Some people sometimes get ear congestion after a night's sleep. However, not everyone knows what to do in this case. If the ears are blocked after sleep, this may be due to incorrect body position during rest or illness. To find out the reasons, it is better to consult a doctor. The prescribed treatment will get rid of the problem.
Main reasons
Why does my ear stuff up after sleep? This phenomenon may be related to:
- Irregular blood pressure. This occurs due to the fact that the person abruptly stood up, took a vertical position. Because of this, blood pressure changes instantly and deafness appears.
- A wax plug or a buildup of wax in the ear canal. With rare cleanings of the ears, sulfur stagnation appears, in which there will be poor hearing in the morning, and during the day this problem usually disappears. With a large wax plug, hearing in one ear can deteriorate dramatically.
- Head injury. If after a blow to the headcongestion and ringing in the ear appeared, then an urgent visit to the doctor is required. Left untreated, this symptom can cause complete deafness.
- Colds, flu, viral infections. With such ailments, if they are not completely cured, then mucus can accumulate in the nasopharynx, in the back of the mouth. At night, mucus sometimes enters the ear canal, so air cannot enter it, which will make you feel unwell and stuffy.
- Inflammation of the hearing aid, which occurs in acute or chronic form. At the same time, a person complains that his ear is blocked after sleep. It usually appears on the side he was lying on. There is also itching, sounds when chewing and swallowing, pain, deterioration of well-being.
If the ear is blocked after sleep, the reasons may be different. This occurs when the wrong pillow or mattress. In this case, the head is not positioned correctly, and the blood vessels in the neck or in the head are pinched.
Danger of inflammation
Often stuffy ears appear due to otitis media. Inflammation of the middle ear manifests itself in the form of unpleasant, painful sensations. There may be ringing, congestion, deterioration of well-being, probably the occurrence of pus. Deafness and other pathologies also develop, including problems with the brain. Treatment of otitis media is required under the supervision of a specialist. With this ailment, antibiotics are taken, and only a doctor has the right to prescribe them.
What to do?
The method of treatment depends on the problem. If this is due to congestion from SARS, then inflammation therapy in the nasopharynx is required. For this, vasoconstrictors are used, with the help of which normal ventilation in the nasal cavity is restored, edema is eliminated at least for a while, and good washing and blowing is provided. Drying is carried out with special drops, antiseptics in the form of sprays.
Be sure to rinse your nose and do it regularly. For this, special systems are used, ready-made saline solutions, preparations made independently. To do this, you need a little s alt - ordinary or sea, as well as water. They must be taken in a ratio of no more than 1 tsp. per litre.
If congestion occurs from the penetration of water into the ears, care should be taken that this does not happen. Therefore, while bathing, do not pour water on your head. You can protect your ears with cotton.
Prevention
If you lay your ears after sleep, then you must adhere to the rules of prevention. This will make sleep he althy, and well-being after it - great. Recommendations are as follows:
- Bed, pillow, mattress should not be too soft or hard.
- During the night's sleep, the head should be slightly higher than the torso.
- For flu, colds, respiratory viral infections, it is necessary to bury nasal drops in the nose before going to bed.
- At night, you should rest on an orthopedic pillow, with which the head will be in the correct position. In this case, the blood vessels are not pinched, butthe spine is correctly positioned.
Who should I contact?
If you regularly stuff your ears after sleep, then you need to see a doctor. It is advisable to visit an otolaryngologist (ENT). The doctor performs an examination. Sometimes a referral to another specialist is provided.
The doctor performs a diagnostic audiometric examination, an audiogram is taken, which depicts the levels of hearing in both ears. If a bad result is given, then this phenomenon may be due to:
- malformed nasal septum;
- otitis media;
- allergies while taking antibiotics;
- brain pathologies;
- diseases of the Eustachian tube, auditory nerve.
If stuffy ears in the morning, the doctor prescribes treatment based on the person's condition. Pharmaceutical products or traditional medicine recipes may be prescribed.
Treatment methods
Inflammation is usually due to non-specific pathogens in the tympanic cavity. Ear pathology is usually associated with infections of the nasopharynx. With the progression of the disease, ear congestion appears, which is associated with swelling of the mucous membranes and a violation of the drainage function of the Eustachian tube.
The following methods can be used to eliminate congestion:
- Physiotherapy. Measures are needed to restore normal blood microcirculation in the tissues of the auditory analyzer. To improve trophictissues and restore the function of the Eustachian tube, the method of heat therapy, light therapy and blowing of the auditory tubes is applied.
- Medicine use. With them, the pathogenic flora, which leads to inflammation, is eliminated. For this, antiphlogistic, local anesthetic, antibacterial agents are used.
- Surgical method. Surgical treatment is used for serious complications associated with the mineralization of the auditory ossicles, the growth of cholesteatoma.
The method of treatment should be chosen by the doctor. To do this, he focuses on the results of tests and the study of anamnesis.
Treatment
If you woke up in the morning, your ear was blocked and quickly passed, then usually no treatment is needed. But if the problem does not disappear during the day, then the help of a doctor is required. When the ear is blocked after sleep, what should I do? In the absence of other symptoms, the following treatments are used:
- It is necessary to remove the sulfur plug if the problem is related to it. It is advisable to do this with an otolaryngologist, but you can do it on your own. To do this, hydrogen peroxide 3% (3-5 drops) is instilled into the sore ear. Wait a few minutes for the hiss to stop. Then the softened sulfur plug is carefully removed with a cotton swab. If there is a lot of sulfur, then instillation with peroxide and cleaning is carried out 3-5 times.
- Another sulfuric plug is removed with camphor alcohol, if the congestion does not disappear on its own. It is necessary to instill 2-3 drops, the procedure is repeated up to 5 times.
- A doctor may prescribe a diet that releaseslittle sulfur. You should eat less smoked, spicy, s alty foods, but, on the other hand, eat solid fresh vegetables and fruits. During chewing of solid foods, sulfur plugs themselves enter the internal canal due to repeated movements of the muscles of the face.
Candles
Candles for the ears help, for example, "Doctor Vera", "Phytomedicine", "Reamed". They can be used independently at home. Often they are created on the basis of natural substances: essential oils, beneficial herbs, beeswax. Such candles are also used for small children, as they are considered safe.
The procedure for using candles is as follows:
- Lie on your side with one ear on the pillow and the other open.
- The ear canal should be lubricated with baby cream.
- A napkin is placed on the ear, on which it is necessary to make a hole for the ear canal.
- The candle is placed so that the mark is near the hole on the napkin, the top layer is lit.
- You should wait 5-15 minutes until the candle burns out, and then it is removed and extinguished.
- Cotton wool should be moistened in camphor alcohol, it is used to treat the passage in the ear.
- A person needs to lie on their side for 15 minutes.
Although 1 ear is blocked after sleeping on the side, candles are used for both ear canals. Then the treatment will be effective.
Drugs
In the early stages of ear ailments, medications may be prescribed to eliminate inflammation. In the treatment of serous otitis, tubootitis, myringitis, the following remedies are used:
- "Flemoklav Salyutab". This is an antibacterial agent that destroys the cell walls of microbes that lead to inflammation in the ENT organs.
- "Cifran". This medication is antimicrobial, disrupts the process of reproduction of bacteria, relieves inflammation and pain.
- Otipax. Ear drops have a combined effect that eliminates inflammation and pain.
- "Otrivin". Drops have a vasoconstrictive effect, they eliminate swelling in the nasopharynx.
- "Loratadine". The product eliminates allergic rhinitis and swelling of the mucous membranes.
When abused, irreversible changes in the epithelium mucosa are likely, which lead to tissue necrosis.
Traditional medicine
If you lay your ears in the morning after sleep, then folk remedies can be used. But before that, it is important to consult a doctor, since self-medication can only aggravate the situation. The following recipes are effective:
- Birch buds, chamomile and St. John's wort are poured with boiling water (200 g). Components take 1 tsp. The remedy is infused for an hour. The tincture is drunk before going to bed, you can add honey or sugar.
- Periwinkle (flowers) and hawthorn are mixed 1 tsp each, poured with boiling water (1 cup) and infused for half an hour in a water bath. Then the remedy must be filtered and let it infuse for 3 hours. You need to drink it 3 times a day for 1 tbsp. l.
- You need to take a cotton-gauze swab, soak it in sunflower oil or geranium and olive oil. This tampon is inserted into the sore ear in the evening and pulled outin the morning.
Effective traditional medicine can eliminate an unpleasant symptom. It is important not to start the problem and carry out treatment in a timely manner in order to prevent dangerous consequences.
