EarPopper Home Version - Ear Pressure Relief Device

I’ve had eustachian tube issues since I was a boy.I’ve avoided air travel, because on the one occasion I’ve flown (an employer’s business trip, so I had little choice) I went through a great deal of pain, especially on the decent and by the time I disembarked I could hear my voice reverberating around my skull for several hours, the type of effect you get when your ears are totally blocked during a bad cold or flu.It took until the morning for everything to return to normal.In addition, I had a blocked eustachian tube a few years ago (following flu) which lasted for over 3 months and I became sick and tired of doctors telling me to give it time, only after I was in agony one night and honestly thought my ear drum would burst did I make a GP appointment and absolutely insist I was given some kind of medication.That visit saw me provided with a steroid nasal spray which literally overnight, cured the problem.Four weeks ago I developed a cold which lead to bronchitis and eventually affected the eustachian tube in my left ear, the effect was a replication of what happened several years ago, except this time I was determined it would not carry on for 3 months.I tried two or three steroid sprays but they were useless this time around.I then looked for something different and came across the ear popper, expensive yes, but when you’re desperate, most people with buy things they may otherwise shy away from and I’m no different in that respect.I was a little frightened if truth was told to use it when it first arrived as I’d never heard of it and I don’t like messing around with ears.But 24 hours later I thought, “this is stupid, I’ve paid a hundred quid for this baby, I can’t just leave it in the box” so I bit the bullet and used it, tentatively at first, pulling it away from my nose probably quicker than I should, but eventually used it properly.I wasn’t expecting miracles with this.Although the use of a steroid spray worked once, that was after 3 months and I presume the viral infection which caused the blockage was nearing the end of its life, this new infection however was quite recent, so I was prepared for continued use over a period of time.It seemed to me that my issue wasn’t merely liquid behind the drum, although I was aware there was definitely some.My symptoms appeared to mimic glue ear where the liquid can’t empty because the eustachian area is clogged up with mucous and other debris, so that even when the tube is opened, it more or less seals itself again preventing efficient drainage.I believed for that reason I would need to use the popper multiple times in my attempts to clear the blockage.This I did, for nearly a week, but there wasn’t a huge improvement, a little yes, but nothing significant.Occasionally it appeared as if it was getting worse, but I persevered using the device at least twice a day, sometimes 6 or 7 and on the eighth day I noticed a change for the better.It’s still not 10O% after 9 days, but I’d say it’s 75% better than it was and I’ll continue with its use, as punching my nostrils and swallowing or pinching and blowing is for me, useless.This product never fails to open the tube (if used correctly) and it’s the actual opening which is giving my ear the chance to clear and drain.If it works first time for you, brilliant, it undoubtedly will with some people who have an easier to remove blockage, but if you’re like me and you know you have just finished having a bad cold or flu then you ‘may’ need to be patient and be prepared for continued use for up to a fortnight or even beyond, because what is causing the blockage may be harder to remove.So don’t give up and persevere if you fall into my category, if all else fails you can always ask to see your GP, or perhaps buy an over the counter steroid nasal spray which may actually work at this juncture.This is a good product, expensive yes, but worth a try. Hope this helps

This product is an absolute miracle! I'm literally crying right now, because for the first time in two weeks, my hearing is almost perfect again! I feel like I have my quality of life back! After a bad bout of flu, I suffered with a bad case of a middle ear infection and my right ear was completely clogged! I has never happened to me before, and as you imagine I was absolutely devastated. I'm a musician too and I need both my ears more than anything and felt completely lost without my hearing and was so heartbroken that I couldn't play my instrument! Before I felt so lost, because everyone was happily getting on with their lives and I was stuck at home trying everything I could to hear normally again. I tried everything I could to unplug it, but it wouldn't. I went to so many doctors, but they kept dismissing me, telling me that it would take time to get back to normal, and that I would need to wait. I was so desperate I even went to a private ear suction clinic and paid £60 for ear wax suction only to discover that it wasn’t ear wax that was the problem, it was middle-ear fluid blocking my estuation tubes. On my 3rd visit to the doctor, they prescribed me anti-biotics and I took the course but still no improvement. I tried Sudafed, herbal teas, anti-histamines, nasal sprays, and after daily bouts of crying and hopelessness, I was frantically searching for a solution. I found this and read the reviews, but was quite apprehensive to buy it, as it was so expensive. Let me tell you - it's worth the money! Although my hearing isn't 100% perfect, it's at least 70% back!!!! I actually heard my right ear pop as I used it and felt the fluid draining out of my ear!! And I’ve only used it once so far! As you can imagine I was absolutely thrilled! I put my headphones in and I can hear every beat and word of the music as clear as crystal! I went outside and I could hear the traffic!!! I haven't been this happy in so long!!! Thank you so much! You’ve given me my quality of life back!!

I feel it is important to write of my experience with this ear popper. I have been suffering with Tinnitus for many years and over those years I have become quite used to it being part of my life albeit at times it has been a very difficult distraction when I have felt like jumping out of a window, but over the last 8 months or so I have been in awful ear pain too, which because I suffer with Menniere's desease I experience anyway from time to time, but this pain would not stop. In the mean time we have had lock down and in a short reprieve of that we moved house. I had to visit the dentist because the pain appeared to be affecting my teeth but there was nothing wrong there, so my first visits to our new gp was very helpful although after 3 lots of anti biotics I was still in this pain, I saw the ear popper after looking through on line advice and it appeared to cover all the problems I was going through. Immediately after the first use I knew it had done something, so the following day I spent every spare moment using it, this was totally wrong as I went back to before I had tried it. I now use it twice a day, and at times I'm getting relief from the infernal noise so yes it works although not all day every day, the pain relief has kicked in too as I discussed it with the nhs physio and he gave me additional excercises to the ones I already did because I have widespread arthritis. Am I glad I bought it, yes I am and it is certainly a good buy although I think it is rather expensive, but what price hearing relief.

Lot of money for something that just blows air up your nose. Works well enough and is simple to do but has not cleared my blocked ear