At first there was nothing unusual about the patient. She came to our ENT practice because she had been feeling pressure in her right ear for a few months. In addition, the ear was “closed” – you know the feeling when traveling on a plane or hiking in the mountains at high altitude. This can also occur if an effusion has formed in the middle ear as a result of a cold.

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