- In this video, I'm gonna show you the absolute best
and fastest way to unclog even the most plugged up ears
naturally, without having to go through surgery.
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Virtually everyone at some point in their life
has experienced the sensation of having plugged up ears,
whether this was being caused by flying in an airplane,
driving through the mountains in a car
or just having a really bad cold
with some really nasty sinus congestion.
But the one thing that we can all agree upon
is that having plugged up ears really sucks.
In fact, not only is having plugged up ears really annoying,
it can also give you a hearing loss
and if you're really unlucky, it can be extremely painful.
However, before I get into the explanation
of what actually causes your ears to feel plugged
and what you can do about it,
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Ultimately, there are a variety of different things
that can make your ears feel clogged
but there is one thing in particular
that is most responsible for this
and that is a negative middle ear pressure.
To understand what a negative middle ear pressure is
and how to fix it,
it is a good idea to understand the anatomy
of the human ear.
The human ear has three main parts, the outer ear,
the middle ear and the inner ear.
The outer ear is comprised of your oracle,
ear canal and your eardrum.
The middle ear is comprised of the middle ear space
or cavity, the ossicles and eustachian tube.
The inner ear is comprised of the cochlea
and the vestibular semi-circle canals that control balance.
The middle ear space is a cavity that holds air.
And the pressure of this air
is regulated by the eustachian tube
which connects the middle ear space with your throat.
If the pressure in the middle ear gets too positive
or too high, a normal functioning eustachian tube
will equalize this pressure
by letting air out into the throat when you swallow or yawn.
If the middle ear air pressure becomes too negative
or too low, a normal functioning eustachian tube
will equalize the pressure
by letting air into the middle ear space
when you swallow or yawn.
Ideally, you want the air pressure
in this middle ear space to be equal
to the outside ambient air pressure.
If the air pressure in your middle ear
is not being properly regulated
by your eustachian tube,
then it will lead to either a positive pressure
which will push on your ear drum
making it bulge towards your outer ear
or a negative middle ear pressure
which will suck your eardrum
in towards the middle ear space.
Both of which can cause a significant amount of pain
or discomfort.
In general, it is much easier
for the eustachian tube to regulate a positive pressure
to bring that pressure back down
than it is for it to regulate a negative middle ear pressure
by bringing the pressure back up.
Let me give you a quick example.
When you go to the airport and you hop on a plane
and that plane starts to take off,
you're increasing altitude.
And so what's happening here,
you are increasing the positive pressure
inside of the middle airspace.
In this circumstance,
it is usually very easy just to swallow or yawn
to let this buildup of positive pressure escape
out of the eustachian tube
to equalize the middle ear pressure
with the ambient air pressure.
However, after you've been cruising for a while
at this higher altitude
and you've regulated the middle ear pressure
to where it's equal with the ambient air
inside of the cabin of the airplane,
when you start on your descent to go and land
what's happening here
is that the outside air pressure is increasing
but the pressure inside of your middle ear space
is staying the same.
This is creating a negative middle ear pressure
and that outside air is pushing in really hard
on your eardrum
and unless you can regulate that pressure
by getting air to go through the eustachian tube
back into your middle ear space,
it's going to cause a lot of pain.
The problem of a negative middle ear pressure
when you're descending on a plane is made even worse
when you have a swollen eustachian tube
due to a cold or a sinus infection
because it no longer has the ability
to easily regulate this middle ear pressure.
Another quick side example, when you're flying in a plane
if you've ever taken a water bottle on a plane with you
and you kind of put it in the seat back pocket,
when you go up in the airplane
you notice that, that water bottle expands
and you actually have to open or twist the lid
open a little bit, to allow that pressure to escape.
And then when you go and you land
and you take that water bottle back out
because you've arrived at your destination,
you notice that bottle is really crinkled up
and that's because of this air pressure change.
You can think of that water bottle
like your middle ear space.
So what do you do
if you have this negative middle ear pressure
that you can not regulate
and it actually gives you this plugged up sensation,
it makes your hearing worse
and it makes your ears extremely painful.
Well, that's where my secret weapon comes into play
which is the Eustachi.
Now this is not a sponsored video for Eustachi.
They have no idea that I'm doing this video
but this little tool right here
can fix almost every single case
of negative middle ear pressure out there.
And I have failed at this point to find one particular case
where it does not work.
That being said, the Eustachi is a tool
that has been designed to eliminate
negative middle ear pressure
by pushing air through your eustachian tube,
into your middle ear space.
It does this by creating a gentle stream of air
that comes out of the tip of the Eustachi there.
And when you push this little button right here
it has a flow of about five PSI.
Step one is to put the tip of the Eustachi
with the hole up to your nostril on the affected ear side.
Step two is to push the button to start the flow of air.
Step three is to plug your other nostril with your finger
and step four is to swallow
which gently forces the stream of air from the Eustachi
through your eustachian tube into your middle ear space
to eliminate the negative pressure.
It really is that easy.
And it even works on the most stubbornly clogged ears
when swallowing, yawning and plugging your nose
and blowing don't work.
I've even run numerous objective tests
of the Eustachi inside of my clinic using tympanometry
on patients who have chronic negative middle ear issues.
And every single time I test it
I can see that the negative middle ear pressure
shifts over to a more neutral pressure.
Now, again, this is not a sponsored video for Eustachi.
I get no commission
if you decide to go and purchase the Eustachi
but if you want to get a Eustachi, you have to go to CVS.
That is probably the quickest way
to pick yourself up a Eustachi tool
because you can just drive over there right now
go get it, solve the problem, be done with it
or you can actually order them online.
And I will link in the description of this video
where you can go to actually purchase online.
The Eustachi does cost about 60 bucks
but it is worth every penny
if you have chronic negative middle ear issues
that is making your ears feel plugged up.
I should also say that not all clogged ears
are actually caused by a negative middle ear pressure.
So if you have no luck trying to clear your ears
with any of the other methods
that you can use to clear your ears
and you do not have luck with the Eustachi,
then you should absolutely go and see an audiologist
or an ear nose and throat physician
to find out why your ear still feel plugged.
And finally, if you do want to learn more
about the different causes of having plugged ears
outside of just a negative middle ear pressure,
I highly encourage you to check out my video
that I will link in the description.
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