Quote Originally Posted by Alaskatom View Post
lilly, your symptoms sound very familiar to me. I have significant hearing loss on one side. On that side, I also have severe tinnitus that varies in type (ringing, roaring, etc.) and intensity. On both sides I have that plugged feeling, but not always. It's really frustrating because I can't tell what triggers it. Some days it will be barely noticeable and other days it's terrible. I also have nearly constant nasal congestion to some degree, often to the point that I can't breathe through my nose and I sound like I have a terrible cold. It is improved by rinsing, but not for long. In my case, I believe the hoarseness and difficulty breathing is caused by post-nasal drip. It is very difficult to get a good night's sleep when this is going on. Rinsing and drinking lots of water during the day seems to help somewhat, but again it's very unpredictable. OTC Flonase is somewhat helpful.
Have you tried QNasl? Plugged feelings, muffled hearing, one ear amplifying noise ridicuolusly and causing pain, nasal drip while sleeping causing me to cough, the ringing and roaring, all went away after using QNasl for several weeks. ENT told me about it, he said studies showed QNasl reached the ears more than any other spray. Cheers!