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If your ears are plugged due to covid, would peroxide drops in my ear help? any suggestions?
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No. Perceived "plugging" would be from retaining middle ear mucus. The peroxide would do nothing for this & just make the canal moist. This fluid must dissipate over time after the local inflammation fades.
Answered 1/23/2023
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It may help to do steam inhalation that may help improve the drainage/communication between the middle ear and throat, via the Eustachian tube. Hydrogen peroxide in the external ear would not help unless you also have ear wax in both ears.
Answered 1/23/2023
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