Health Conditions: Colds, allergies, sinus infections, and adenoid enlargement can contribute to excessive ear popping. An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: Patient with chronic middle ear effusion; Patients with potential complications or confounding conditions: asthma, chronic sinusitis, immunodeficiency, diabetes mellitus; Patient with cleft palate.

Seeking professional advice ensures a comprehensive understanding of your ear health and appropriate measures for relief. e., consent to be randomized followed by randomization), it is likely that a significant number of subjects will drop out of the study after being randomized to the control group because they were hoping to be assigned to the EP group.On my 3rd visit to the doctor, they prescribed me anti-biotics and I took the course but still no improvement.

For some people they can encourage the ears to pop by holding their nose and exhaling, but this does not work for all. This will be conducted through multiple logistic regression analysis, or in multiple cox proportional hazards regression. Arick and Silman[ 7] in 2005 carried out a randomized control study on children between 4 and 11 years in the United States of America. Your ENT surgeon may recommend Eustachian tube balloon dilatation, an innovative treatment introduced over the last few years.Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a middle ear condition characterized by the accumulation of serous fluid. These easily obtainable data and will enable us to investigate if the EP has ancillary benefits, independent of the primary endpoint.