OtoventGlue Ear Treatment by Otovent with 10 Balloons

I consider this product to be miraculous. I have had totally blocked ears for more than three months and it was driving me insane. I was faced with either balloon dilation of my eustachian tubes or ear tubes again which I was very reluctant to do because the last time I had ear tubes it took them five years to heal up. I tried all kinds of eustachian tube-opening exercises with herbal oils and massage, and they did not help me at all. My ears became increasingly congested until I finally found this product. It took several weeks to unblock my ears, but after each use, I could feel a little bit of moisture in my nasal passages. It took a while to learn to use, and I did use it faithfully at least three or four times a day initially. I was able to back off after the first two weeks to fewer times. I did not experience relief for the first few days, but I did notice that my hearing was improving so that gave me incentive to continue. If you’re really having trouble with your station to blockage I encourage you to try this product. It’s inexpensive , and it works !

Works people. I did not believe it but my ear was so clogged I gave it a try. Worked exactly as it said. I used it two days I a row twice a day. Ear unclogged

If I could rate this as minus zero I would. What a useless, over-priced, over-touted , little contraption this is! The accompanying leaflet states that the balloon should be inflated to the size of a grapefruit by exhaling through one nostril. In order to do this you would need to have the lungs of an elephant. Attempting to do it, over and over again, and only inflating it to the size of a walnut, is to risk a serious injury and dangerous eye pressure. Kicking myself for believing the reviews and wasting $17. Just do the Valsalva movement, keeping chewing forcefully and use a saline nasal spray.

Ok product

I bought this hoping to help popping my left ear that has been glued for two months. I have been doing Valsalva maneuver to pop my left ear with full force that caused my good ear hurts. I pushed so hard to the point that air passing through my good ear. Not good. Two weeks ago, I tried combination of Allegra, Mucinex, Sudafed (all generic) for a few days but my Eustachian tube didn't open. I stopped those OTC medications and switched to anti-inflammatory supplements with Flonase (generic Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray), Then, I found a web site telling why Flonase doesn't work for Eustachian tube dysfunction. It says Flonase should aim for the opening of the Eustachian tube. I tiled my head little bit to the left and faced down so that the top of the nozzle lines up to the target (left ET opening). To my surprise, just after few applications, I was able to pop my left ear with Otovent. The balloon gets too loose if I blow the balloon too big, so I keep it rather small. I needed almost the highest pressure Otovent produced so a new balloon worked the best. Otovent should be able to train me how hard I can push while staying in safe pressure region. One method I tired and worked good was push-pull. Meaning I inflate the balloon, then deflate creates vacuum by breathing in, creating positive and negative pressure, repeated quickly.I deducted one star is for the cost. The balloon's life is too short.Summary: Otovent didn't work for the for the first two months but eventually worked.

I was really skeptical about this product. I have eustachian tube dysfunction. My ears pop all the time. If I get any sort of sinus thing, it almost always affects my ears. I have had colds turn to partial deafness for over a month. Once I lost my hearing for almost 3 months. I've had tubes put in, then taken out, I've had nose surgery too, and I see an ENT regularly. There's pretty much nothing they can do to stop my hearing problems. This is just the hand I was dealt. I bought this out of desperation after losing my hearing again earlier this year from a cold. The reviews were all over the place. I received it and I agree that it's a relatively inexpensive thing; you get literally a bunch of branded balloons and a plastic blower. So yeah, it probably only costs a few dollars to make and it's crazy to pay $20+ for it. But if you can't hear and you're desperate, well I can tell you it works! You cover one nostril and blow and oh my goodness, the relief is immediate. I have used this dozens of times. I never travel without it. While sometimes it does take several attempts to pop my ear, it will pop it. I know it's weird and again, it's expensive for what you're getting, but the fact that it somehow is able to release the pressure is worth it to me. I've used it while sick and just for times that somehow my ear has popped and I can't hear right. So much better than praying to yawn or hoping meds work, this is something you can actively do and it works quickly. Highly recommend!