Now I finally understand why I have been getting ear infections my whole life. I have bad allergies, had tonsils, adenoids removed, and several sets of tubes. I never truly understood the connection until now. Thank you!!!
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
Glad the video was helpful!
@sofiarufai4559
5 ай бұрын
I'm literally going through the exact same thing, im having an adenoid biopsy next week, cause my doctor can't figure out why I keep getting infections etc
@brianaylsworth9159
5 ай бұрын
I had a couple bad ear infections as a kid. I remember doctors giving me a balloon with a short tube attached, I would practice plugging one nostril and blowing up the balloon with the other. Now almost thirty years later I'm popping my ears every day and haven't had an infection since.
@user-Aaron-
5 ай бұрын
You've had several sets of tubes installed in your tympanic membranes? Like multiple sets are installed right now, or they'd remove the old ones and install bigger ones in their place?
@lindarobish7775
5 ай бұрын
@@user-Aaron-Tubes are designed to fall out as the tympanic membrane heals itself. If the problem has not resolved, sometimes the patient has tubes placed again.
@billkennedy9886
5 ай бұрын
Can you help me understand my tinnitus? Some days it's quite noticeable, and other days I forget I have it. Appreciate these videos that are produced!
@stephanieyee9784
5 ай бұрын
I hear you! And my tinnitus! It drives me crazy sometimes it's so load. Most of the time it's an annoying cicada-ish sound but occasionally it booms. Very annoying.
@l4nd3r
5 ай бұрын
You should take a look at TMJ dysfunction. Not saying it is the cause but 'come and go' tinnitus isn't common if due to hear loss.
@monad_tcp
5 ай бұрын
I have tinnitus and it never goes away, I keep going to the doctor and he says my hearing is good, even better than the average of my age. I just accepted its some neurological condition, its the brain not the ear, I also have visual snow, so they might be correlated. Maybe my brain is just too sensitive for noise. I can literally see the noise from my own vision, so the tinnitus must be just normal floor noise, I don't have a low-pass filter it seems, lol. brains are strange.
@Alesha_Lewer
4 ай бұрын
I feel your pain, I’ve had tinnitus for 15 years, unfortunately I think mine is genetic, my father has it too, nothing seems to fix it and it’s the same as yours, I notice it really bad sometimes (a flare up) and sometimes I don’t notice it at all, but I can’t be anywhere quiet or silent, the tinnitus makes my ears feel like they’re going to bulge and explode if I sit in silence
@LazorVideosDestruction
4 ай бұрын
Currently sitting in my quiet room with a headache and my tinnitus squealing. Gotta love it!
@danielkjh8
5 ай бұрын
i can normally tell if i'm gonna get sick soon depending on if i can pop my eardrums or not. so far this has be pretty accurate for me
@randomsomeguy156
5 ай бұрын
True (I'm sick rn)
@Chad-g4h
5 ай бұрын
@@randomsomeguy156 Try laying on your side with the blocked ear facing up and flex the ear popping muscle as hard as possible and keep flexing as long as possible, try it a few times if not working on the first try
@catpoke9557
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, and once you're done being sick all the lack of popping builds up and starts happening automatically and unexpectedly. It sucks
@0_dearghealach_083
4 ай бұрын
Makes sense- I get sore ears and stuffy ears when I have a cold.
@danielkjh8
4 ай бұрын
@@catpoke9557 I have full control over my popping so when it is over i can release the pressure when I want
@timweydert3490
5 ай бұрын
I have Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (PET), the opposite of a normal Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. My tube is constantly open. It's really annoying because I have to do the opposite of popping my ears. Basically, holding my nose closed and breathing in to create negative pressure inside the middle ear. If I don't, the ear drum will be protruded to the outside and I hear everything super, super loud (including my own breathing and even blood rushing through the veins). I bought one of those home ear cleaning cameras, not to clean my ear but to just see what's going on. And you can actually see the eardrum bulging out when I breathe out, and sucking in when I breathe in. I recorded the video and showed it to my ENT which made his diagnosis a 5 second thing. Yes, he followed up with his own tests of course, but since this is rather rare, it made the diagnosis way way faster because describing these symptoms can be incredibly difficult and vary from person to person, so a video is really helpful in speeding things up. I actually had it since I was 9, when I started having the symptoms, but because it is so difficult to explain, and because I had a lot of earwax buildup as a child, no doctor would make that diagnosis. It was only when I was 20ish and those portable ear cameras became available on Amazon, that I finally got proof that it is in fact something else. I did change ENTs right after lol. EDIT: Seems like some people here have the same symptoms but didn't know about this! Fun fact, I notice even small changes in air pressure. As a high school student my school bus would climb an elevation of 200m during the ride, and every time my eardrums would go crazy. To this day, no doctor believes me. But I know what I'm sensing. And that was happening before I even knew I had this condition.
@karenroot450
5 ай бұрын
Wow so cool you could see this for yourself. I sure hope the Doctors bill was considerably less!
@vidhoard
5 ай бұрын
Wow that sounds horrible! How do you handle the noise sensitivity?
@lake5pilot
5 ай бұрын
That's interesting cause I have that when I do rigorous exercise for a while, pretty much every time. It stabilizes itself after about an hour though. It also occurs if I get like a cold or something, which is rare for me to get sick now a days
@KatTheNekox3
5 ай бұрын
I think you just fixed my right ear problem I have had since I don't even know. One time I was sick and then it never was the same. I tried breathing in while closing my nostrils and it changed something. So thanks for sharing!
@mfranck1
5 ай бұрын
You hereby get an honorary MD. 🧠👂🏼👂🏼
@eDrumsInANutshell
5 ай бұрын
As a physicist I would like to add that these tiny bones between tympanon and cochlea are an impedance converter. From a large "soft" amplitude to a smaller amplitude with bigger force. Awesome.
@oznerol256
5 ай бұрын
The inner ear then effectively performs a Fourier transform. The cochlear gets progressively narrower, giving every point a different resonance frequency. The sensing hairs then notice which area is active.
@BritishEngineer
5 ай бұрын
@@oznerol256That’s amazing
@aspuzling
5 ай бұрын
So like a gearbox, got it.
@musicaldramaqueen
2 ай бұрын
Hey, can you explain what an impedance converter is?
@Tomerkad
3 ай бұрын
Not that I'm in any authority to be a critic, but I just want to say that as an MSc neuroscience student, chronic illnesses data scientist and a personal fitness trainer, this channel is one of the best I've ever seen! The amount of topics you cover in pretty great detail + an amazingly understandable language is just amazing. Thank so much @theanatomyclub
@streetdogz
5 ай бұрын
A great follow up would be how vertigo happens & show the Epley maneuver or a link if it already exists and why this maneuver works.
@prapanthebachelorette6803
5 ай бұрын
Yes please!
@sophiefrancis7392
5 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@mfranck1
5 ай бұрын
The Epley just moves loose ear crystals out of the inner ear canal where they are causing an imbalance and vertigo. Many videos have been made.
@jamiemcguire5585
5 ай бұрын
Yes! I would love to learn more about vertigo and what I could do to help alleviate my symptoms!
@mfranck1
5 ай бұрын
@@jamiemcguire5585 have you seen a doctor to determine the cause? There are a number different things that can happen to give you vertigo.
@profchaos100
5 ай бұрын
Can you do a video about Tinnitus. I love your videos and learn a lot!
@Psycho-Ssnake
5 ай бұрын
WHAT!?
@redstars82
5 ай бұрын
Now I'm popping my ears
@Lizzy_333
5 ай бұрын
Same lol
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
😂
@HistoryOnTheLoose
5 ай бұрын
I had a very painful ear infection for several days at 24. Now 56. I lost most hearing in it permanently.
@shotgunbunny
5 ай бұрын
@@HistoryOnTheLoose):
@FaZeloffOfGlizzywood
4 ай бұрын
@@HistoryOnTheLoose did wierd hearing distortion happen? Like as if your ear was editing sound?
@diytwoincollege7079
5 ай бұрын
Tried to hit thumbs up, got a message that said that the resource was exhausted. Great video, as always
@world_still_spins
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I've been getting that error also on youtube. With more text saying check quota. Started around 6:30pm pdst April 16 2024.
@chri-k
5 ай бұрын
@@world_still_spinslol. Did a youtube server run out of quota on its own API?!
@DivorcedGooseRat
5 ай бұрын
my jaw squeaks like a door hinge
@jewellmadden8624
4 ай бұрын
What?..
@EmbalmerEmi
5 ай бұрын
I don't recommend leaving any ear or eye infections untreated,they can result in hearing/vision loss. Not treating it is just taking an unnecessary risk to your senses. I lost enough hearing to be rendered hard of hearing as a child and later lost some vision in one of my eyes from an eye infection I didn't get immediately treated,you can't get those things back once you lose them.
@BrianButterworth-s4z
5 ай бұрын
Right and a bad infection can cause an infection of the brain.
@TheFar-FlungFarang
5 ай бұрын
Totally agree. I too have had both and started having hearing loss due to infections at 5 years old. The puss can and will dry up and crystallize in the inner ear. It's really bad advice to not offer treatment when the result can leave a person disabled. Luckily for me, it was caught in time, however I now register different frequencies in each ear and am prone to very easily rupture ear drums due to having tubes and the ear drums being ruptured so often. It's a good party trick when you're swimming though, if I bust a drum, I can blow bubbles out of that ear.
@RavenFilms
5 ай бұрын
5:37 I didn’t go back to check, but you did immediately touch your hands together while talking so you probably did that a bunch already…. 😖
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
😂 Probably
@karenroot450
5 ай бұрын
No dead cooties for him
@JIMKATSANIDIS
5 ай бұрын
Great information and clearly presented! I enjoyed watching this educational and very helpful video! Many thanks for sharing it with us, Jonathan! Truly appreciated it! Keep up the good work! 🙌❤👍
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
@councilofeviltables2216
5 ай бұрын
I would always recommend treating ear infecction, no matter the gravity of the symptoms. Recently I noticed difficulty hearing with my right ear and did a audiometry. The diagnostics: neurosensory loss at 6kHz (reaching up to 80dB on the graph), not even the bones were picking up the sounds. I did a MRI and a CAT scan to see if there was some sort of physical damage to the ear structures and everything is fine on both ears. The 2 conclusions the doctor and me came up with: genetics, I might be the first in my family to develop a propensity to become deaf (which I don´t think is true because is just my right ear with the problem, left is perfect). The other possibility: I had a very strong ear infection at one point in my life, maybe as kid, but I can't remember. And as a precaution, I'm not attending metal concerts anymore and use ear plugs to drive in the highway to muffle the loud noise of the road. Take care of your ears folks
@BishBosh24
5 ай бұрын
You're lucky you don't have an acoustic neoroma, like me. They are not good . Hope things get better
@ICU-mw7su
14 күн бұрын
@BishBosh24 I was hoping for an acoustic neuroma, they can remove those! I have moderate, permanent loss in one ear and they have no answer! I keep suggesting it is auto immune related, but they ignore it.
@savagepro9060
5 ай бұрын
This video is going to be POP-ular!
@Tia.H
5 ай бұрын
😆 Good one!
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
Lol!
@UppityRib
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dad
@savagepro9060
5 ай бұрын
@@UppityRib Hmm, the prodigal daughter? I can't remember thou🤔🤨
@MagicalSpoon
5 ай бұрын
Teach me your ways !
@pillowmoment
5 ай бұрын
I’m soo happy that Eustachian Tube Dysfunction was mentioned because it happens to me ALL THE TIME and i’ve never really known why. It started a few years ago when my ears would always be plugged up with either wax or because i had some kind of cold, and then it just started happening more and more often. When i wake up i often have an ear plugged because of it. Again, this only started like 2 or 3 years ago and I’m really not sure why. It’s always the right ear. I just got over a small cold and it was particularly bad. I couldn’t hear out of my right ear AT ALL and still had to go to school 😕 it eventually faded away but morning classes were very rough. Since I frequently have issues like this, this video was very helpful 😇😇
@Dodl1
5 ай бұрын
I'd love a video on singing, all the wholes we can fill with vibrations to vary the sound that we emmit with our mouths. It is soooo interesting how many parts are actually involved in singing!
@ag135i
5 ай бұрын
Human body is a treasure of fluids and sticky stuff.
@justindavis1546
5 ай бұрын
When you manage to rupture both eardrums from an explosion it doesn't always heal completely and you end up with a nice ringing in the ear and difficulty popping them.
@savagepro9060
5 ай бұрын
"Two ear is human . . ." Why this echoes inside my head?
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
😂
@twltheakumaandoni9025
5 ай бұрын
When I was 10 months old, I got an ear infection from flying to the US (as I was adopted from the Phillipines). Luckily, my mom is a nurse, and so it was taken care of afterward, and I have no lasting damage from it. This video opened me up to understanding it a bit more (though I have no recollection of the event as I was an infant). The world has its processes and functions, including humans, so it's interesting to learn about said things. Also, I'm not sure if I had antibiotics or not, but I assume I didn't, though I would have to ask my mom.
@jazminerhudson
5 ай бұрын
Hello there! My name is Jazmine and I'm a new subscriber to this channel. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy the content that you produce. In 2014, I was diagnosed with Acute Intermittent Porphyria, which is a rare disease. As this week is Global Porphyria Awareness week and Rare Disease Month, I was wondering if it would be possible for the Institute of Human Anatomy to create a video on Acute Intermittent Porphyria. I believe that such a video would be very helpful in spreading awareness about this condition. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication!
@jessicastevens5782
5 ай бұрын
as an adult, my eardrums have ruptured a bunch of times due to infection and problematic Eustachian tubes. my ENT has suggested trying to find adult tubes, on a long term basis. Since the eardrum will heal from the surgically-created hole, and eventually push out the tubes, it would have to be repeated over and over. he's never been able to explain why repeated cuts in eardrum for tubes is somehow better than less frequent ruptures
@artekary5194
5 ай бұрын
I have the ability to pop my ear (open the tube) without moving anything else, so it means I have a direct control over the muscles blocking the tube. Fun, hey? And when I do that: if I inhale with my nose my ears get plugged, if I exhale they get unplugged
@bloopblorp5035
5 ай бұрын
Oh my god! So do i!! I’ve always wondered why!! I can just move muscles in my head to pop my ears! I’ve been so curious about this and it’s nice to see someone else who can too. I was searching to see if there would be!
@ICU-mw7su
14 күн бұрын
I thought everyone could do that.
@dragonflytoo
5 ай бұрын
Maniere's survivor here.... THAT was very interesting.
@no4657nono
5 ай бұрын
With my last middle ear infection, my eardrum didn`t rupture and the infection was pushed deeper into the ear, it resulted in a tinnitus and I heard almost nothing with that ear for two or three weeks.
@SanneBerkhuizen
9 күн бұрын
Hooray for people who link their short!
@emom358
5 ай бұрын
Two things: wearing ear plugs for work gave me multiple ear infections, and having GERD I get stomach acid in my right eustachian tube if it isn't controlled.
@reality1701
5 ай бұрын
Did you clean the earplugs (or change them frequently if disposable)?
@emom358
5 ай бұрын
@@reality1701 cleaned after every shift, changed frequently (thought the company didn't like that)
@brianpite0893
5 ай бұрын
I used to get terrible ear pressure when I flew. With that I also would get incredible sinus pain . One time I was taking a flight out of Denver and my nose actually bled! After that I never had a problem again.
@samhicks97
5 ай бұрын
It's probably not what anybody wants to hear, but the earwax that my ears produce doesn't exactly dry out and fall out, instead it forms to clump up into a sticky size of a raisin, the solution that's used to clean out the ears doesn't work all to well, the wax is quite stubborn at times. Quite noticeable when my ears start to clog up, I lose my hearing left/right, I feel some sort of pressure being exerted inside my ear when i lay my head on the pillow depending on the clogged side.
@TrickstyrStudio
4 ай бұрын
I got tubes put in my ears when I was little. It was a huge relief as I was getting ear infections constantly pretty much my entire childhood. The tubes stayed in for years until they eventually fell out and I haven't had an infection since.
@antarfodoh
5 ай бұрын
I ruptured an eardrum as a teenager when my brother accidentally kneed me in the ear while we were swimming, which healed with a hole. For the last 30 years, if not careful, I can sneeze, burp, or otherwise blow air though my left ear, which is quite uncomfortable but funny.
@ethanalexander3276
2 ай бұрын
I've gotten many many ear infections my first 3 years of my life without getting treated and ended up with hearing loss that is slowly getting worse year after year. It is always recommended to get ear infections treated as soon as possible or you'll risk loosing your hearing
@Dramn_
5 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, I got ear infections a lot because I was severely prone to respiratory infections. I remember that I did both things where I only sometimes took medicine for an ear infection and at other times didn't take any at all for them
@auroraread1897
2 ай бұрын
Looked for this video after an upper respiratory stuffiness that has blocked one of my ears for a week! Good to know this is something that can go away on its own.
@deped-cebucityrolandoarane5913
5 ай бұрын
I laughed when you said you're sure that the left hand touched the cadaver. That was quick.
@JP-wx6uh
5 ай бұрын
I've literally never "popped* my ear, either side. I've had pressure be released, like when moving upward or downward in elevation. But "popped"? No.
@irwfcm
5 ай бұрын
That's actually good, better than "popping". Scuba diving instructor hear. There are different levels of "popping". If the pressure difference resolves itself naturally without popping (your situation), that is normal and healthy. There is nothing wrong, per se, with popping but it is a more violent method to equalize the pressure difference and I suppose that makes it a little more risky in terms of injury. We tell people to equalize the pressure difference (we call it "clearing") when the pressure difference is small. If the pressure difference is too large, the Eustachian Tube will get squeezed down to the point that no air can pass thru it and you won't be able to clear your ears. This will be painful and you won't want to go any deeper in the water until you can clear your ears. If you do very forcefully try to clear your ears when the pressure difference is very large, you are at more risk for injury (likely a ruptured eardrum). I've seen it happen. It's generally not life-threatening, but it is certainly not a pleasant experience.
@oksanakaido8437
5 ай бұрын
You're lucky, for me the pressure in my left ear constantly goes wonky and I have to pop it multiple times a day, I can feel the pressure changes in that ear due to weather, exercise, closing a car window, and just randomly. 🫤
@adamk203
5 ай бұрын
I was one of those kids with constant ear infections. I had to get the tubes put in on at least one occasion. It was bad enough I was considered partially deaf and needed speech therapy to ensure that I could learn to talk normally. Ironically, my hearing is now superb and I can hear sounds that most people can't.
@Nakira2000
5 ай бұрын
I've had sooo many T-Tubes place in my ears as child, 3 major Rt Sx before i was 13yrs old and as a 42 yr old i still get bad rt ear infections. Lately its been fungus 🤦🏻♀️ not fun Thank you for your videos i enjoy each one and some day my body will help teach students minus any organs that will help another live a better life.
@carlograziano722
5 ай бұрын
What causes tinnitus?
@savagepro9060
5 ай бұрын
tiny tins ringing
@reality1701
5 ай бұрын
Multiple things can. In my case, it was defective hearing protection that I recently learned was issued to millions of fellow Veterans between 2003 and 2015. In my mom's case, it's a condition called otosclerosis - the bones in her ears started to become almost arthritic and sort of fuse together over time.
@snaggletooth4585
5 ай бұрын
Tinnitus is the brain listening to music
@TheSilverShadow17
4 ай бұрын
@@snaggletooth4585No it isn't, it's a constant nonstop ringing noise inside your ears for those who suffer from Tinnitus
@norikamiu3734
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video… now it all made sense! I caught a bad flu in Europe and with bunch of flights in two weeks, my ears started to hurt and they were si plugged up, I can barely hear anything but my own voice when I talk. Went to urgent care and got double ear infection that scared the physician actually, she told me my eardrums are at the edge of rupturing, no flying for awhile and put me on antibiotics. After 4 weeks I’m slowly back to normal but I get dizzy easily when I sit down and even worse when I laydown. Gonna go see a specialist in couple weeks and hopefully they can find out what the issue is… i naturally have very good balance growing up and this imbalances issue is very uncomfortable and dangerous as I almost fall many times in the shower when I close my eyes while washing my hair 😣
@RC-nq7mg
5 ай бұрын
I recently had a cold and sneezed quite violently and threw out my neck. The muscle tension and inflamation was compressing the eustation tube and I developed an middle ear infection as a result. Rode it out for a week and after visiting my chiropractor for the neck pain, the ear pain also dtrasically reduced within 24hrs after my ear was allowed to drain.
@brianoldro9305
5 ай бұрын
Interesting video. Could you do one on tinnitus? If you haven't already. Causes, what it looks like if its visible, and treatments.
@reality1701
5 ай бұрын
I have tinnitus! Mine was caused by the defective earplugs the Army (and other branches) issued between 2003 and 2015. Our hearing wasn't actually protected against gunfire, artillery, and explosions so many of us have tinnitus and/or hearing loss despite thinking at the time that we were protecting ourselves against loud noises. One big way most people can protect themselves against tinnitus is by wearing ear protection in loud environments and keeping their volume low as possible while wearing headphones. If you go to concerts, earplugs should be worn, especially if it's louder music (I go to a lot of punk gigs and never go without earplugs). Loop even makes ones that are specifically for concerts. If you hunt or otherwise use firearms, wear all the hearing and eye protection. I once had a customer drop off a rifle to be returned to the manufacturer because it literally blew up on him (the pressure went back instead of out, thankfully the stock of the rifle was hollow plastic and one of the decorative caps on it popped off to release the pressure). The only injuries he had was a couple minor scratches on his face and small burns on his hands. The scratches were from some of the plastic breaking and hitting his face. He showed me his safety glasses too - they were all scratched up from shrapnel and he was replacing them. What saved his sight and hearing was his strict use of safety equipment and that the stock was plastic. Otherwise, he would likely have been severely injured and likely deafened from how loud it was. There's no real "cure" for tinnitus, just things that make the symptoms less noticeable. Mainly hearing aids or a version of them that put white noise directly into your ear canals. Once the damage has been done, there's no way to reverse it. All that can be done is prevention. You only get one set of senses - protect them!
@superiortoall22
5 ай бұрын
Just returned from Peterson Space Force Base after learning about aerospace physiology for my job as a flyer. We had to go into the pressure chamber and after going from a simulated altitude of 25k ft to below 10k, we had to pop our ears.
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
That sounds very interesting! Thank you for sharing!
@kinghotcoc0
17 күн бұрын
An interesting thing that I can do is voluntarily contract those tiny muscles in the ear that dampen sound. The sound it makes can be likened to a low and deep rumbling and any other external noises become quiet.
@immolationangel4124
5 ай бұрын
I'm just getting over an ear infection that i've had for about 3 months. Two different rounds of oral antibiotics and decongestants/expectorants did nothing. The final round of ear drops, decongestant/expectorant, and two weeks of oral antibiotics are finally clearing the infection. So this video was extra interesting lol
@reet7060
5 ай бұрын
Oof having congenital Eustachian Tube Disorder is the freaking worse. All the treatment and procedures are still experimental and extremely invasive and short term. If I have to travel long distances I have to go by boat or train, and I can’t be around mountains or hilly regions😂
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
😬
@eaglescout1984
5 ай бұрын
It doesn't even take that big of an elevation change. There's a mountain gap nearby that is at most 1000' from the piedmont floor to the gap, and every time I go from that floor and take the interstate through the gap, my ears inevitably pop. And the worst is when you have an upper respiratory infection and the weather changes. And you just HAVE to get your ears to pop for relief.
@NSDCTwitch
5 ай бұрын
I had an ear infection SO bad that it went into the middle ear... My ears wouldn't pop, the pressure was CRAZY. I couldn't sleep. I didn't wanna work. I was mentally checked out. 3 hospital visits (at around 14 hours each) I was so over it. It has been months and my ear still pops when I swallow sometimes. You wouldn't think something like that could ruin your summer XD Trust, it did.
@Naurdagnor
4 ай бұрын
I often forget that people can't just change their ear pressure on command, like I can. I've been able to do it ever since I could remember, and when I can't due to an ear or sinus infection, I become very uncomfortable and sometimes even downright panicked that my hearing is so impeded.
@bellator9701
5 ай бұрын
I am a medical student from Poland and I have my english speaking exams in two days. I will have to talk about different systems, one of those is ear.. This material is really cool and helpful both for medical and non-medical folks , like all your other materials frankly. Carry on, you do an amazing job :)
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like our videos! Some contain references in the description, if you need to!
@KoshTimeStepper
5 ай бұрын
As someone who has post nasal drip the 'glue ear' thing is more frequent and annoying. It's worse during the high pollen months and my QOL is not great.
@MrBlakeleyden
5 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a number of times that I got "Swimmer's Ear" from swimming in the pool when I was a kid. Super annoying lol I think the remedy was to put drops of vinegar (possibly mixed with some salt) into the ear to dry it out
@Ryan_but_the_name_was_taken
5 ай бұрын
I had a double ear infection in high school and it was so bad that my ears pop every few seconds since. Over 15 years ago
@joanbelmont5450
5 ай бұрын
I know how agonizing middle ear infections can be. As a child I suffered from many and had 2 surgeries for ear tubes. My eardrums ruptured more times that I could remember. I was always in my ENT office. Acute nasal allergies still today and sinus infections. It was a nightmare. Thankfully now that I’m 43 years old I haven’t had such severe episodes in a while.
@DeborahThird-og1uo
4 ай бұрын
My neighbour sorta took her Rx for pneumonia, for 3 days. Her kids caught it, multi drug treatment, same attitude. I caught it (62) and it took 6 tries for a med that worked. Both middle ears infected, resulting in 50% hearing loss in both ears. Permanently. $5,000 for hearing aids that are uncomfortable, tinny, and annoying.
@triciahickey2584
5 ай бұрын
Can you talk about causes of tinnitus and possible treatments?
@thedancingparamedic
5 ай бұрын
it’s this little feature of our anatomy that makes flying absolutely agonizing when you have a cold
@TJZTechShow
5 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on proper tongue resting posture?
@IWantThatKey
5 ай бұрын
Do you know what might cause a persistent itching inside the ear that lasts for years? A doctor looked in there but didn't find anything out of order. I know it's wrong to use q tips but sometimes it's the only thing that brings relief.
@piigeon2475
5 ай бұрын
bugs bugs bugs there are so many bugs bugs inside your ear bugs they’re in your ear bugs bugs bugs
@staceydickinson8021
5 ай бұрын
I have issues with being a wax producer . But also dry in the ears and get itchy alot.. my ENT advised me to put 3 to 4 drops of baby oil in both ears, massage it a bit, wipe the excess that runs out..I am to do this for therest of my life . I have been doing it now for 2 years. Ears for the most part are no longer itchy. Please always check with your doctor or an ENT before starting this regime.
@theanatomylab
5 ай бұрын
Sometimes people can get fungal infections that can cause itching. Some people can even get some eczema/dermatitis in the ear canal.
@randomsomeguy156
5 ай бұрын
I'm not sure that anyone gets what you mean but I do because I had it recently. I read a while ago that it can be from the way the body is connected throughout, some people can bring relief by stimulating random parts of the body. Recently I had the itchy feeling lasting hours in my left ear, q tip didn't bring long tern relief. I begun playing arond my mouth and I licked the very very back of my mouth where the nostrils connect to and I was able to feel some relief in my ear when stimulating the left side and the relief lasted longer than the q tip solution. And also two days later I was pretty under the weather (got a cold) so that was probably connected with it as well. Tldr can be from an upcoming illness/infection, or some other part of the body needing stimulation however that feeling manifests in the ear
@tilongatao
5 ай бұрын
The Haunold area in Innichen does not go up to 11.000 ft, but snow usually is nice and so is the village, Italians love the place with its elegant shopping and early medieval church. A FYI and recommendation - enjoyed the Video, though, very interesting!
@owengilchrist8143
5 ай бұрын
If you have a constant problem equalizing your ears, there is now a procedure called Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation. My ear drums ruptured every time I flew, and I constantly got middle ear infections. This procedure was a godsend!
@jayrawd
5 ай бұрын
Ive always been able to pop my ears (when i can) by constricting the muscles individually and i just recently found out not a whole lot of people can 😅
@thedemonslayer51
5 ай бұрын
Fun fact, one time after a plane trip my ears popped, and for some reason my right ear didn't unpop for weeks. Eventually resolved, but for that whole time it was like if you cupped your hand over one ear. I was effectively unable to hear properly from the right
@BrianButterworth-s4z
5 ай бұрын
Not treating an ear infection can cause a serious brain infection or development of a choleasteotoma.
@breadleymcthicc5444
4 ай бұрын
I remember when I had bollus myringitis, and my God, that was probably the most painful thing I've ever dealt with.
@ubuntuber1619
5 ай бұрын
What is Tinnitus? how to cure it? im pretty sure its not hearing divine high vibration frequency sound due to awakening.
@Robnord1
5 ай бұрын
There is no cure. If anyone tells you there is, it's a sign they want to rob you of your time and/or money as you listen to them spout their nonsense. Only in a few select cases does a 'remedy' actually work...because the supposed tinnitus sufferer never truly had tinnitus anyway, just some temporary condition.
@Chiroman527
5 ай бұрын
Awesome Videos on the anatomy. I'd love for you to do one about Cervical Instabilities (In the Cervical Spine ) from C1 (Atlas Vertebrae) to T1 or T2. I have these issues of Cervical Instabilities (CI) with disc bulges, considerable degenerative discs, OA on the vertebrae and Facet Joints, some stenosis too, I have learned from personal research that CI can affect The Vagus Nerve causing numerous effects of Chronic Sinusitis, TMJ issues, Tinnitus, ear & eye Pains, even IBS, Bladder/ Bowel Incontinence, and more. The Vagus Nerve being the Motherlode - the 10Th and Largest of the Cranial Nerves. Psyche affects too - Like high Anxiety, Heart Palpitations, Costochondritis, etc. Moreover, my Spinal Spondylosis extends from the SI Joints to the Neck. Multiple sites of Spinal Canal Stenosis in the Lumbar and Cervical spines. Your videos are very informative, complete with the illustrations . THX
@Ca_mi_la
5 ай бұрын
When I was 17 I remember the pain I felt in my ears when the airplane on getting on land.. it felt like my head was going to explode, awful! 😢😢
@simpletownworx
5 ай бұрын
I have Menieres disease and am constantly aware of my Eustachian tube fullness, that is, until i go on an aeroplane and get above 30 000 feet. My ears pop and clear right up and i can finally hear properly.
@ksha8785
5 ай бұрын
It would be awesome to discuss the acoustic reflex, and Bell’s palsy impact on this
@eggsmiles
5 ай бұрын
1:57 Missed opportunity to say “Ear-igations”
@riicky83
5 ай бұрын
Where I live, if I want to go to the nearest big town, I have to take a train. It has to go through a tunnel which pops my ears. I end up covering my ears to prevent them from popping.
@levi320
5 ай бұрын
i recently found out my eardrums are too loose and flap around which was causing pain when listening to artificial sound, so all things to do with ears have been pretty interesting to me these past few months lol
@jesseicabaker3896
4 ай бұрын
I have an artificial stapes bone in my right ear. My bone calcified and broke, causing conducive hearing loss, and the surgeon went in through my ear drum to replace it.
@bloopblorp5035
5 ай бұрын
I’m so glad this exists. Because I have always been able to intentionally pop my ears with what felt like moving something within my head. This has helped me, I’ve never needed gum on an airplane. But I do need to manually pop my ears when I get a cold. I havent really thought much about it until my adulthood and took anatomy classes in college. I’ve always asked why I could do that to no avail. 😭 I still would be confused as to what exactly allows me to do so, but I can say for sure it feels like I’m able to move a muscle within my ears!!! So may I request any information that could explain my “ability”?
@CheeseCream1205
4 ай бұрын
I can do that too, I don’t know why?
@ophecobain9109
5 ай бұрын
I’m an audiology student Did I already know everything? Yes Did I watch the whole thing? Absolutely 😁 Great explanations! Very well summarized and clear ^^ The ears are truly fascinating 😊
@isaM08
5 ай бұрын
When I was around 10 I got a ear infection like that. I didn't have any pain or discomfort, but my parents noticed how I wasn't hearing as well and tested me out by talking to me from different distances around the house XD my dad then took me to an otorhinolaryngologist to check it out. And that's how I got my first ever injection, massive needle, cried my eyes out lol.
@Keblash
5 ай бұрын
My favorite thing ever is hearing the word "pus" while eating on my lunch break at work.
@jabadoo5307
5 ай бұрын
I was born with narrow eustachian tubes. Flights have always been a challenge for me, but you just learn to deal with it. I used to scuba dive, and it would take me forever to equalize while descending, and almost always coming back up, I’d get vertigo. The last time I dove, I was down for a while and came up coughing blood. Went to the ENT who let me know the issue and said that was my last dive. Only fix I’ve seen for flights are using afrin 30 minutes before the flight.
@derrickbonsell
5 ай бұрын
I definitely had it fail the last few times I've been on a plane. It took over a week for it to stop hurting.
@ChooseFreely
5 ай бұрын
I love your channel. The best I have found yet. I'm interested in the link between stress, inflammation and autoimmune disease. Thank you
@Thatcorgiman
5 ай бұрын
It's about time you guys cover the auditory and vestibular system. We'll done!
@HumphreyAlphaandOmega
5 ай бұрын
What i do is: i close my nostrils with my fingers then blow slightly, and it pushes the eardrum so i hesr better.
@brianrussell7369
10 күн бұрын
I am 51 and have been using Q-Tips in my ears my whole life. Every time I shower, or even just wash my face, I clean out my ears. Never had a problem. I guess I have been living on the edge this whole time. 😆
@superdog3293
5 ай бұрын
can confirm the bit about respiratory infection and lack of ear poppage. Got a cold once when on a trip. When landing on the flight back it felt like my ears were going to burst for a solid 30 minutes.
@gabork5055
5 ай бұрын
I had a similar ear infection until just a day ago, it tends to return from time to time. (sometimes even from just cold, i also had an inflammation in my teeth last year's Winter which spread to my nerves and ears and i was self-medicating with a bottle of Whiskey which worked well enough as a painkiller until i got to a dentist :D) The reason being is overwashing and yes overuse of earsticks over the years and these oversized cotton swabs which i think shouldn't even exist in the first place. From which point the inside of your ears become so damaged water can enter them. Also accidentally falling asleep on your ears pushing them into the cartilages will lead to even more discomfort lasting for a few weeks. It's better to be careful with it once you get older.
@kennyherbeck1625
5 ай бұрын
When I pop my ears, when I'm sick or something. The whole world starts spinning and I get dizzy and disoriented. How does that work.
@shanerichins3532
5 ай бұрын
I had no idea you were located in Salt Lake until this video where you mentioned very specific altitudes concerning where you live and the nearby ski resorts. Cool.
@honeymoncel222
5 ай бұрын
When using a Q-tip, wet it slightly with alcohol, 70 or 90, turn it around to dry your ear. The alcohol dissolves any wax.
@autumnbehon942
5 ай бұрын
I've always had trouble popping my ears. They just build up with pressure and continue to hurt until eventually leveling out. The greater the pressure difference, the worse the pain. I try everything that gets recommended to me on various ways to force them to pop, but it never works. Now, I'm afraid of being on airplanes or diving because I know things like that cause people's ears to pop. Even driving through surrounding states proves difficult because I live on the edge of the Appalachians, and there are altitude differences in my area. I wish I could just pop my ears so the pressure can be relieved, but it's unfortunately a waiting game for me. I'm scared that one day, the pressure will be too much and will damage my eardrum.
@cjdavis9289
5 ай бұрын
I would love to know more about grommets (the implanted drains) and the effects later in life. I had them when I was a kid and when I did a scuba diving course, it didn't matter how many times I equalized the pressure in my ears, anything deeper than a couple of metres hurt in my ears, and the depths that others could descend in a minute I took about 10min for the pain to feel bearable. I had an appointment with an ear nurse afterwards to figure out why and the only theory she had was that my ear drums are thinner than nornal and have visible scars, presumably from when I had grommets, which maybe make my ears more sensitive. But it's gutting as I love being underwater and never got any further answers. Also, one time on a 4 hour flight in a small 12 person plane which is too small to regulate pressure in cabin, I fell asleep and so mustn't have been regulating the pressure in my ears, and then woke to the most intense pain I've ever felt in my life that was coming from my ears and lost most of my hearing for a few days before it returned. Because I was in a remote island in a remote country I couldn't see a doctor and when I returned to my country my hearing had gone back to normal and doctors in my country get annoyed and ignore you if you go if you don't have something severe presently affecting you, so I figured there wasn't any point going - this was about a year before trying scuba diving. In conclusion, my ears are problematic and I don't know why and I don't have the money to go directly to a specialist so I'll never know 🫠🤣
@stephanieyee9784
5 ай бұрын
Very interesting and informative video. Thank you.
@Chad-g4h
5 ай бұрын
How to pop your ears when you are sick: Lay on your side with the blocked ear facing up, try to flex the ear popping muscle as hard as possible and keep flexing as long as possible, try it a few times if not working on the first time
@zhulikkulik
5 ай бұрын
Ew Didn't expect the nose to ear connection to be THAT intimate I guess I had an ear infection this winter. Feels like clogged ear, but instead of completely losing sensitivity it's like someone put a low-pass filter on one of my ears. Also, yes, as many people commented - I also hate planes because of how much it hurts my ears on takeoff and landing.
@danielscott3178
5 ай бұрын
I can actually open and close my eustachian tubes on demand without moving my jaw. Always thought it was really cool. I do it for fun sometimes because I like the sound.
@lotterwinner6474
5 ай бұрын
As someone with frequent and multiple day long Vertigo and Dizzy spells I hate everything about the Human ears.
@david.thomas.108
5 ай бұрын
I can pop my ears by what feels like moving specific muscles around the Eustachian tube area, without moving my jaw. I wonder how common that is.
@bloopblorp5035
5 ай бұрын
You are the third person I’ve found that can! I can too! It’s so weird, why??
@david.thomas.108
5 ай бұрын
@@bloopblorp5035good to know I’m not alone. It’s quite useful sometimes, especially on airplanes 😅
@MOST_RANDOM_OF_THEM_ALL
5 ай бұрын
I remember when I tried to pop my ear to release pressure cus it felt like there was a lot of pressure but it didn't work and then I thought there wasn't enough so plugged my nose and gently blew and almost instantly pain and I tried to pop my ear constantly and and then I heard a pop and felt the air slowly leaking out and it sound like a high pitched sqweeling sound and it was extremely painfully. Luckily it didn't affect my hearing.
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