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What Are the Causes of Echoes in Both Ears?

Inner ear problems are often to blame for echoing ears, but if you already wear hearing aids, consider a visit to your audiologist as well as your family doctor.

  1. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD)

    • According to WebMD and DoctorHoffman.com, eustachian tube dysfunction can cause persistent echoing in one or both ears. The eustachian tube connects your inner ear to the back of the throat, and sometimes opens to equalize air pressure. When your eustachian tube stays open instead of closing normally, you experience annoying echoes and a sense of ear fullness.

    Other Inner Ear Disorders

    • Other inner ear problems can also cause echoes. Middle ear infections, chronic colds and allergies can compromise eustachian tube function and draining. Smokers are more prone to middle ear problems. Smoking damages eustachian tube cilia, tiny hairs inside the ear. These hairs play an instrumental role in normal hearing, and damage can result in echoing or other long-term problems.

    Hearing Aids

    • If you have hearing aids, they might be the culprit. According to Hearing Solutions, many hearing aid patients complain that their voices have a hollow, "echo-ey" quality. If a hearing aid significantly blocks the hearing canal, the wearer's voice reverberates inside his own ears, causing this unpleasant sensation. Visit your audiologist for a hearing device adjustment and expert advice.

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