It often happens that a person suddenly stuffs up his ears, and there is a sensation similar to that which occurs when you are under water. This feeling may be accompanied by pain, dizziness, ringing, "flies" in the eyes. Blood pressure is a common cause of these symptoms, but it can also be more serious.
Situations in which ear can be blocked
It happens that when running or other physical exertion, the ear is blocked and the head is spinning. Then you should contact a neurologist and do an MRI of the head. It is also possible the occurrence of a similar ailment in an airplane - from a sharp change in pressure. In some people with special sensitivity, congestion may be accompanied by a headache at these moments. In such a situation, it is advisable to havechewing gum. It will help to get rid of discomfort.
Often stuffy ears and dizzy during pregnancy. Every second woman faces this, and symptoms can appear and disappear very unexpectedly. To get rid of this misfortune at this stage of life will not work. The only consolation is that such a condition is not dangerous either for the pregnant woman or for the child. Things are much worse when this happens with a cold - then you should immediately consult a doctor.
Main causes of stuffy ears
The reasons can be very different, for example, changes in pressure or temperature, and signs of the manifestation of any disease are also not excluded. Often, stuffiness appears after bathing, when the ear canal is clogged with sulfur swollen with water. Then you just need to clean the passage with an ear stick, it will absorb moisture and eliminate the problem. One of the reasons may be sulfur plug. This problem can only be solved with the help of a doctor. He will flush, and the hearing will immediately be restored, the pain will pass.
If the patient has a runny nose, and also stuffy ears and dizziness, then the issue is much more serious. In this case, the cause is the narrowing of the Eustachian tube, and it is necessary to act on the primary source, and not on the ear itself. And the worst option is when inflammation is the cause. The symptoms are fairly obvious: fever, pain, stuffy ear and dizziness.
It also happens that after otitis media there are scars that interferemembrane mobility, which leads to hearing problems. And in addition to a runny nose, the cause may be a curvature of the nasal septum, therefore, if the runny nose has passed, but the discomfort remains, you should ask if this is the case. If, despite the measures taken, the ears are still blocked and the head is spinning, the reasons can be much more serious. You should immediately consult a doctor, because various disorders of the auditory nerve are possible, and this can lead to partial hearing loss.
How to make a diagnosis?
Of course, treatment cannot be started without a diagnosis. And he, in turn, depends on the situation and symptoms. If you lay your ear and feel dizzy on an airplane or after visiting a bath, diving in a pool, abruptly getting out of bed, during physical exertion, then the diagnosis can be made independently. But if the symptoms appeared just like that, and there is no obvious explanation for them, then you should consult a specialist and not self-medicate. When the ears are blocked and the head is spinning, only an experienced doctor can make a diagnosis after the examination. It is impossible to take any medication without first consulting a specialist.
When the cause is blood pressure
If a person has stuffy ears, dizziness, headaches, flies and dark spots flicker before his eyes, he may have a predisposition to high blood pressure. In this case, it is sufficient to excludesome habits leading to hypertension in their lives. People with this predisposition are prohibited from using tobacco and alcohol. You should beware of a large amount of s alt and fatty foods, it is desirable to maintain normal weight, give the body a little physical activity. All this will help to avoid an increase in pressure, and the ear will stop stuffing up.
When the cause is a runny nose
In this case, you should buy vasoconstrictor drops and drip into the sinuses, after blowing your nose. You can also use ordinary s alt water or sea water - it is sold in a pharmacy. But you should not drip boric alcohol into your ear. Research proves that when stuffy ear and dizzy, it does not help.
It is worth trying to “blow out” your ears: take as much air into your lungs as possible, close your nose and mouth with your hands and exhale strongly. Blowing up balloons through a thin straw or simply yawning can also help.
Folk treatments
To avoid stuffy ears, it should be remembered that due to the frequent use of s alty, smoked and spicy foods, more sulfur is produced, which sometimes leads to traffic jams. But still, if such a problem occurs, you can try a folk remedy, for example, put two or three drops of hydrogen peroxide into your ear, hold for a while and rinse. Chewing on radishes, apples, carrots, and other crunchy vegetables and fruits also helps. Folk healers say that thanks to this, the sulfur plug will soften over time, and then completelywill dissolve.
One of the folk methods of treatment in a situation where the ear is blocked and the head is spinning is considered to be bouncing on one leg with the torso tilted.
It should be added that you should not try to remove the sulfur plug yourself with a cotton swab, because serious consequences are not ruled out. Therefore, it is better to consult a doctor for such a procedure.
