Probably, each of us has experienced discomfort due to the fact that the stuffy ear. Causes can be both physiological and pathological.
The first includes getting water into the ears while taking a shower or swimming in a pond. In order for the water to flow out, it is customary to perform simple actions, namely: tilting your head, pressing your palm tightly to your ear and letting go, jumping on one leg. It should be said that the constant ingress of water into the auricles, which often happens in athletes involved in water sports, can develop into a pathology.
In medicine, there is the concept of "swimmer's ear". A constantly moist auditory canal is a favorable environment for the vital activity of bacteria, and hence for the development of inflammatory processes. Therefore, lovers of swimming often lay their ears. What to do in this case? It is recommended to use a swimming cap and earplugs, and if the process has developed into a disease, then be treated by an otolaryngologist.
This phenomenon is considered natural if it occurs at altitude (in the mountains, when an airplane takes off) or when diving to great depths. This is due to a decrease in atmospheric pressure. If during air travel the ear is blocked, what should I do?In this case, as a rule, the condition returns to normal very quickly when returning to the usual conditions. But if you still want to get rid of discomfort during takeoff, they advise you to yawn, swallow or chew.
Physiological causes include ear congestion with an excess of sulfur, resulting in the formation of plugs. Often this is due to anatomical features and a tendency to intense sulfur formation. If ear plugs are regularly formed, the ear is often blocked, what should I do? People with this feature have to periodically contact the ENT to remove ear plugs. With the help of simple manipulations, the doctor will quickly get rid of excess sulfur. They do it in two ways. If the cork is wet, then it is washed with water, if it is dry, it is removed using a special tool, a hook. Most often, a plug forms in any one ear, for example, it constantly stuffs up the right ear, while there are no problems with the left one.
It remains to consider the pathological causes of this condition. A symptom such as ear congestion is characteristic of some diseases. Most often this is due to difficulty in nasal breathing, which can be caused by acute rhinitis, for example, with SARS, chronic runny nose, deviated nasal septum. Nasal congestion in this case leads to the development of otitis media, in which the ear is blocked. What to do then? I think the answer is known to everyone - to treat, but how - the otolaryngologist will tell.
Another reasonA stuffy ear is a foreign body in the ear canal that is most commonly seen in children. If this is not an insect, but an inanimate object, then there is no reason to panic, since the foreign body will not do harm if you do not touch it and do not try to pull it out yourself. It is possible that it can fall out of the ear if you jump on one leg, otherwise the doctor will help. If there is an insect in the ear, you need to quickly drip vegetable oil and go to the ENT.
