Recently Answered Questions
All the answers published in this website are written by verified medical doctors, therapists and health experts. The Content has been moderated by iCliniq medical review team before publication. Post your medical clarifications on iCliniq by choosing the right specialty and get them answered. Your medical queries will be answered 24/7 by top doctors from iCliniq.
I feel vibrations in my left ear when I exercise. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am an 18-year-old boy weighing 147.71 lb and 5 feet and 8 inches in height. I feel a vibration in my left ear when I do push-ups, and it becomes hard for me to do because I have to apply more force. Every day when I wake up, I find my ear blocked. Whenever I sleep, turning my head to... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You must get an otoscopic ear examination with pure tone audiogram testing done. You could be having glue ear or serous otitis media. This needs treatment medically at the most. The symptoms would go away with proper treatment. It is advisable to get a professional con... Read Full »
After recovering from a sinus infection, I developed a clogged ear. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am recovering from a sinus infection. I have had a clogged right ear ringing for the last four days. The ear ringing was on and off with loudness but seemed to be better in the morning. But yesterday, I woke up and had distorted hearing, like I am underwater in the same ear. Kindly a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your history, it can be either otitis media with effusion or eustachian tube dysfunction secondary to the sinus and nasal infection. Otitis media with effusion is a collection of fluid in the middle ear, whereas eustachian tube dysfunction is blockage of the eus... Read Full »
Query: Hello Doctor, For the last 3-4 years I have been getting occasional autophony. This usually occurs during physical exercises like running etc., or when in college or when I am with my friends. It is very irritating to listen to my own voice echoing in the ear and also I do hear my own heart beat a... Read Full »
Dr. Mishra Pransunchandra Akhileshchandra
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your entire history and understood your problem. Autophony is the unusual hearing of one's own voice and even breathing sounds. You have two issues:- Patulous Eustachian Tube and, OME (Otitis Media with Effusion) which is on and off fluid collection in th... Read Full »