Symptoms of GLOBUS TYMPANICUM

A pressure differential usually produces severe pain and hearing loss. This loss is usually a conductive hearing loss, referring to the state where there is interruption in the mechanical transmission of sound. A sensorineural hearing loss or vertigo during a descent suggests the possibility of a perilymph fistula; the same symptoms during ascent from a deep-sea dive suggest bubble formation in the inner ear. A perilymph fistula refers to the condition where fluid within the structures of the inner ear are damaged and leak fluid into the middle ear and possibly out of the ruptured eardrum. A person with an acute URI or allergic reaction should be advised not to fly or dive.