Ear pressure with allergies??? Pleeeeze! - Allergies Message Board

singer1 · 08-13-2005, 03:03 PM

I find it hard to believe that ear pressure has anything to do with allergies although my family doctor said that it could. Has anyone experienced ear pressure with allergies or even in the allergy season? I was also told that I have a slight bit of fluid in that same ear but nothing to worry about. Ummm, I'm no doctor but fluid of any amount just doesn't go away does it?

Thanks for your help everyone!!!

sneezydiva · 08-13-2005, 03:37 PM

Yes ear pressure can be related to allergies, just like sinus pressure can.

My allergies cause my ears to feel full a lot.

singer1 · 08-13-2005, 06:45 PM

Sneezy,

both ears or just one ear?

eye_4_got · 08-13-2005, 09:28 PM

I can sympathize with you. I get ear pressure with my allergies too. I have been told that I had fluid in my ears several times but when there is no infection, doctors will not prescribe any anitibiotics. I wonder how much damage is done by fluid buildup in people's ears. Will it affect my hearing down the road?
My ears sometimes feel as if they are plugged up and I can't hear well. It's horrible. When I mentioned it to my chiropractor, she adjusted my ears and it seemed to help with drainage.

Are you taking any allergy medications? I had one doctor put me on a prescription w/pseudofenidrine (sp?). It made me so jumpy and I couldn't sleep at night. I had to stop taking it. It was supposed to help dry everything up but I did not like it.

Since I started taking Allegra and allergy shots a few months ago, my ears don't bother me nearly as much.

singer1 · 08-14-2005, 08:40 AM

Eye,

How do you get your ears adjusted? Was it a temp fix? Yes, I take claritin every day. I still have post nasal drainage though so, I don't know what else to do. Doctors don't know either, they just treat ya like a guinna pig and say "try this"...brother!