What Causes A Sensation Of Pressure Within The Middle Ears?

Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016

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Wed, 31 Aug 2016 Answered on

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Question : When rising from a sitting position, after a couple of minutes I get a feeling of pressure in my ears and sound cuts off with each heart beat.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

What you are reporting may be related to:
- Cardiac issues
- Inner ear problems
- Cervical spine spondylitis

If you were my patient I would recommend to do the following examinations to find out what is causing your symptoms:
- Blood work
- Ecg
- Cardiac echo
- Holter monitoring
- Tilt table test
- Cervical spine x-ray
- Audiogram

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar