What is normal eustachian tube function?
One of my ears pops all by itself but the other ear never equalises on its own. This means I have to constantly swallow during descent to equalise the pressure and every so often (around 1 in 20 descents) this does not work and I have to resort to the valsalva manoeuvre to equalise the pressure.
At the end of a 4 sector day my jaw is sore from swallowing so much in the descent. What is normal eustachian tube function? Should both ears equalise on their own most of the time? |
Originally Posted by 4535jacks
(Post 11354905)
One of my ears pops all by itself but the other ear never equalises on its own. This means I have to constantly swallow during descent to equalise the pressure and every so often (around 1 in 20 descents) this does not work and I have to resort to the valsalva manoeuvre to equalise the pressure.
At the end of a 4 sector day my jaw is sore from swallowing so much in the descent. What is normal eustachian tube function? Should both ears equalise on their own most of the time? This is different from the valsalva manoeuvre in that I don't involve the lungs - the only additional pressure is from tongue muscles. They should equalize on their own; however the main cases when they cannot react fast enough used to be limited to occasions where a person was plummeting to their death or while swimming deeper into water. I guess it works better for some; there might also be irritation or infection, so if this is a recent change an ear-nose-throat doctor might be worth consulting. |
My ears have been like this for years so not a recent change.
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