Does ETD Ever Get Better?

[Trish123]

I've had ETD for a couple months now. Feels better with a heat pad. Does it ever get better?

 

[Trish123]

Bump

 

[Aussie Lea]

I've had ETD for a couple months now. Feels better with a heat pad. Does it ever get better?

You could try earpopper to manage your ETD.

http://www.amazon.com/Summit-Medical-EarPopper-Home-Version/dp/B00449CW36/

 

[beeeep]

I guess you already saw an ENT about the issue?

What kind of ETD do you have? Clogged tubes? In that case, regular (and careful) nasal irrigation might help.

There's one study about diving-related medical disorders (divers seem to suffer ETD and inflamation of the tubes quite often), which, among many other things, mentions ETD.
Unfortunately the study is not available for free on the internet (at least I could not find a public version), but here's the interesting part about ETD:

[...] often reported a history of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract after which the tube dysfunction started. Only in one case did the ORL examination show an abnormality [...]
All other 72 divers were treated conservatively, consisting of regular training of tube function (50 times a day), nasal irrigation and rehydration (3 l of peroral liquid a day). If the tube function did not improve significantly, topical steroids (as nasal spray) were prescribed. [...]

Also, one of the authors has an informative (but German) page about ETD.
It basically states the same as above: Carefully try to do the Valsalva maneuver 50x a day to train the muscles asociated with the tube and do nasal irrigation at least twice daily.

However, be extra sure that you don't have Patulous Eustachian Tube, or everything might get worse.

Also, be extra careful while doing this stuff, don't use too much force.

If that doesn't help either, there's - at least in Germany, don't know about the US - a rather new therapy where they insert a small balloon-like thingy into your tube and inflate it.

 

[beeeep]

Ohh, just found this on the net:

There's a study being conducted in Pittsburgh where they try this "balloon dilation" procedure for ETD. Seems like they're still recruiting and it's not too far from NY.

Just don't get depressed if you are in Pittsburgh while the Penguins eliminate the Rangers (or Islanders) from the playoffs.

 

[Nonna]

I've had ETD for a couple months now. Feels better with a heat pad. Does it ever get better?

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...-—-new-protocols-and-supplements-to-try.6514/

 

[RingingMike]

The netti pot works wonders.

 

[Karl28]

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The netti pot works wonders.

really?

 

[RingingMike]

Re

really?

Yes.

 

[Irish]

I guess you already saw an ENT about the issue?

What kind of ETD do you have? Clogged tubes? In that case, regular (and careful) nasal irrigation might help.

There's one study about diving-related medical disorders (divers seem to suffer ETD and inflamation of the tubes quite often), which, among many other things, mentions ETD.
Unfortunately the study is not available for free on the internet (at least I could not find a public version), but here's the interesting part about ETD:



Also, one of the authors has an informative (but German) page about ETD.
It basically states the same as above: Carefully try to do the Valsalva maneuver 50x a day to train the muscles asociated with the tube and do nasal irrigation at least twice daily.

However, be extra sure that you don't have Patulous Eustachian Tube, or everything might get worse.

Also, be extra careful while doing this stuff, don't use too much force.

If that doesn't help either, there's - at least in Germany, don't know about the US - a rather new therapy where they insert a small balloon-like thingy into your tube and inflate it.

Hi @beeeep, am not sure what you mean by this, is it that your PET can get worse if you do nasal irrigation and the Valsalva manouevre?

 

[The Red Viper]

[QUOTE="beeeep, post: 174896, member: 14700"
Unfortunately the study is not available for free on the internet (at least I could not find a public version)[/QUOTE]

Use sci-hub.