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mogj3222 · 04-29-2007, 12:19 PM

I have the clogged ears and pressure feeling 24/7. And since this started my sleep has been really messed up. I wake up like every hour, and I hear my ears filling up with air pressure or whatever it iis while I try and sleep. Anyone else dealing with this as a lovely addition to all the other annoying problems this has led to.

Boomer2b · 05-03-2007, 09:53 PM

Let us know what House has to say about all this after your visit tomorrow. Have you tried pinching the nose and swallowing?

mogj3222 · 05-08-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomer2b

Let us know what House has to say about all this after your visit tomorrow. Have you tried pinching the nose and swallowing?

Hey Boomer,
I went to the House a few dasys ago, and they really couldnt come up with a reason. Gave me steroids methylprednisone, or something like that, but after a few days , I havnt had any changes. Its now been 24 days total of this crap. They told me to get a cat scan of the temporoal lobes, and ears. i had that done today, and am going back to the HOUSE tomorrow. I am really feeling as if this is something I will just have to deal with the rest of my life. Its a weird and annoying feeling, but i just keep having to tell myself it could always be worse, way worse!

Boomer2b · 05-09-2007, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by joelfranks76

I went to the House a few days ago, and they really couldn't come up with a reason. Gave me steroids

Did you have your records from the other ENT's or did they do their own workup? Did you tell them about the Vicodin exposure? I think that steroids are mainly an attempt to reduce inflammation. Hope they are more helpful next time: let me know what you think of them.

mogj3222 · 05-10-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomer2b

Did you have your records from the other ENT's or did they do their own workup? Did you tell them about the Vicodin exposure? I think that steroids are mainly an attempt to reduce inflammation. Hope they are more helpful next time: let me know what you think of them.

Hey BOOM,
I brought the other records from the other ENTS, and they did the tymponagram again at the HOUSE. Everything looks normal to them. I was there again yesterday, and after the cat scan looked normal, I asked him if there was anyhting else they could try for me. He said we could try a myringotomy? not sure of the spelling, but he poked a hole in my ear drum. Its weird because now when I hold me nose and blow I can hear the air coming through my ear drum, and in the other ear where he didnt do it, I still get the feeling of it filling up. But even though he did this, its still clogged and not really better. Also now in the ear that he poked the hole, I have a feeling of hearing my own voice and everything seems like there is more BASS in sound. Its kinda hard to expliain. This whole thing sucks. Have you ever heard of experiencing stuff like that after a myringtotomy. He didnt put a tube in, just a hole, and said to try it, and if it helped we could then put a tube in, but it obviously is something in my INNER ear I assume, since the full clogging feeling is still there.