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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is 9 and has been complaining of the following things for several weeks:

ears (both) feel "full" all the time
ear clicking or popping from time to time.   A day will go by without it and then she'll say "That weird ear clicking thing is back".
complains of feeling dizzy, and sometimes of feeling "separated" from the world sometimes, like she is floating away (?)

Took her to her pediatrician 2 weeks ago, who said there was no ear infection and no swimmers ear, but that she saw signs of allergy/irritation, and suggested she take Claratin and Nasacort spray to reduce irritation, but there's been no change.

AM taking her to dentist next week to see about TMJ but I don't think my daughter grinds her teeth.   She wears a retainer at night and most of the day but don't know if that's relevant.

My daughter seems to be going through a growing pains/constant complaint phase right now so every day she has a new thing to complain about; it is hard to know what is a serious problem.  But this ear fullness is really, really bothering her although there is no pain or anything like that; just constant irritation at not feeling right in her head.

Any ideas what this could be and how to make it go away?[/quote]

Did the ear clicking start after a recent haircut? I once read about this in the Wash Post. It took an ENT to see that there was a 1-inch hair sitting on the writer's ear drum that got in there from blow drying after a haircut. I wonder too if the irritation is just because your DD keeps sticking her fingers in her ears from frustration. [/quote]

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