I'm still suffering from blockage in my ears and some pressure as air gets trapped. I get a lot of popping in my ears when I swallow and when I speak everything gets muted/muffled. The only time it's fine is when I'm lying down or if I sit still in a recliner and tilt my head to one side. Again but I do not speak when doing this. It's very annoying. Gaining back some of the weight I lost has helped but not resolved it. The weirdest thing was last fall when I caught a cold and had no problems with my ears during that week. I actually was surprised since usually catching a cold has the opposite effect. But I was even able to blow my nose without suffering any blockage. I'll have to inquire with my ENT doc when I see him again as to why that happened. It's difficult to get an appointment with him with a long waiting period.