Hearing Problems

[Meredit 15]

Hi,

Since about a week after surgery until now (5 weeks out) I have a weird audio thing going on in my right ear. I can ear my voice VERY loudly and my breathing very loudly but can't ear what people across the table are saying. I self diagnosed myself via google like I always do and I have determined it to be Patulous Eustachian tube problems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patulous_Eustachian_tube. Has this happened to any of you guys, does it go away?

[criney 6]

I had that when I lost weight before and I am praying I don't have it this time. When you lose weight too quickly, some people lose the fat around the tube in the ear and it causes this. The only thing I have found that works is eating more. For immediate, temporary relief, lower your head below heart level and the tubes will close. Good luck!

[Jack Fabulous 35]

Now that you mention it. YES! I've had some really weird issues with my ears. All of a sudden out of nowhere, all I will be able to hear is a loud high pitched sound and everyone else will sound like they are under Water. I can barely hear them. At the same time I have also felt a little faint. Hmmm, I wonder what rare and exotic disease I have.

[300PoundsDown 101]

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. Good job on the research. Do you think an ENT could help?

[Meredit 15]

Sure the right thing is to go to an ent so they can run a million tests and say yup.. that's fat loss or they won't even get it... but I'm not going to do this yet. I am just hoping it goes away once I stop with the dramatic weight loss

[criney 6]

I went to several ENT's and they either know nothing about it or tell you to eat more and stop exercising for a while. There are some specialists who operate but they are rare and the success rate of the surgery is something like 20%.

[Blaine 0]

I had a tube put in my ear drum and it clears this up for me as long as a tube stays in my drum. I have a "T" tube in and it's a big relief. As soon as the hole heals without a tube I get the echo back when talking etc. I suggest this an option. My latest "T" tube has been in for over 10 years now.