- In this video, I'm gonna
show you the absolute best and fastest way to unclog
even the most plugged up ears naturally, without having
to go through surgery. Coming up. (upbeat music) Hi guys, Clifford R.
Olson Doctor of Audiology and founder of Applied Hearing
Solutions in Phoenix, Arizona and on this channel, I cover a bunch of hearing
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every time I post a new video. Virtually everyone at
some point in their life has experienced the sensation
of having plugged up ears, whether this was being caused
by flying in an airplane, driving through the mountains in a car or just having a really bad cold with some really nasty sinus congestion. But the one thing that
we can all agree upon is that having plugged
up ears really sucks. In fact, not only is having
plugged up ears really annoying, it can also give you a hearing loss and if you're really unlucky,
it can be extremely painful. However, before I get into the explanation of what actually causes
your ears to feel plugged and what you can do about it, if you could do me a huge favor
and give this video a like it helps out the channel immensely and it helps this video get recommended to a broader audience. Ultimately, there are a
variety of different things that can make your ears feel clogged but there is one thing in particular that is most responsible for this and that is a negative
middle ear pressure. To understand what a negative
middle ear pressure is and how to fix it, it is a good idea to
understand the anatomy of the human ear. The human ear has three
main parts, the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear is comprised of your oracle, ear canal and your eardrum. The middle ear is comprised
of the middle ear space or cavity, the ossicles
and eustachian tube. The inner ear is comprised of the cochlea and the vestibular semi-circle
canals that control balance. The middle ear space is
a cavity that holds air. And the pressure of this air is regulated by the eustachian tube which connects the middle
ear space with your throat. If the pressure in the
middle ear gets too positive or too high, a normal
functioning eustachian tube will equalize this pressure by letting air out into the
throat when you swallow or yawn. If the middle ear air
pressure becomes too negative or too low, a normal
functioning eustachian tube will equalize the pressure by letting air into the middle ear space when you swallow or yawn. Ideally, you want the air pressure in this middle ear space to be equal to the outside ambient air pressure. If the air pressure in your middle ear is not being properly regulated by your eustachian tube, then it will lead to
either a positive pressure which will push on your ear drum making it bulge towards your outer ear or a negative middle ear pressure which will suck your eardrum in towards the middle ear space. Both of which can cause a
significant amount of pain or discomfort. In general, it is much easier for the eustachian tube to
regulate a positive pressure to bring that pressure back down than it is for it to regulate
a negative middle ear pressure by bringing the pressure back up. Let me give you a quick example. When you go to the airport
and you hop on a plane and that plane starts to take off, you're increasing altitude. And so what's happening here, you are increasing the positive pressure inside of the middle airspace. In this circumstance, it is usually very easy
just to swallow or yawn to let this buildup of
positive pressure escape out of the eustachian tube to equalize the middle ear pressure with the ambient air pressure. However, after you've
been cruising for a while at this higher altitude and you've regulated
the middle ear pressure to where it's equal with the ambient air inside of the cabin of the airplane, when you start on your
descent to go and land what's happening here is that the outside air
pressure is increasing but the pressure inside
of your middle ear space is staying the same. This is creating a negative
middle ear pressure and that outside air is
pushing in really hard on your eardrum and unless you can regulate that pressure by getting air to go
through the eustachian tube back into your middle ear space, it's going to cause a lot of pain. The problem of a negative
middle ear pressure when you're descending on
a plane is made even worse when you have a swollen eustachian tube due to a cold or a sinus infection because it no longer has the ability to easily regulate this
middle ear pressure. Another quick side example,
when you're flying in a plane if you've ever taken a water
bottle on a plane with you and you kind of put it
in the seat back pocket, when you go up in the airplane you notice that, that water bottle expands and you actually have
to open or twist the lid open a little bit, to allow
that pressure to escape. And then when you go and you land and you take that water bottle back out because you've arrived
at your destination, you notice that bottle
is really crinkled up and that's because of
this air pressure change. You can think of that water bottle like your middle ear space. So what do you do if you have this negative
middle ear pressure that you can not regulate and it actually gives you
this plugged up sensation, it makes your hearing worse and it makes your ears extremely painful. Well, that's where my secret
weapon comes into play which is the Eustachi. Now this is not a sponsored
video for Eustachi. They have no idea that
I'm doing this video but this little tool right here can fix almost every single case of negative middle ear pressure out there. And I have failed at this point
to find one particular case where it does not work. That being said, the Eustachi is a tool that has been designed to eliminate negative middle ear pressure by pushing air through
your eustachian tube, into your middle ear space. It does this by creating
a gentle stream of air that comes out of the tip
of the Eustachi there. And when you push this
little button right here it has a flow of about five PSI. Step one is to put the tip of the Eustachi with the hole up to your nostril
on the affected ear side. Step two is to push the button
to start the flow of air. Step three is to plug your
other nostril with your finger and step four is to swallow which gently forces the stream
of air from the Eustachi through your eustachian tube
into your middle ear space to eliminate the negative pressure. It really is that easy. And it even works on the
most stubbornly clogged ears when swallowing, yawning
and plugging your nose and blowing don't work. I've even run numerous objective tests of the Eustachi inside of
my clinic using tympanometry on patients who have chronic
negative middle ear issues. And every single time I test it I can see that the negative
middle ear pressure shifts over to a more neutral pressure. Now, again, this is not a
sponsored video for Eustachi. I get no commission if you decide to go and
purchase the Eustachi but if you want to get a
Eustachi, you have to go to CVS. That is probably the quickest way to pick yourself up a Eustachi tool because you can just
drive over there right now go get it, solve the
problem, be done with it or you can actually order them online. And I will link in the
description of this video where you can go to
actually purchase online. The Eustachi does cost about 60 bucks but it is worth every penny if you have chronic
negative middle ear issues that is making your ears feel plugged up. I should also say that
not all clogged ears are actually caused by a
negative middle ear pressure. So if you have no luck
trying to clear your ears with any of the other methods that you can use to clear your ears and you do not have
luck with the Eustachi, then you should absolutely
go and see an audiologist or an ear nose and throat physician to find out why your
ear still feel plugged. And finally, if you do want to learn more about the different causes
of having plugged ears outside of just a negative
middle ear pressure, I highly encourage you
to check out my video that I will link in the description. That's it for this video. If you have any questions leave them in the comment section below. If you like the video, please share it. If you want to see other
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