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

Posted by Becky, Volunteer Mentor @becsbuddy, Oct 2, 2021

About 2 months ago, my right eustachion tube got blocked. Can’t figure out why. The NP has me using Flonase every day but I don’t see any improvement. My big question is, can i safely go on an airplane, or will the ascent and descent make it worse?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 13, 2021
In reply to @stevez "Hi! I’ve tried all those remedies, & my ENT says my eustacion tubes don’t work. He..." + (show)
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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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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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