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I cannot hear well because of cold?
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Fluid in ears: Your middle ear always produces small amounts of fluid and it drains into your nose. When you get a cold and the inside of the nose gets swollen the tubes get plugged and fluid builds up in the ears.
Answered 4/16/2013
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