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I had ear plugs on and suddenly right ear feels muffled. is this sudden deafness? i used a tuning fork and can still hear on r but not as well as left

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Dr. Christopher Dowd answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Probably not: I suspect you have a wax build-up in that ear which the ear plugs probably contributed to. A quick eval by your doctor can confirm this and the s/he can talk with you about ways to treat it.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/25/2014

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