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Hello! i'm a teen and i'm not sick this has been happening for a while every time i blow my nose my ears pop and it hurts...

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More likely pressure: You likely had an unnoticed closure of your eustachian tube that reopened to allow some air into your middle ear space.But this should not produce continuing pain. An office exam can separate the issues that will self correct vs the possibility of an ear infection that needs treatment.

Answered 6/23/2018

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