Most people, due to their employment, very often turn a blind eye to colds. Why do they do it? Yes, because we are one hundred percent sure that a cold will pass anyway. Yes, indeed, it will pass, the person will feel good, but complications may remain and, unfortunately, will make themselves felt after a while. The most common of them include congestion and pain in the ear. In this regard, a person may experience significant discomfort.
The most common reasons
Of course, before proceeding to treatment, you first need to find out why the ear is blocked. Indeed, there are quite a few reasons. This trouble can occur when you are flying, going up/down in an elevator, or even climbing a high mountain. Why do you plug your ears on an airplane? Everything is quite simple, our auricle is complex and very sensitive to changes in atmospheric pressure. Also, congestion may be associated with water ingress into the ear canal or the occurrence of sulfuric plug. All of the above is actually not scary, much more dangerous if discomfort inears will appear due to a catarrhal inflammatory disease. If it is difficult for you to determine the cause yourself, then it is best to consult a doctor.
How to get rid of discomfort?
So, once you figure out why your ear is stuffed up, you can move on to fixing the problem.
- If water gets into the ear canal, try to dry it with a cotton swab.
- Is there a sulfur plug? You also need to get rid of it. You can do this at home. Put 5 drops of almond oil into each ear, plug it with a cotton swab and wait a while. The sulfur plug will soften and can be easily removed with a cotton swab. Of course, there are cases when the "blockage" in the ear canal is quite strong. Only a qualified doctor can help you here, he will wash the ear with a special solution and remove the plug painlessly.
- If you're on an airplane, yawning or a few swallows can help with ear congestion. The following method also helps well: take in more air, close your mouth and pinch your nose with your hands. Now try to exhale. The drawn air will have nowhere to go, and it will break through the cork.
- If the reason why the ear is stuffed up is a cold, then in this case you cannot self-medicate! Be sure to see a doctor. But as an emergency, if ear congestion is also accompanied by a runny nose, before visiting a doctor, rinse your nose with saline anddrip into it vasoconstrictor drugs. This should help - at least for the first time, hearing will be restored.
Thanks to this article, you will be able to guess why the ear is blocked. What to do in this situation, you also now know. But before proceeding to treatment, it is better to consult with your doctor. After all, only he can accurately determine why the ear is blocked, and prescribe the correct treatment. He alth to you and your loved ones!
