Fullness in Ear — Is It Possible to Disappear?

Hi people,
Is it possible for the fullness of ear feeling to go away over time?

 

Hi, yes! I've had it a few times and it's disappeared!

 

@Vicki14 I am sooooo glad to hear that. Can you tell me some more about how that worked for you? How long dit it take?

 

Yes! Mine had mostly disappeared after 2 months, and it had completely disappeared after about 4 months.

 

@Bill Bauer Thank you too! My audiologist said it prob wont disappear. I was kind of disappointed after that visit..

 

Do you have some disease of the ear that might have caused her to say that? Ear fullness due to acoustic trauma goes away, most of the time...

 

Yes, mine went away (acoustic trauma) but it took many months
I used this to help equalize my pressure because my Eustachian tubs were partially plugged
https://www.amazon.com/Eustachi-Eustachian-Tube-Exerciser/dp/B00XQBR6GQ

 

My ear fullness did go away on its own

 

@Bill Bauer
@jjflyman@RonnieCarzatto
Good news from you all. I dont have ear disease. Only she said it was a problem of the middle ear (thats when you have acoustic trauma) and not the inner ear (eustachian tubes).

 

Actually, middle ear is where the Eustachian tube is and the inner ear is where acoustic trauma would mostly like occur. If you have some sort of Eustachian tube problem then your ear fullness will probably come and go. I can't say for certain about acoustic trauma, but most people say it goes away.

 

I think you got inner ear and middle ear mixed up.

 

@BuzzyBee @GregAC
Sorry mixed them up yes

 

Easy to do! That said, I don't think your fullness would really be permanent.

 

When is normal to disappear? Ive had it for 2,5 months now

 

Has it improved at all during all of this time?

 

@Bill Bauer. Sometimes I notice it. Sometimes I dont. The feeling doesnt feel different..

 

Would you say that as time goes on, you notice it less often?

 

Not necessarily

 

It eventually goes away for most people. Hopefully it will be gone before the end of 2017...

 

@jjflyman How long did it take for your fullness to go? It irritates me so much right now

 

I had fullness for about 6 months, then I bought that Eustachian tube exerciser, (I linked it in a previous post)
and it started feeling better within a few times of using it. It's been about 4 months now and I still use it occasionally, but most of the time I don't feel any pressure now. The fullness and pressure can be causing some of your T

 

@jjflyman Meh. It doesnt ship to my country. But thanks. How did it exactly work? Cause my middle ear is fine. ENT said prob had to with inner ear

 

What does your audiogram look like?

 

I hope my ear fullness goes away too! I've had for a couple weeks now in my right ear. My hearing is 100% and audiologist checked my ear pressure which was also normal.... they think everything is related to my TMJ which im currently treating. It's just a slow process and the plugged up ear feeling is driving me nuts. Was thinking of trying ETD exercises even though i don't have ETD, i know the TMJ can still cause your tubes to dysfunction due to all the swelling in that area.

 

Same problem. I can make it go away for a bit by opening my ETs though.

 

We have same problem, our TMJ is causing ETD.

 

@threefirefour yeah me too, only last for like a minute for me though. its weird, when i first wake up its not plugged up, but as the day goes on it gets worse, and then sometimes fluctuates throughout the day. like at 11:30 it was bad and now its not bad. So annoying lol

 

Do you guys notice your ear fullness goes back and forth often? One morning one side one afternoon the other.

 

@New Guy
Mine is only in my right ear, left ear has never felt it

 

It's been 6 months since my acoustic trauma and the ear fullness hasn't gone anywhere. It's the least of my worries though due to all the other symptoms I was also gifted with on that fateful day.