Discussion on ETD and LPR
Hello, I have recently learned about the connection between LPR and Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. I would like for people who have both issues to just kind of talk about their experiences and symptoms, because theres not a ton of material online about this to learn from.
I have always had ear problems and stomach problems ever since I was a kid, it almost makes sense that they could actually be connected.
My symptoms/issues:
-Ear fullness
-Muffled hearing in one ear that is much worse in the morning (Slowly gets better over the course of the day but hearing is never 100% in comparison to other ear)
-Random pain in ear and eustachian tubes
-Regurgitation and Burping
-Frequent but not excessive loss of voice
-Very easily get stomach aches from low quality food
-Tinnitus in bad ear
-Constant sore throat with mucusy feeling
-Absolutely no sinus congestion (which confuses the crap out of ENTs who want to say allergies are the cause of everything)
-No Allergies
-Constant popping in ears when yawning/swallowing/moving jaw
-Normal Tympanometry and Audiology Tests, but have been diagnosed with ETD. (The ENT's cant figure out the cause, but also dont put too much effort into it either.)
-Heartburn one time that was so bad I rushed myself to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack.
-Recently developed a hard time swallowing pills?