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Problems with the ear include external infection, allergy to the skin, perforation of the eardrum, tinnitus (ringing), loss of hearing acuity, deafness, dizziness, balance disorder, problems after flying with air pressure, and many others. See your otolaryngologist to have these evaluated.

Dr. Richard Bensinger reviewed this

54 year experience in Ophthalmology

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Types of

Earwax blockage
Condition
Bulging eardrum

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