Clogged ear feeling after Myringotomy tubes surgery PLEASE HELP

[sheais]

Three days ago I had myringotomy surgery to put tubes in both of my ears. The reason for this was not because of any problems other than when I fly. My ENT assured me that it was a very simple proceedure with no recovery time. She said it was as easy as "getting your ears pierced."

Well, since that proceedure, my left ear has been fine. However the right ear feels extraordinarily clogged, as if there's cotton plugged inside of it or as if it needs to pop. I can hear my voice echo in my head and chewing is awful sounding. Even brusing my hair echos like crazy.

This started immediately after the surgery and I told the doctor about it (I even asked her if my ear was stuffed with cotton) and she told me that I was probably just hearing sounds better because of the tube and that "I'd get used to it." No way you can get used to this. I even waited in the waiting room to see if it would subside, and when it didn't, I asked a nurse who asked a different doctor who said that he guessed it was just the numbing drops and it should wear off within an hour.

Three days later, the problem is still there. There is some pain, but that's not the biggest issue...it's the clogged feeling and sound distortion. It's so annoying. And the doctors won't even talk to me...I keep getting passed to nurses who don't know anything.

Finally, I went yesterday to my GP and he said that I had a hematoma on my right ear. He was afraid to do anything because he didn't know what was going on behind the tube, maybe a clot?

And to make all of this worse, I got this proceedure done ONLY because I needed to fly in 7 days. I was assured that it would be no problem and make flying completely pain-free. Now I don't even know if I can go on my trip because I don't know if that tube is clogged or what. And no one will even SEE me at the place where I got the proceedure done (supposedly one of the best in the country). They didn't even schedule me for a follow-up appointment.

To say that I'm irritated and uncomfortable is putting it mildly. If anyone has ANY information or similar stories on this, please please please respond. I would be totally okay if I knew this was normal, but I can't find a description of this anywhere and I don't know what else to do.

PLEASE HELP!

Many thanks in advance.

Amber

[tl2009]

oh my gosh, I am having the same experience!  I am terrified and even have ringing in my ears.  I am going to another doc tomorrow to see if I can get the tubes removed.
Please let me know what happened to you!  Did this resolve?

[susie197702]

Did you get the tubes removed and did it help? I see this is a old post,but it reall would help me if you responded,I am haveing the same experience as you did and now it has been 9 months and still terrible for me,want them out!

[tl2009]

I had to get them out at a different ENT.  The ENT that put the tubes in my ears ruined my hearing, left me with permanent damage, my body went into shock, because as it turns out, my "dizziness issues" weren't from my ears, they were from my brain.  I ended up in a psychiatric hospital on antidepressant and anti-seizure meds.  The ear tubes literally ruined my life.  I am so sorry to share this, but it's my story, and it's awful, and almost unbelievable.  I almost died because I should never have had tubes put in my ears.  I have vestibular migraines which should have been treated entirely different.
If I could sue that doctor I would, but I consented to the procedure.  Get the tubes out and go see a good neurologist that specializes in vestibular issues.

[susie197702]

I am so sorry that you have gone through this,I didn't have dizziness issues or migraines. it was just fluid build up behind ear drum!