Question 1

what can i do for a plugged ear?

Accepted Answer

Find out why: Treatment depends on cause. It can be wax filling your ear canal, it can be fluid behind your ear drum. This needs to be ascertained by somebody looking into your ear. Start with your doctor.

Question 2

my ear is completely plugged. what can i do?

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Have someone look.: There are many causes for plugging your ears and the treatments are very different. Cerumen impaction (ear wax) requires someone to clean out the ears. Otitis externa is an outer ear infection that needs ear drops. Otitis media is fluid behind the eardrum and may need antibiotics or drainage. Sometimes the ear exam is normal and the plugged sensation is from a sudden hearing loss.

Question 3

how to stop pain in ear from ear plug?

Accepted Answer

Change the plug: Pain in the ear canal from an ear plug most likely results from a minor injury to the skin of the canal wall.  The size and shape of the ear plug is probably resulting in a superficial abrasion of the skin.  Visiting an audiologist for a proper fitting of an ear plug may cost more but that specialist can give you the most precise and hopefully most painless fitting.

Question 4

why is my ear plugged up if i'm not sick?

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Depends: Your ears may be plugged if you have had nasal congestion from a recent/current cold or allergic rhinitis. Some people with a jaw issue may have a sensation of plugged ears as well.  Consult your doctor.

Question 5

what do i do if i feel my ear plugged and it feels like something is stuck in there ?

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Ear plugging: The question is if it is plugged from the inside (fluid on the other side of your eardrum) or if there is something in the canal- have a doctor take a look- treatment is very different.

Question 6

what are the causes of your ears to be plugged?

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Find out why: It can be wax filling your ear canal, it can be fluid behind your ear drum. It can be due to tmj. It can merely be due to relative negative pressure behind your ear drum.

Question 7

what can i do if my ears are plugged for over a week?

Accepted Answer

Remove the earwax: You can buy an over-the-counter ear wax solution with a irrigation bulb that will relieve you of this issues very inexpensively.

Question 8

i recently had an airtravel and my ears plugged during landing. it hasn't unplugged yet. it's been more than a week. no pain but just a funny feeling.?

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Very Common: What you are describing is very common. Especially after having a cold while flying. Essentially when there is already congestion and your ears are not clearing to begin with and you have rapid change in altitude it is not uncommon to have ear congestion due to the eustachian tubes behind the ear drums being congested and not clearing air pressure behind ears. This usually resolves by itself.

Question 9

hey my ear seems plugged or stuffy. what could this be?

Accepted Answer

Ear plugged: Several possibilites.  Your external ear canal may be partially or fully blocked with ear wax, or your eustachean tubes may be congested.  You may have an infection or injury to the ear.  Is this recent problem or on going?  Best to get medical help if it continues.

Question 10

my ears are plugged up and hearing is muffled. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Ear Wax?: It is possible you have what we call a "cerumen impaction" with the plugged up feeling you described,  which just a fancy way of saying ear wax is blocking your ear canals. The only way to know for sure is to visit your doctor as there are many other causes. If it is ear wax, avoid q-tips as it acts as a plunger and consider trying debrox that is over the counter.

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