Replying to comment @arcayne: Hi, 19 months ago my ears clogged, like going up in an airplane. Sometimes they would pop on their own but wouldn't stay unclogged. The first two ENTs acted like they either didn't know what I was talking about or they didn't want to be bothered, just said I'm losing my hearing and I need hearing aids. I refused to let it go at that because I felt like there was something else going on. Sure, at 70 I'm willing to agree that my hearing is diminishing but I felt like there was more to it than that. Finally, the third ENT was willing to consider that I might need tubes in my ears to help keep the Eustachian tubes open. So, I thought that finally I might be getting help and answers to what was going on. I had the tubes put in April of this year. Even though they might have been helping the Eustachian tubes (wasn't sure yet) immediately I felt like I was talking in a tunnel. I called the office and they said that it would eventually go away. Well, its been 6 or so weeks and I do think that the tubes have helped my hearing like I can hear the t.v. better and generally all sounds around me. Voices are not as clear as I wish but that could be due to some beginnings of hearing loss. But the tunnel sounds have not changed! I have read comments on this website of people experiencing the same thing and that's why I'm here. Not only the feeling of talking in a tunnel but it seems like my tinnitus is a bit worse and different plus I'm hearing my heartbeat whooshing loader. I told my doc that I feel like I robbed Peter to pay Paul! But at least my Eustachian tubes are not collapsing and giving me that horrible pressure that was worse than the clogged feelings. All in all, that's my story and I'm just hoping that the tunnel thing gets better and that others can relate to what I've shared and maybe someone can shed some positive light that has had a similar experience.