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I currently have a cold and my ear has been feeling stuffy, clogged, and its hurts. why? i also haven't cleaned my ear for a while.
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BLOCKED EUSTACHIAN T: A cold can cause blockage of the eustachian tube and that can cause the feeling of clogged and stuffy ear and can sometime also cause middle ear infection due to overgrowth of bacteria behind the ear drum due to impaired drainage.
Answered 11/8/2012
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