EarPopper Home Version - Ear Pressure Relief Device

I’ve suffered with ear pressure problems when flying for longer than I can remember… It’s ruined holidays (at the start because I’m deaf for anything up to two day, and it’s even worse returning home). I can’t plan anything for up to a week as two flights in a short space of time have made me even deafer.I’ve tried everything. I’ve spoken to endless ear specialists and no-one has been able to help me. You name it I’ve given it a go. The most helpful ‘remedy’ has been using an Otovent, but it’s limited in the relief it gives, a bIt of a lucky dip as to how long the ears will take to settle again.With so many holiday choices denied me due to the need to either use connecting flights to arrive at the destination, or internal flights between one place and the next once you’re there, I heard that grommets can help sort out the problem once and for all.So I paid a decent amount to have a consultation with a private ear specialist to advise me. Although the cost of the procedure privately would cost me the same as a decent holiday, I thought it’d be worth it once and for all…“Grommets won’t help,” he said, “but this will.” And he brings up a photograph of Ear Popper on his screen and shows me. “Available on Amazon and in Boots.” I mentioned that I’d used Otovent previously with limited success, but he told me that Otovents were old hat, and the Ear Popper was the way to go.Looking at the picture on his computer screen, I thought we’d be talking £9.99 or so, so I coughed a bit when I saw it was just shy of £100 quid.I used it twice just a couple of weeks ago. After two goes up each nostril, waiting for my baggage to show itself on the conveyor belt, I could suddenly hear! Alright it wasn’t perfect, but another go about an hour later had my hearing fully restored. A miracle!But what would it be like after the return flight, when I’d always experienced the worst of it?Again, it was miraculous. I could even watch TV (and hear what everyone was saying) within a couple of hours after landing.It’s given me so much confidence, I’m now looking at holidays without worrying about the number of flights involved. It’s opened up a world to me I thought had disappeared for good.Yes, it’s pricey for what it is, but we’re paying for the invention. It won’t suit everyone, as made clear in some of these reviews, but it was definitely worth the £99 to give it a go, worth every penny.

I’ve had eustachian tube issues since I was a boy.I’ve avoided air travel, because on the one occasion I’ve flown (an employer’s business trip, so I had little choice) I went through a great deal of pain, especially on the decent and by the time I disembarked I could hear my voice reverberating around my skull for several hours, the type of effect you get when your ears are totally blocked during a bad cold or flu.It took until the morning for everything to return to normal.In addition, I had a blocked eustachian tube a few years ago (following flu) which lasted for over 3 months and I became sick and tired of doctors telling me to give it time, only after I was in agony one night and honestly thought my ear drum would burst did I make a GP appointment and absolutely insist I was given some kind of medication.That visit saw me provided with a steroid nasal spray which literally overnight, cured the problem.Four weeks ago I developed a cold which lead to bronchitis and eventually affected the eustachian tube in my left ear, the effect was a replication of what happened several years ago, except this time I was determined it would not carry on for 3 months.I tried two or three steroid sprays but they were useless this time around.I then looked for something different and came across the ear popper, expensive yes, but when you’re desperate, most people with buy things they may otherwise shy away from and I’m no different in that respect.I was a little frightened if truth was told to use it when it first arrived as I’d never heard of it and I don’t like messing around with ears.But 24 hours later I thought, “this is stupid, I’ve paid a hundred quid for this baby, I can’t just leave it in the box” so I bit the bullet and used it, tentatively at first, pulling it away from my nose probably quicker than I should, but eventually used it properly.I wasn’t expecting miracles with this.Although the use of a steroid spray worked once, that was after 3 months and I presume the viral infection which caused the blockage was nearing the end of its life, this new infection however was quite recent, so I was prepared for continued use over a period of time.It seemed to me that my issue wasn’t merely liquid behind the drum, although I was aware there was definitely some.My symptoms appeared to mimic glue ear where the liquid can’t empty because the eustachian area is clogged up with mucous and other debris, so that even when the tube is opened, it more or less seals itself again preventing efficient drainage.I believed for that reason I would need to use the popper multiple times in my attempts to clear the blockage.This I did, for nearly a week, but there wasn’t a huge improvement, a little yes, but nothing significant.Occasionally it appeared as if it was getting worse, but I persevered using the device at least twice a day, sometimes 6 or 7 and on the eighth day I noticed a change for the better.It’s still not 10O% after 9 days, but I’d say it’s 75% better than it was and I’ll continue with its use, as punching my nostrils and swallowing or pinching and blowing is for me, useless.This product never fails to open the tube (if used correctly) and it’s the actual opening which is giving my ear the chance to clear and drain.If it works first time for you, brilliant, it undoubtedly will with some people who have an easier to remove blockage, but if you’re like me and you know you have just finished having a bad cold or flu then you ‘may’ need to be patient and be prepared for continued use for up to a fortnight or even beyond, because what is causing the blockage may be harder to remove.So don’t give up and persevere if you fall into my category, if all else fails you can always ask to see your GP, or perhaps buy an over the counter steroid nasal spray which may actually work at this juncture.This is a good product, expensive yes, but worth a try. Hope this helps