Ears...

[Sugarlump]

Just lately I've noticed my ears become affected towards the end of dialysis and for an hour or two afterwards.
They feel blocked, my hearing is reduced and they are generally uncomfortable until it clears?

Why would dialysis cause this? Is there a medical explanation for it?
How do I stop it???

[Dman73]

If I get below my dry weight my ears don't seem to function properly even after I equalize them and only correct after going home and having dinner along with some fluid replacement.

[cdwbrooklyn]

When I was in center my ears use to get stopped up as well.   I noticed it when I use to take off too much water.  Also, it would take a while before it cleared.   I guess it’s a part of dialysis, however, I don’t really experience it now on NxStage not that I can recall. 

[PrimeTimer]

My mother did not have kidney disease (she had congestive heart failure) and was on Coumadin and 2 "water pills" to keep fluid from building up and she use to complain about her ears always being stopped up. Makes you wonder if fluid build up and/or removal has anything to do with it. Will be interesting if anyone can answer your question. 

[raidym]

I had this all through the time I did dialysis. After my sessions I had a loud buzzing in my ears and couldn't hear a thing. I asked what could be causing it and never got an answer from the staff at my dialysis unit. One man said he had the same trouble and had been told we have tiny blood vessels around our temples and ears and that the blood flowing through so fast would maybe cause the buzzing or blocked feeling. I done the twilight shift so wasn't home till late after my treatment that feeling didn't go away till I had a good night sleep and sometimes not even then. My hearing was terrible while I was on dialysis. The explanation I got from this man was the one I stuck with as it was one I felt comfortable with. Since I had my transplant it has gone completely but I still find it hard with very low sound especially men with a low rumbly voice I find hard to hear. Sometimes I don't even realise their talking to me