Seems Like I Have Glue in My Ears...

[Rune B]

Every time I swallow my ears make this sticky glue kinda sound... Anyone else have this? And what can it be? I think I have some kind eustachian tube dysfunction but my ENT says they are fine... Also have some weird sound every time I yawn....these damn ears......

 

[walkthroughwalls]

It sounds like ETD indeed, and the `glue' is probably mucus or water. Do your sinuses feel full? Did you have this for a long time or did it start recently? If your ENT says your ears are fine, that should at least rule out any infections behind the ear drum.

My ears also pop and crackle while yawning and swallowing, while looking fine through the otoscope. I can never breathe freely through my nose and sometimes one side is closed up completely. Nasal sprays, steaming, salt water, exercise... nothing seems to help.
My ENT said that this all is normal for some people, but I doubt it.

 

[Rune B]

It sounds like ETD indeed, and the `glue' is probably mucus or water. Do your sinuses feel full? Did you have this for a long time or did it start recently? If your ENT says your ears are fine, that should at least rule out any infections behind the ear drum.

My ears also pop and crackle while yawning and swallowing, while looking fine through the otoscope. I can never breathe freely through my nose and sometimes one side is closed up completely. Nasal sprays, steaming, salt water, exercise... nothing seems to help.
My ENT said that this all is normal for some people, but I doubt it.

No my sinuses do not feel full, but my ears do... I have had it more or less since my tinnitus started 5 months, but it seems getting worse together with the H

 

[walkthroughwalls]

No my sinuses do not feel full, but my ears do... I have had it more or less since my tinnitus started 5 months, but it seems getting worse together with the H

My ears feel full as well. I think my ETD-like symptoms came more or less with tinnitus, or the other way around, but it could be a coincidence as well. I hardly have any hyperacusis.

I'm afraid I can't really help you. I'll be watching this thread to see if someone else can provide an insights

 

[Casper]

The feeling of fullness in my ears started a few weeks after the noise exposure, and it's still there after seven months. The ENT checked my ears, nose, and throat, and said that everything looks fine. I think there may be a stress component to it, because it's always gone in the morning and gets worse throughout the day, especially on more stressful days.

Let me know if you ever figure out how to get rid of it, because to be honest, if annoys me more than the T itself.