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Blocked eustachion tubes: How do I know it is safe to fly?

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Oct 13, 2021 | Replies (11)
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@stevez

Hi! I’ve tried all those remedies, & my ENT says my eustacion tubes don’t work. He recommended a kind of balloon therapy but that didn’t work, nor did a physician’s tool that blows air through the nose. He now says perhaps ablation might work. What do you think? I’d like to resume diving …

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 13, 2021

Hi Steve, medicine and technology have changed a lot in the past 30 years, but my ENT said diving was absolutely "off the list" of activities with bad eustachian tubes. My husband was a dive instructor and we tried every tactic in his toolbox. The best I was able to manage was snorkeling with shallow surface dives. Thinking now of my precious hearing, seems like it was a small sacrifice.
Sue

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