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  • lortho
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    April 14, 2011 at 1:22 am
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    in reply to: Plugged ears, anyone?? #8553

    Hello Gabriella,
    You ask good questions about the ‘why’ of my plugged ears problem. I just came back from the doctor and am now being referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist. All I know is that the problem seems to have started in a hot yoga class….it cleared up for awhile when I was not going to class. Then I started going again and it came back. It will probably be some time before I get into the specialist…but when I do I will post any explanation or ‘results’ that I get in terms of why it happened, and what can be done to clear it up.
    Lorna

    lortho
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    April 4, 2011 at 7:26 am
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    in reply to: Plugged ears, anyone?? #8524

    Hello there,
    I have been having ear problems since I started Moksha (hot) yoga 10 months ago. I found out it is called “Eustachian Tube Disorder.” Somehow moisture gets into the Eustachian tube…which is behind the ear drum and leads to the back of the throat.
    There is a tube that leads from the nasal cavity into the Eustachian tube so I assume that is how the fluid gets into the ‘middle ear.’
    Ear plugs would not help because the tube is in the interior of our heads…not from the ear to the ear drum.

    The first time I experienced this ‘disorder’ my balance was completely off. The next time it occured, i had reduced hearing for 3 months. I stopped doing hot yoga, got a prescription for a nasal spray with a steroid. Finally it cleared up. But now I’ve gone to hot yoga for three weeks and my hearing is impaired in that ear again. So frustrating. Although I enjoy hot yoga very much, it is not worth sacrificing my ability to hear. So tomorrow I intend to find a different (ie. not hot) yoga studio.

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