The build up of ear wax causes pressure to the inner ear thus causing tinnitus.
The Eustachian tubes
Salpingostenosis is the medical term meaning abnormal narrowing of the eustachian tube. The breakdown is salpingo- (tube - usually eustachian or fallopian) and -stenosis (abnormal narrowing).
eustachian tubes
Eustachian tube which runs to your nose. I believe the correct answer is the Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
eustachian tube
Those are called the Eustachian tubes.
Nasopharynx
Eustachian tubes
The eustachian tubes are the auditory tubes that link the nasopharynx to the middle ear.
Eustachian tubes are part of our auditory system their function is to equalize pressure on both sides of our ear drum so that it can vibrate freely.
You need to clear the eustachian tube. It swells and keeps mucus inside which causes pain, loss of hearing, a swishing sound, ringing, and general discomfort. I have discovered my own home remedy to clear this up. The general idea is to use a nasal irrigator (neti pot) to wash your sinuses, but you need to add nasal spray to the saline wash and also tip your head around to get it into your eustachian tubes to reduce the swelling there and let the mucus drain. You can also try Nasacourt, a RX spray, that has steroid for inflammation, and follow these instructions from an ENT Doctor on how to get it to your eustachian tube: That may work, but if it does not, try a deep irrigation method. See the "Related Links" below. This will clear almost any clogged ear, inner ear blockage, ear swelling, ear pain, inner ear swishing, hearing loss, etc due to eustachian tube swelling and clogging which ismost often causes by sinus allergy flare ups and also ear infections.
Pharynx and inner ear