For each of us, one of the most important, vital and, no matter how strange it may seem, irreplaceable sense organs are the ears. Thanks to them, from childhood, we begin to hear the voice of our mother, affectionately talking to us and reading fairy tales; get acquainted with music - classical, modern; chat with friends or colleagues.
Therefore, those who have experienced the horror of ear pain on their own will have such impressions for a long time. It can be so unbearable that the sufferer will rush to the hospital without waiting for the advice of his family.
We hear - we don't hear
A completely different situation unfolds, if suddenly, “on tiptoe”, deafness crept up. It seems that not everything is as bad as it might seem at first glance: due to the fact that ear congestion began without pain, the quality of hearing decreases, but it is precisely because of the absence of pain that everything that happens is ignored for quite a long time.
And yet, any upcoming ear congestion without pain candeliver a lot of incomprehensible and unpleasant sensations. No need to panic and hysteria. To begin with, you should try to figure out the reasons that led to the fact that the ear was simply blocked.
In order not to waste nerves and time on going to the doctor, a frequently used method that is used by a sufficiently large number of people to eliminate ear congestion without pain is self-medication. It is not contraindicated. And yet, in order for the effectiveness of the chosen treatment option to reach 100%, it is necessary to find out what preceded the onset of deafness.
Our ears, ears
Mother Nature has identified a sufficient number of reasons why ear congestion begins without pain. Experts divide them into natural and physiological factors.
Natural, that is, physical, causes include:
- liquid entering the ear cavity while swimming or diving;
- pressure drops (in planes, elevators, rides).
Water in the ears
It is quite possible to cope with such difficulties at home. In the first case, in order to extract unnecessary fluid from the ear, it is enough just to jump on one leg (if water has penetrated into the right ear, then on the right leg and vice versa). If the desired result is not achieved, you can use warming up: lie down on a heating pad from the side of the blocked ear (the ear should be on a heating pad) for a quarter of an hour, do notover.
Up-Down
If your ears are stuffed up after the plane, what to do in such a situation? Those who soared in the air on snow-white liners clearly remember that at the moment when the iron bird soars up or, on the contrary, descends, the ears are heavily blocked. The same sensations appear after riding in elevators or walking in the mountains. Not everyone likes it, but it is so conceived by Nature herself. There is nothing wrong with this situation. After spending just a couple of minutes, you can return everything to its place. It is only necessary to slightly open your mouth and independently massage the area between the ear cartilage and the temple. And you can just swallow a little or just yawn deeper. Such actions distribute pressure and relieve congestion. So, if your ears are stuffed up after the plane, what to do, you will not ask again, this question will no longer be so acute.
Physiological factors of stuffy ears
Unfortunately, there are much more serious situations. It happens that at times it lays the ear, as a consequence of a cold, which is accompanied by a runny nose. Mucus from the nose enters the ear canal and contributes to the inflammatory process. The end result is hearing loss. In this case, experts do not recommend taking any actions on their own. It is more correct to come to an appointment with an otolaryngologist, who can perform a routine examination, but can also prescribe special functional tests.
Based on what was the root cause of sudden onset hearing loss or evencomplete deafness, the doctor will be able to professionally select the necessary option of all possible methods of treatment.
Human ears are fragile organs. If assistance is not provided to them in time or insufficiently, the complications can be very serious, and the treatment can be lengthy.
Our enemies are sulfur plugs
traffic jams. And they can occur if the ear canal is narrow from birth or the "owner" does not properly care for his ears. The ear glands will secrete wax, which can accumulate in the ears, reducing hearing.
You can “fight” traffic jams without resorting to the services of doctors, and at home. One way is to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into the affected ear. The second home method is to take a hot shower, before which two or three drops of warm oil or glycerin are dripped into the ear. The cork is very easy to get using ordinary cotton wool. But this must be done carefully.
Learning to blow your nose
There are times when you blow your nose and stuff your ear. It's not scary. Most likely, the reason for this is the same sulfur plugs. Most likely, fossil sulfur has shifted in the ear canal. The ENT doctor will wash them with a syringe with plain water. If you do not want to go to the hospital, you can put Otipax in your ear and rinse your nose. In general, even blow your noseyou need to carefully: one nostril "works", the second is clamped with a finger.
Pressure and congestion in the ears
Being in flight on a snow-white liner, passengers usually lay their ears. What are my reasons for this? At what pressure do you plug your ears? All this is due to the difference in pressure. During the flight on iron birds, there is a rather sharp decrease in atmospheric pressure, that is, external pressure. And the pressure in the ears does not have time to adapt to this. As a result, a feeling of congestion arises.
And it doesn't matter at all, at what pressure it lays the ears. The main thing to remember is the recommendations of doctors about performing quick swallowing movements.
After all, the ear, as mentioned above, is a fairly complex and neatly organized organ. The tympanic membrane, which "hides" the middle ear from the external passage, plays the role of barofunction. A certain balance is maintained on both sides of the membrane, due to which the most convenient sound transmission for a person is achieved. When atmospheric pressure decreases, air passes from the middle ear to the nasopharynx. With increasing pressure, everything is reversed.
When there is a violation of barofunction, the resistance of the membrane to injury is significantly reduced, which leads to hearing loss.
Ear charger
If there is only stuffiness in the ears, without pain, doctors can recommend exercises for the ears, thanks to which the feeling of stuffiness will go away very quickly.
First you need to push the lower jaw approximatelyFive times. Then you need to make circular movements with the lower jaw.
Only do all this very carefully so as not to earn a dislocation.
If stuffiness in the ears goes hand in hand with an increase in temperature, then all performed procedures with the ears must be carried out very carefully and accurately. The advice of ENT doctors in this case: as soon as the patient begins to have an increase in body temperature, any manipulations that warm the ears are prohibited.
There is no reason to worry if the ears rarely pawn, but if it has entered the system, it would be reasonable to make a visit to a specialist, because the root cause may be hiding in a state of he alth.
So that difficult he alth situations do not concern readers, you should know and remember: quite often self-medication is the beginning of various kinds of complications. Therefore, when the ear is blocked, it would be extremely reasonable to seek medical help in time.
With an exclusive instrument like our ears, it is possible to enjoy an open world of diverse sounds. Therefore, our main task is to carefully take care of their good location, so that the hearing organs are in good condition and intact.
