucks because of it. I have an appointment with the best ear and throat doctor in New Jersey as soon as I touch down in 2 weeks. 2 months with clogged ears is driving me insane. All the help so far is greatly appreciated. Any more help is also great.
July 9th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
OMG !!! i feel everyone’s pain on here i’m 17 and a few years ago i had a bad cold and my ears popped and it was as if i was hearing inside my head i held my nose and blow out so many times my eyes started to water then one day the left side popped and i learned to live with it by holding the phone on the left ear and using my left ear for primary hearing a few weeks ago i went out the country for vacation and i got bad sinuses and i used a Q-tip and my ears popped again, I went swimming a few days later and it got worst i was hoping the plane ride home would solve this but it made it worst both ears unpopped but closed up again and my ears are killing me with pain i tried everything Hydrogen Perioxide, Sleeping on the affected side, Warm water, Ear drops etc… nothing seems to work I’m going to see my ENT tomorrow hopefully all goes well man i miss my hearing its true you really don’t know what you have until its gone =[
July 10th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Both ears wouldn’t pop on descent during a flight, incredibly painful. When I made my connecting flight, they popped on ascent and I felt some pressure release. But on the 2nd descent, my ears wouldn’t pop again. My nose became clogged, especially on the right side. Left ear eventually popped a bit a couple days later, but right side did not. After day 3, I went to the doctor and she said I had an ear infection, more severe on the right. I am on day 3 of a 10-day amoxicillin course and I’ve been taking Sudafed to help release the pressure in my sinuses. Both my ears popped a good bit this morning, and my nose has cleared, so looks like it’s working. Doctor couldn’t say if I had the ear infection before or after the flight. The flight could have aggravated an existing infection, or the pressure could have irritated my ears and caused the infection.
July 11th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
SO glad I found this website! I flew from Philly to Dublin a couple weeks ago with no problems. Ireland is full of mountains, so my ear have been popping due to the change in altitudes. But again, no problems. I got a cold a couple days before I left, and still had it yesterday when I flew from Shannon to Philly. When we landed, only my right ear popped. It’s so annoying! I hold my nose and blow, and only my right ear pops. I’ve yawned, sneezed, taken hot showers and lots of Dayquil, but nothing yet. Weird thing, though, is that I was fine this morning, and it somehow managed to go back to being unpopped this afternoon. Weirder still, is that when I look down, the pressure goes away, but when I look straight ahead it comes back. I really don’t want to see a doctor, but this is annoying to say the least. My hearing’s all unbalanced and I sound (to myself) horrible. Plus, I still have that pesky cold. Ugh.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:17 am
So my appointment got changed from 7/10/09 to 7/15/09 that is why i haven’t writen back but i just back from my ENT Dr. Meriott and basically from using Q-tips i pushed my earwax very far down plus i had some water in my ears probably from the swimming and that was causing the bubbles and one peice of earwax in the right ear was positioned in a way that it blocked my hearing so he stuck a vacum tube down my ears and sucked everything up and omg i feel amazing i can hear !!!! he also told me No more Q tips – only use the strong Hydrogen Perioxide one a week -so my best advice is to wait it out a couple of days and if u feel like u have no hope then make the appointment it sucks going to the doctors trust me i kno i’m one of those people that never go unless its serious but i have to say it worked i can hear and thats all that matters in the end hopes this helps
August 5th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I’ve had a cold since last Thursday; toady is day 6.
My ears won’t pop. Well my left ear half popped. My right ear is still crappy.
I had an interview and answered all the questions wrong because I heard it all wrong.
SOMEONE HELP?!
August 17th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Same thing happened to me,
please tell me what to do.
i have minor fever but not anything serious.
chewing, burping… etc. doesn’t work.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:43 am
Im currently in Boston and Ive been having this horrible earache for the past couple of hours. It pops and then it unpops and all I could do is cry near my baggage claim because of how much pain im in. I just blew my nose and EVERYTHING you guys been trying and a little bit of liquid came out from how hard i was pushing. And I cant hear too well. Im so scared.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Ok so I had this crazy idea to go to the giftshop and yess I do have a cold. I bought a pack of Tylenol: Cold and Head Congestion. And in a matter of 30 minutes I didint feel any more pain. Seriously and then i took a spray in each nostril of NOT afrin but of :4 Way Nasal Congestion it has a big four on the front and the label is in red. Although everytime I burp my ears pop a we bit. Please try those meds itl def make you feel better. Thank God I bing.com this site. Thank You.
September 1st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I did a search for “peroxide” on this page but didn’t find it. My problem when I was a child was swimming. I’d go swimming then get out with my right ear full of water and it always made a “wooshing” sound especially if I tried to breathe through my nose so what my Mother did was to put full strength 3% Hydrogen Peroxide in my right ear while I laid on my left side (right ear facing up you might have a left ear problem so do the reverse of this) for about 3 minutes then drain the peroxide out. Sometimes when you get water behind the eardrum it will not come out but peroxide can get behind it where the water is, bubble causing a very mild presure, mix with the water so when the peroxide is drained the water comes out with it. I’m not telling anyone to do this but I thought it to be safe because I’ve used peroxide all my life even on ear infections with no ill effects. I’m just pretty sure it wouldn’t hurt to try. If you look at some of the over the counter earwax removal formulas, most have hydrogen peroxide in them.
Good luck and I hope this helps someone.
Joe
September 10th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Mine is blocked too! i complain, but nobody really understands until youve had it. it sucks SO MUCH!
December 11th, 2009 at 7:51 am
I went to the doctor because of my ear (the left ear) and he said I have an ear infection and gave me antibiotics.
Hopefully it works.
December 18th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I have had estation tube disfuntion my whole life on and off sometimes for more then 6 months. I wanna kill my self. and to all those cunts that are telling people go to the doctor please fucking don’t they will not help you they will misdiagnose and mistreat the condition. I had steriod nasal spray work at one point but i think ive got a tolerence not im stuck and thinking of buying a gun to end it all. HELELELELLELELEP
December 18th, 2009 at 10:31 am
ive been to ear nose and throat specialist good luck with that artard. enjoy your pain medicine because thats all the ENT will give u for this condition.
January 5th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
same story.
sucks balls.
day 9, just waiting it out i guess.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Wow, I’m not alone. OMG this sucks. Have a head cold and drove up the grade to next town @ 8000ft. Now back down and right ear is stuck. I was actually hard up enough to actually Google “Ear won’t pop” and found this site. I’ve tried everything you all have suggested, well except having Sang pee in my ear, (though I asked my wife to try for me. Not suggested as she pee’d all over my face). Benedryl and Afrin haven’t helped to this point so I got creative. I took a vacuum hose and stuck it on my ear. Holy Crap, it worked! By lowering the pressure in my ear canal the sucka popped. Now what gets me is why it didn’t work when I stuck the vacuum hose on my penis. No Really. It makes sense as everyone knows a mans penis is connected to his brain. I’m male and I even know that. Thus I’m so smart!
January 12th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Ok, truth is, I tried everything stated above. Since my wife is a lousy shoy I even tried the peroxide. All in all I think I’ve atleast dropped the pressure by 10 psi. Tho I was at 59psi. Yes I swear I even tried the vaccum, though it felt better on my penis and made me not think about it, it didn’t work. I am going to try this. Letting the wifey do her suction trick from the other end. Regardless, atleast I won’t be thinking of my ear. This seriously sucks, and not in a good way.
January 17th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
And whatever happened to William?
February 13th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I’m going on about a week of a clogged right ear… Everybody is getting mad at me because I can’t hear a damn thing they are saying! I haven’t really done anything about it but bitch. I had a doctor tell me to use nasal spray but do laying on your back and just put drops of it in. It’s supposed to get to the back of the throat where the problem actually is. I guess I’ll try something. Good luck to everybody.
March 1st, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Left ear popped and I can hear but now I have a frequency sound in my ear now. Kinda sounds like “weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee”. What is that? Do I have tinnitus, popped ear drum, what? Will it go away?