Hi,

Since about a week after surgery until now (5 weeks out) I have a weird audio thing going on in my right ear. I can ear my voice VERY loudly and my breathing very loudly but can't ear what people across the table are saying. I self diagnosed myself via google like I always do and I have determined it to be Patulous Eustachian tube problems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patulous_Eustachian_tube. Has this happened to any of you guys, does it go away?

I had that when I lost weight before and I am praying I don't have it this time. When you lose weight too quickly, some people lose the fat around the tube in the ear and it causes this. The only thing I have found that works is eating more. For immediate, temporary relief, lower your head below heart level and the tubes will close. Good luck!

Now that you mention it. YES! I've had some really weird issues with my ears. All of a sudden out of nowhere, all I will be able to hear is a loud high pitched sound and everyone else will sound like they are under water. I can barely hear them. At the same time I have also felt a little faint. Hmmm, I wonder what rare and exotic disease I have.

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. Good job on the research. Do you think an ENT could help?

Sure the right thing is to go to an ent so they can run a million tests and say yup.. that's fat loss or they won't even get it... but I'm not going to do this yet. I am just hoping it goes away once I stop with the dramatic weight loss

I went to several ENT's and they either know nothing about it or tell you to eat more and stop exercising for a while. There are some specialists who operate but they are rare and the success rate of the surgery is something like 20%.

I had a tube put in my ear drum and it clears this up for me as long as a tube stays in my drum. I have a "T" tube in and it's a big relief. As soon as the hole heals without a tube I get the echo back when talking etc. I suggest this an option. My latest "T" tube has been in for over 10 years now.