Something strange happened today...

Mellor

So I've had a bit of a sore ear all week after a left hook last week. Nothing to worry about, but something strange happened today.
I was deadlifting, on my last warm up set. And afterwards felt like I needed to clear pressure from my head. Like when you need to pop your ears.
So I pinched my nose and blew out to pop my ears (as you do). But instead of my ears clearing, I felt a tiny pop in my left eye, by the tear duct. Obviously I thought "WTF was that". So went to the mirror and did it again. And in the corner of my eye, out of the tear duct, popped these little tiny bubbles.
The pressure cleared, so much so that I got a bit light headed, eyesight blurred a bit. It passed pretty quickly, but freaked me out quite a bit. Was a bit apprehensive about increasing the weight for the last set.

All I could think of was that guy shooting milk from his eye on Guinness world records.

Yeah you have ducts in your eye that teaes can drain into. It's annoying when blowing nose / sneezing and air keeps releasing from there

seamus

Yeah, this happened to me once. Not the full sequence obviously, but the POP of the tear duct.

The skin between these ducts is pretty thin, so it's pretty inevitable that popping your ears will eventually cause this to happen.

There are no ill-effects, except as bluewolf says when you get a puff of air in your eye trying to blow your nose, or you try to pop your ears on the plane and your tear duct starts spitting.

Mellor

I've tried it since and it's all back to normal. The only explaination I can think of is the extra pressure when lifting forced it's way out, but normal pressure doesn't.

Mr. CooL ICE

Mellor wrote: »

All I could think of was that guy shooting milk from his eye on Guinness world records.

Off topic, but I never heard about that before and had to google it. Sweet jesus...

conzy

The whole sinus / ear / nasal connection is weird. Sometimes on an aeroplane at the pressure where people's ears pop I get that pain behind my eye its excruciating

Cuddlesworth

Mellor wrote: »

I've tried it since and it's all back to normal. The only explaination I can think of is the extra pressure when lifting forced it's way out, but normal pressure doesn't.

Nah, I'd say your ear was blocked at the time. The pressure will usually release on the path of least resistance. In that case, it was your eye duct and not your ear.

Mellor

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Nah, I'd say your ear was blocked at the time. The pressure will usually release on the path of least resistance. In that case, it was your eye duct and not your ear.

What could block my ear, thats more worrying that any thing else.
Damaged due to the punch? Or even some delightful aussie insect taking up residence...ugh

Alf Veedersane

Mellor wrote: »

What could block my ear, thats more worrying that any thing else.
Damaged due to the punch? Or even some delightful aussie insect taking up residence...ugh

Wax?

Mellor

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Wax?

But then it should have been still blocked an hour later, or today.
It's hard to descrive but it came on just after DLs, and went.

Alf Veedersane

Mellor wrote: »

But then it should have been still blocked an hour later, or today.
It's hard to descrive but it came on just after DLs, and went.

I've had similar happen - though not nearly as disconcerting - and it was just the smallest bit of wax that had been in the 'wrong' place but worked it's way loose and cleared the way.

GAAman

A rush of blood to the head and, due to the recent trauma to your ear it took a slight detour/was more evident than usual?

Wonder if this is what happens in cauliflower ears?

Mellor

GAAman wrote: »

A rush of blood to the head and, due to the recent trauma to your ear it took a slight detour/was more evident than usual?

Wonder if this is what happens in cauliflower ears?

The weird part is, its was my right that was sore inside (in the ear/jaw area), but the air bubbles came out my left eye.
Ear is still a bit sore, especially if I bit hard. Just at the top of the jaw.

THere's no air involved with Cauliflower ears though. That's when the skin separates from the cartilage and it fills with blood and can't drain. Was a bit worried about cauliflower on the other ear last weekend, but it went away.