The following symptoms and complaints may indicate inflammation or closure of the auditory tube:
Symptoms of tubal catarrh (tympanic ventilation disorder of the middle ear).
- Impaired dull hearing/hearing loss (conductive hearing loss).
- Dull pressure in the ear (“cotton ear”, “absorbent cotton feeling”).
- Pain, stabbing
- Noise in the ear
- In case of bilateral affection strikingly loud speech
Symptoms of tympanic effusion
- Impaired muffled hearing/hearing loss (conductive hearing loss); one’s own voice is perceived to be louder
- Dull pressure in the ear; sometimes also pain
- Noise in the ear
- In case of bilateral affection strikingly loud speech
- Vertigo (dizziness) [occasionally.]
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) [occasional]
