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

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

Ай бұрын

@@oznerol256That’s amazing

@aspuzling

Ай бұрын

So like a gearbox, got it.

Sometimes I just randomly crack my jaw by accident

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

😬

@heintz256

Ай бұрын

You too?!

@alanthayer8797

Ай бұрын

@@theanatomylab Sounds STUPID to say Ear wax position is to STOP things from goin n ! Research shows u cn detect CANCERS of virus types within Ear wax !Thus it REMOVES Waste frm Brain to Abdominals!

@DaNiKzz

Ай бұрын

yooooooo im not alone :D

@talha018

Ай бұрын

Me tooo

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

Ай бұрын

Glad the video was helpful!

@sofiarufai4559

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

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-

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

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.

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

Ай бұрын

Wow so cool you could see this for yourself. I sure hope the Doctors bill was considerably less!

@vidhoard

Ай бұрын

Wow that sounds horrible! How do you handle the noise sensitivity?

@lake5pilot

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

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

Ай бұрын

You hereby get an honorary MD. 🧠👂🏼👂🏼

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

Ай бұрын

True (I'm sick rn)

@user-ck2ht6uv1l

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

28 күн 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

26 күн бұрын

Makes sense- I get sore ears and stuffy ears when I have a cold.

@danielkjh8

26 күн бұрын

@@catpoke9557 I have full control over my popping so when it is over i can release the pressure when I want

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

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

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

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

26 күн 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

26 күн бұрын

Currently sitting in my quiet room with a headache and my tinnitus squealing. Gotta love it!

Can you do a video about Tinnitus. I love your videos and learn a lot!

@Psycho-Ssnake

Ай бұрын

WHAT!?

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

Ай бұрын

Yes please!

@sophiefrancis7392

Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@mfranck1

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

Ай бұрын

Yes! I would love to learn more about vertigo and what I could do to help alleviate my symptoms!

@mfranck1

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.

My brother had repeated asymptomatic ear infections as a child that caused severe hearing loss. The hearing impairment is what led to discovery of the chronic infections. So, I really have issues with the notion that ear infections heal themselves.

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

First & last time I voluntarily went to a doctor, at the age of 4. I distinctly remember the pain & it seems like forever that it took to go away. I freak out every time I experience the slightest amount of pain in my ear.

@mastatheif9909

Ай бұрын

Your brother is an outlier

@lajya01

Ай бұрын

I had problems with repeated ear infections as a kid. I got the the tubes at 7 and that was all over forever. If antibiotic overuse is a concern, this surgery really does make a difference.

@fulanichild3138

Ай бұрын

Having had a ruptured eardrum due to a middle ear infection as a child, I cringed at the thought of not treating an infection. The pain was excruciating.

@TheFar-FlungFarang

Ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me, though not at all asymptomatic, my infections were excruciating and had led to the crystallization of fluid within the inner ear. Parents and doctors back then (40 years ago) just gave you aspirin and said it will go away. Then my father realized I was starting to develop serious hearing problems. Had the tubes (grommets) put in at 6 years old and that largely fixed the problems however, my eardrums are now weak from both the tubes and being ruptured so often to the point where I need to be extremely careful equalizing pressure. Last rupture was early this year in the pool. So no, I really don't agree with the infections running their course. My daughter just got first ear infection and it was straight to the docs the get ear drops and oral antibiotics.

Haven't watched it yet but fun fact, I can actually pop my ears at will. I can flex the muscle (tensor tympani) in my ear and hold it so the inside of my ear 'rumbles'. There's a community of other people online who can do this and they're called ear rumblers. :)

@SkyGuardianHelmet

Ай бұрын

Can't everyone do it? I always make a band in my head from these sounds

@Tia.H

Ай бұрын

Unless there's a severe blockage or a ruptured ear drum, everyone should be able to pop their ears at will by following the simple techniques mentioned in this video.

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

👍🏻

@ateeate

Ай бұрын

Everyone can do this... 😂

@am529

Ай бұрын

I can too

Ok… that was awesome, but I was really hoping to learn a bit more on why I shouldn't twirl a delicious-feeling Q-tip in my ears.

@shamblonaut

Ай бұрын

Delicious is a valid word here, but it still feels weird 😂

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

Ай бұрын

😂 Probably

@karenroot450

Ай бұрын

No dead cooties for him

my jaw squeaks like a door hinge

@jewellmadden8624

26 күн бұрын

What?..

Now I'm popping my ears

@Lizzy_333

Ай бұрын

Same lol

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

😂

@HistoryOnTheLoose

Ай бұрын

I had a very painful ear infection for several days at 24. Now 56. I lost most hearing in it permanently.

@shotgunbunny

Ай бұрын

​@@HistoryOnTheLoose):

@mynftnow9957

26 күн бұрын

@@HistoryOnTheLoose did wierd hearing distortion happen? Like as if your ear was editing sound?

"Two ear is human . . ." Why this echoes inside my head?

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

😂

Tried to hit thumbs up, got a message that said that the resource was exhausted. Great video, as always

@world_still_spins

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.

@U20E0

Ай бұрын

@@world_still_spinslol. Did a youtube server run out of quota on its own API?!

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!

That was very interesting. Thx for covering the topic.

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

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

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.

@user-lh5re8jh7u

Ай бұрын

Right and a bad infection can cause an infection of the brain.

@TheFar-FlungFarang

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.

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

Ай бұрын

You're lucky you don't have an acoustic neoroma, like me. They are not good . Hope things get better

great video, as someone who had a cholesteotoma and suffered from airplane rides ever since, this helps me understand the anatomy of my ear much better.

This video is going to be POP-ular!

@Tia.H

Ай бұрын

😆 Good one!

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

Lol!

@MoparGuy1625

Ай бұрын

Baaaa dummmmm tsssss

@UppityRib

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Dad

@savagepro9060

Ай бұрын

@@UppityRib Hmm, the prodigal daughter? I can't remember thou🤔🤨

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 😇😇

I've always been able to do it at will. Handy both in a plane, and when you've got a head cold!

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

👍🏻

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

Fancy seeing you hear… here.

@lilythompson029

Ай бұрын

i can do it too at will! I thought i was the only one!!! you just move the inside of like.. your ear?, right? people are so confused when i try explain

@Vicieron

Ай бұрын

friend of mine tried to get me to explain. I couldnt tell him _exactly_ . For me, its stretching SOME muscle in my neck. its not just the one they spotted in the video. I dont even move my ears........even though im capable of doing that. (i found that instead of swiveling your ears to pick up different sounds like other animals like dogs, US HUMANS can move our ears to deafen noises about 2 - 3 decibles. Its helped me out alot when it was the perfect difference of ear hurting pain from stupid loud music to putting it as JUST BARELY tolerable loud.) Its two muscles on each side of my trachea. I feel them tense when i relieve the pressure. I dont need to yawn or move my ears or jaw. something involving those muscles allows me to open that canal and i can keep it open too for as long as i like if i keep it tensed up.

@lilythompson029

29 күн бұрын

@@Vicieron Yes! i just can’t explain it but well, i just do it! lol

Wow!!! That was an awesome explanation!! Thank you!

Human body is a treasure of fluids and sticky stuff.

I love your channel. The best I have found yet. I'm interested in the link between stress, inflammation and autoimmune disease. Thank you

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

Ай бұрын

Did you clean the earplugs (or change them frequently if disposable)?

@emom358

Ай бұрын

@@reality1701 cleaned after every shift, changed frequently (thought the company didn't like that)

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.

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!

I love this channel. Im going through tinnitus and information is always helpful

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

Great it was helpful!

Amazing video! I know ear anatomy but its the physiology that always surprises me and helps me understand more about the body! Thanks IoA

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

Great to hear! no pun intended

Maniere's survivor here.... THAT was very interesting.

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.

Very interesting and informative video. Thank you.

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

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.

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.

Thankyou, i asked this question afew videos ago😊

My ear hurt when he put the little metal wand in the skeletons ear !lol😂

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

😂

@mariee.5912

Ай бұрын

Me too 😅

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.

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

29 күн 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!

Great video, never knew where the tube was located and how the popping worked.

@theanatomylab

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

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

I laughed when you said you're sure that the left hand touched the cadaver. That was quick.

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

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

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. 🫤

I’m an immunocompromised science teacher recovering from an upper respiratory infection turned major ear infection…I haven’t been able to pop my ears for 2 weeks. Now, after antibiotics, steroids, and ear irrigations I understand why! ❤. Thanks for helping me be a better teacher and for helping me understand what’s happening to me!

It would be awesome to discuss the acoustic reflex, and Bell’s palsy impact on this

Thank u for the info!👍🏼💕

It's very interesting. I've always wondered if your maquettes were real body parts, then you talked about a "cadaver" in the video, so I have my answer. Still super interesting !

It's about time you guys cover the auditory and vestibular system. We'll done!

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

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

Ай бұрын

Glad you like our videos! Some contain references in the description, if you need to!

Recently took a flight when I had a cold. Decent just before landing was extremely painful, thought it was going to cause some damage. Usually I can pop my ears with ease. This explains its, Thank you 😊

Am I the only one that can pop there ears without holding your nose or moving your jaw

@bloopblorp5035

29 күн бұрын

No! I can and have always wondered the same thing and why !!

@itsitagn

28 күн бұрын

I too can also pop thy ears without thy mandible

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.

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.

I had chronic ear infections as a kid. My parents didnt do the tubes for me and i still struggle in my 30s with eustachian tube pressure.. its horrible. It impacts balance and headaches too 😞

Thank you for the informative video 👍🏻, When I was a young man there were problems with the correct respiratory tract (sinusitis) as a result of which there was excessive pressure on 👂 (otitis media) They were treated with heating (👂👃) There was an exacerbation then I was 16 years old, a substance in the form liquid sulfur came out of the left 👂at night for about a week, after which they stopped bothering me. Now I’m 35 with otitis media there are no problems... Greetings from 🇰🇿..

Clear explanation cool

Intersting video, thanks!

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!

Interesting video. Could you do one on tinnitus? If you haven't already. Causes, what it looks like if its visible, and treatments.

@reality1701

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!

I am stunned at the fact that ruptured eardrums can heal over time. I thought that if they ruptured, they were done for good.

@josephbennett3482

Ай бұрын

Nope , they're able to stitch themselves back together again just like our skin does when we get injured.

I used to get so many ear infections as a small child. It sucked so much, but it was probably because I had near constant colds and flus, even had bronchitis and pneumonia on separate occasions.

Can you talk about causes of tinnitus and possible treatments?

Great video…Can you edit your video to speak about the Eustachian tube ballon procedure?

Thank you!👍👍

The exact otitis scenario you described happened to me this winter + at a ski resort so i believe the rapid compression and decompression helped push some of the fluid up the eustachian tube. I felt like the tympan was really close to rupturing, would not recommend.

Chewing on a lolli-pop, pop-corn, or pop-sicle are all pop-ular options that the pop-ulation can use to pop their ears.

Can you do a video on proper tongue resting posture?

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

19 күн бұрын

I can do that too, I don’t know why?

Your explanations are becoming as food to me thanks

i'm surprised you didn't talk about when travelling by plane, which is more commonly when the pressure difference in the ear occurs, and it used to really be a pain. until i effectively learned how to pop my ears so i never had that pain again. however its hard to explain how i do the popping. its more than just opening your mouth and moving your jaw. you have to move your jaw in a way that opens more the airway inside the middle ear.

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.

My younger sister would get ear infections so much as a child that my mom kept the medicine in the fridge year round and would just give her some as needed. This was the direction of the doctor because mom was constantly bringing her in for it. I've not thought about that in so long.

Can you do a video about Peyronie's Disease?

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

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!

I've had eustachian dysfunction for over a year now. It all started when I had four nasty colds over a four month span (thanksgiving 2022 through March 2023) and the final one was the big one that set it off.

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.

Great, thank you as always, but there is a hug error in it. When climbing in higher elevation, plug the nose and blow is a very bad thing as you increase even more the difference beetween your bodies pressure and the air pressure.

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 🫠🤣

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

Ай бұрын

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I had a weird episode once that lasted weeks when I couldn't sleep on one side or the room would spin like crazy and make me go from feeling "fine" to instantly throwing up. For quite a while I was fragile, nobody could move or push me, I had to be careful with any and every head movements I would do. I found out later that it was an inner ear infection affecting the balance... It took me months to go back to normal. I heard that sometimes you can be hospitalized for it and in rare cases normal can never be reached again. That is what I would like to know about, please! ^-^ (I forgot the name of the infection)

For the past 2 weeks I have been driving up and down the Cajon Pass (in So Cal) every day for work, which is about a 3,000 ft elevation change (I think). Sometimes I’ll play games to see how long I can stand it before I have to pop my ears. Then I began to wonder how the ear popping process works. Then this video pops (no pun intended) up in my suggestions lol. I always knew it had to do with equalizing pressures, but never knew how the mechanism behind it works until I saw this video today. 😀

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.

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.

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.

Please make video on superficial fascia and deep fascia plzz

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.

My daughter had constant ear infections and a leaky left ear, no temperature or anything else though. Took a couple of years before she was referred to an ENT specialist. After some tests it was discovered that her left eardrum is completely ruptured. She still has OK hearing somehow but has to wear a special ear plug anytime she has her head in water eg shower/bath, swimming. The ENT specialist said once she's 11, the inner ear should be fully developed and she will have a surgery to replace the eardrum. We still have no idea how this happened!

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

Ай бұрын

That sounds very interesting! Thank you for sharing!

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.

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.

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.

I love your channel. I have really bad Tinnitis with 50% hearing loss. Do we know what causes this yet? Brain or tiny hairs in ears? I’d love your opinion xx

What causes tinnitus?

@savagepro9060

Ай бұрын

tiny tins ringing

@reality1701

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

Ай бұрын

Tinnitus is the brain listening to music

@TheSilverShadow17

10 күн бұрын

​@@snaggletooth4585No it isn't, it's a constant nonstop ringing noise inside your ears for those who suffer from Tinnitus

I used to get middle ear infections allllll of the time when I was a kid and I remember a terrible shooting pain down my throat any time I swallowed. Never got a tube but I had a friend who had one.