Hearing your breathing in your ear

Michael Collins

Bascially after I do any physical activity at an aerobic level for say 30 mins or so, I get this sensation of hearing my own breathing very distinctly, only in my left ear. This maybe lasts for about 10 minutes or so, but during that time my hearing is severely reduced in that ear and I can't even hear myself talk properly!

Anyone else ever experience this? At a guess myself I'd say it's something to do with my ear cannels getting blocked for some reason but I can't figure out why that would happen...

I will be mentioning it to my GP, but just wanted to know if anyone else noticed this?

Traumadoc

There is a tube that connects the part of the ear behind the eardrum to the throat- this opens when you swallow equalising the air pressure on both sides of the ear drum.
You can test this by holding your nose and blowing your cheeks out.

Your tube may be left open following excercise ?

Robbiethe3rd

the same thing actually happens to me when I do a good bit of exercise. I knew myself that it felt like the eustachian tube but never thought much of it.
Just read up a itlle on it, many people seem to have the same thing; its quite normal for it to open during exercise but it can be painful for some people an some people experience a clickin sound. Im not entirely sure why this happens.

Traumadoc

Probably because the pressure in the oropharynx is greater than the outside pressure - someone who is breathless will often purse the lips to increase the air pressure- rather like someone with chronic airways disease -

The pressure pushing the tympanic membrane back and forward would cause pain.

Ill ask a friendly ear,nose and wallet surgeon next time Im at work.

Murtinho

I got operated for a hole in my eardrum last yr, do like someone said above, close your nose and mouth and apply pressure to the ear by breating against the resistance, if not youll notice if you get the taste of water if you go under in the sea or in a pool.