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...inside the mouth. This is why yawning, swallowing, or chewing gum help the valve open up. Afrin is used for blockages during some high altitude/decompression training if someone is having trouble. Tip your head back and use enough where you taste the awful taste of Afrin... then you know...

...Walking tbh is what's keeping me (semi) sane! Support de I feel like I'm trying to walk away from it.... no such luck! I'm not at a high altitude but it's when you are in the hills and it's very windy, I just wondered if that was detrimental for the ears? I've also done xbt and been to a...

I used to listen to music at high volume using earphones. I only went to one party in a long time, no clubs. I do have allergies but I've been taking Flonase. The one exposure of super loud music caused my right ear to feel fullness for 2 weeks on Janruary 2nd. But I didn't have T after...

...the following morning and I had absolutely no issues whatsoever with my tinnitus during any of these journeys and I really did A LOT of altitude descends. I think there is a general hysteria around flying that's not really warranted. I'm aware some may face issues but with the right planning...

...wrong, I am used to pain, and am a former athlete. I trained at the Olympic Training Center in cycling, have been a marathon runner, a high altitude mountaineer even with a few summits in the Himalayas, and competed in 50k ski marathons, but this loud, unrelenting T and H is bringing me to my...

...to help with pressure changes in the plane. They are available at Amazon and most drug stores. You insert them prior to take-off, and remove them at altitude. Then you re-insert them prior to descent, and remove them once the cabin door is opened at the terminal. Hope this helps. stephen...

...it's bad. I am now starting to believe that it was caused by congested eustachian tubes - from a combination of high humidity, change in altitude and 2 heaters that blew out hot air (dust?). Since eating spicy food every day and sucking a mountain of extra strong menthyl I think I can...

Travelling (both flying and rallying around in the mountains changing altitudes) has never been an issue with my tinnitus. Make sure you pop your ears frequently if you are undergoing rapid altitude changes. The only problem I can ever imagine would be flying if I had a severe cold which would...

...more comfortable but, of course, offers less cancelling. Flying wise, an A380 in cattle class forward of the wings = 62-65db at cruising altitude. People laughing and babies crying are louder than the plane. Not too bad at all. I wouldn’t fly a Boeing or other again. Wearing nc headphones...

He is more worried about H and not T that you have,

That seems strange. At least you get relief at sea levels. I should fly south to a southern state and see if it helps me. I have a loud hissing like you atm. Sometimes it changes. I was trying neck injections but my confidence is low on that "fixing" my noise. I've read muscle spasms in the...

...anxiety triggers is a blocked ear (oh joy!) so you can see where the problem lies. I travel up to Scotland and my ears blocked because of altitude changes (I'm an awful travel companion) then after this the tinnitus is really bad. At night it's bad, and I can't be anywhere silence. The...

...noise floor increases. Question: Should I wait a bit before seeing an ENT specialist? Should I wait to get over my sinus cold? I'm moving to a coastal city in 2 months, I'm also hoping that getting away from my current altitude (~1700m / ~6000 ft) and related dryness will improve my sinus...

...cause. After explaining to the ENT of usual fullness in the ears during day, the situation of the increased pressure while the plane reduced altitude to land; I guess he used those indicators to justify ETD. At present which I started using last night; ENT prescribed Otrivin nasal spray for...

...and A380, as well as the new Boeing 787 are quieter than older aircraft. -Plug your ears or wear ear muffs during takeoff. Once at cruising altitude the cabin noise decreases as engine power is reduced. For your ETD, I'd take some sort of sinus medication prior to your flight to make sure...

...and a half of ups and downs. So yeah, avoid popping your ears. It's a bad habit and there's no benefit to it, unless you're adjusting to altitude or something - even then there are safer ways to pop your ears. I mentioned this in another thread of yours but I was just sick with a cold a few...

If you are stressed and anxious but not depressed I would suggest asking a pharmacist if you can try some kind of small dose of quick dissolve melatonin around 9:00 p.m. and see if that calms you down (don't know if it is okay with Remeron). Ask a pharmacist for the best dose. If you are still...

...that your tinnitus was probably caused by the combination of a sinus infection, along with the change in barometric pressure caused by high altitude. My husband and I both have tinnitus, and we have both noted that when there is a change in barometric pressure (weather-related), our tinnitus...

...again slightly since LLLT). - I think I might have suffered a minor barotrauma as I have had pressure problems and been very sensitive to altitude changes ever since (though they seem to be getting slowly better). It seems that this is quite a common side-effect of the treatment. The...

...was caused in most cases by either air pressure changes (many people suffered TMJ for the first time during or after travelling to a higher altitude) or stress and usually manifested itself in people who either had misaligned jaws or problems with their back teeth. That's why I visited my...

...have either involved airplanes or SCUBA, and the barotrauma event itself described as significantly painful. That doesn't mean that a minor altitude shift wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back in your case, but if so, it's both highly unusual and would have happened at some point...

...experiencing something different to my right - the best way i can describe it is the feeling you'd get if you travelled to a higher altitude/went over a large hill in the car - the strange, slightly cotton-woolly feeling you get. I've read T is suspected to be caused to an extent by...

I thing he is more worried about traveling with high H ,not so much about his high T.which obviously you don't have.

...the earplanes on one hour before flight. I kept the earplanes on for the shorter flight and took it off for the long haul flight at cruising altitude, I put them back on one hour before landing. I did some jaw exercises (opening the mouth really wide) before flight and got chewing gums and...

I was stupid and had normal earplugs on me on the flight home, which is a no-go since it can block the pressure inside the ear and cause barotrauma. Luckily I dont think I got it since I have no pain or any muffled hearing during, after or now. But my T spiked quite well of 2-3 weeks (no spike...

...I sucked boiled sweets, and sucked like never before haha, as I've heard this can help open the tubes. During the flight, at cruising altitude, I used foam ear plugs, during turbulence I took these out just in case of sudden pressure changes. I had a slight spike but it soon went away. No...

...for 2 months now. One day at work my head started feeling funny and I couldn't hear. It was almost like I was in an airplane at higher altitude. I went to the Dr. and they diagnosed it as a middle ear infection even though there was no pain and I didn't have any throat pain, cough or...

Hi, to both of you. It must be a really strange experience to have pulsatile tinnitus after being in a high-altitude location for a short time. I had never heard of that happening before, and I hope that for both of you it settles back down after awhile. I have pulsatile tinnitus, too, so I...

Hello. Has anyone experienced pulsating tinnitus after an extended stay at high altitude? When did it go away, if it has? I'm usually living in a city at 300ft but last week I spent a full week at 5000ft and I think my ear did not like it. It was never a constant sound, at first I thought it...

...throat and eventually, a cough and fever that lasted 5 days at least of 103.2 Then out of the blue I started to get a loud ringing like altitude in my right ear that went away in half a minute. A half hour later in my left ear laying down, I have this old TV sound, fax machine or Tea...

...them alone. But alas, we did it. I had a day trip with my gf and all my friends to eat out during the day to a place that was in a certain altitude. During the altitude changes, my ears would pop, equalizing the pressure as a function but doing it repeatedly as the function is clearly not...

...fast, while wearing earplugs, I get ear fullness for a couple of hours. You might consider trying to drive as slowly as possible when your altitude is changing. Try to resist the temptation to use the Valsalva maneuver. Several people on this forum got their T as a result of performing this...

...the 777 was utter torture. I used airplanes on take off and landing and then switched over to foam earplugs and nc headphones at cruising altitude on the 777. On the A380 I only wore airplanes on takeoff then the nc headphones, often switching them off for periods of time. Such a great plane...

Thank you! Still I hoped for it to be a 65 dB cruise. I read the Airbus 380 cruises at 56 dB. This is strange because I flew a Boeing that was 82-83 dB reading on my app meter and I sat near the engines, so NEO is no quieter? Something ain't right. Are you sure it was a A321Neo? It has the...

Thanks for your replies! Earplugs sound like a good idea - I found some for 10 pounds online so I might try that. It must have been tough getting tinnitus and having so much travelling planned but I am glad it did not contribute to any lasting damage in the end. I am not really worried about...

...thinking that I would buy earplanes (earplugs that are designed to planes) I could use these at the take-off and landing. At the cruising altitude I would use normal earplugs and my Bose noise cancelling headphones. Thank you for the tip I will make sure I will take this if I go. Yes...

...the headphones was acting up a lot and somehow it just stopped working. I got panic and tried to use earplugs as soon as I got to max altitude and take them out before decent. However, that still leaves 45-60 min of only head phones on (which does not protect you) since I didnt want to have...

Anna Selezneva? How was Mcdonalds in 2007?

...this as needed throughout the day, but I can tell when I've overdone it as they feel more clogged. I have noticed the weather, stress, and altitude make a difference to me. I can't offer advice for it going away as it obviously hasn't yet for me, and I can trace my onset in my one ear from...

I haven't made that experience. Meditation has become a lot harder, but it's still possible to pull off. Unless you habituate naturally, I think it's the only way to turn the tables, because the T-horror will make your systems freak out which is extremly unhealthy in the long run, and only...

...possible. Masking works when needed. Attended a concert and the noise didn't make things worse. Now I have a trip coming up and am not sure about altitude. Is it OK to fly? ENT and audiologist said yes but I don't trust either one. Vascular condition or not, it should be ok, right? Thanks!

...worse, and remember, the pressure they're referring to is what the cabin pressure would equate to in real world elevation, not the flight altitude, which is typically 30-40,000 feet. *Did some more research and it looks like the newest Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 utilize 6000 ft cabin pressure...

...wrong. I have a holiday coming up in a couple weeks and I'm scared to fly because my right ear has been getting blocked a lot and popping recently and I'm scared that the high altitude will do something to the artery. I hope someone on here will tell me I'm just being paranoid. Thanks Madie! :)

...but not as loud as it is right now, I noticed my tinnitus got 99% louder after a holiday to Spain, some flights and a lot of driving up high altitude mountains.] The initial ETD diagnosis was based on doctor investigating my ears with otoscope where he asked me to do a ear popping maneuver...

Did you fly somewhere recently ? Sometimes, that can worsen things, at least in my experience. The change in altitude does worsen it significantly. It's normal to feel that your PCP is least interested in this, but that's how it is. We're all here for you.

...to always pop) . . . and I hope it will go back to normal to where my ears where champs and I never had to worry about them adjusting to altitude changes. I notice a gentle thump sometimes as something in my ear shifts, they use to be louder. We're planning to go on a trip up Bear Tooth...

Hi Jeff, I would suggest you to do a Tympanogram to see if you have equal air pressure on each side of the eardrum. If it reveals the negative ear pressure, it is most likely ETD. And yes, I used nasal spray for 5 months daily. Please note that the pressure in my left ear was zero. My first...

...to me recently both using earplugs and also custom fitting musicians earplugs. Both times that happened when we were still reaching our main altitude and it was fairly unpleasant when it happened. I suspect that what was happening is that as the pressure changed inside the inner ear, there...

Thank you Billie! always helping. well actually im going by bus, im a little habituated to tinnitus now but still dont feel comfortable about flying. the city where im going is in a higher altitude so i was wondering if that could make things worse D:

...of overkill but hey, brings me peace of mind. As to your problem, one question: Is the place where you are now at a significantly different altitude from where you live? I live at sea level Florida and was in the North Carolina mountains earlier this year. My ears felt funky most of the...

...MUCH louder. As if our Air Force (JAS-39 Gripen) was just having a training session in the area where I now reside. A sonic boom at high altitude? Maybe. It certainly felt like that. Powerful bursts of sound causing me instant ear pain. I was rushing back home Usain Bolt style but...

...Isolation Headphones (26 DB reduction). What my current plan is, is to wear the Earplanes only for take off and landing. Once I get to altitude I will switch to foam ear plugs and wear my noise isolation headphones. I will not use the headphones for music but, maybe a podcast but kept VERY...

...during both. If you’re able, sit in the front of the plane (quieter, relatively speaking). While ear plugs may be helpful during the cruise altitude of flight, I would recommend not wearing them during ascent and descent. If you have ETD, you’re going to have enough problems making the...

Off hand, it sounds like one of two possibilities: you have reactive tinnitus that may be reacting to specific sounds (like your car engine, etc) and some degree of hyperacusis (I think the distortions could be a more narrow range loudness hyperacusis making some tones louder than they should be...

...tinnitus since the start of this year, along with dizzy spells and other slight ear issues. The tinnitus seemed to start after a bout of altitude sickness in Colombia. I've been visiting this forum for a while but only just felt the need to post with my new symptoms. I am overseas on a 3...

Yeah, as I said, in most cases I found people report no lasting issues.. although there are also a few stories of people even getting T from flying. :S So I think a risk does exist. It's also my H that I worry about more than my T, it feels like the bigger vulnerability... Well, I'll see. But...

MSM = Methylsulfonylmethane, it’s used for pretty much general health but I am interested in tissue healing and regeneration of the middle ear. I will let you know once I try out the Saraswati Churna and see if I get results. Magnesium seems to help overall. I think it relaxes the muscles...

...roses or a walk in the park, it hasn't. It has been hard work. But for me, it was the only option left. As an athlete (marathon runner, high altitude mountaineer, ski marathons, competitive cyclist, etc. ), I am used to and willing to work hard. But the constant loud noise in my right ear...

...decongestant prior to the flight and so my sinuses were unable to work properly to rid me of the pressure build up inside my ears from the altitude. As we lowered, there was no decompression within my ears. Had I had, as I do now, tubes in my ears -- or at least one -- the decompression...