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How To Unblock Ear?

Hi Doctor, good morning. I m Vikash from Chennai and i m feeling like my right ear hearing is blocked from past a week or so. I tried giving pressure from my nose holding the nose wholes to see if that helps but nothing seems to be working. What should I do?
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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HI,
I understand your concern.
* You can try following exercise ONLY if there is no sinusitis/ ear pain.
- INflate your cheeks ,now press both ears with your palms tightly closing the ear openings.
- Defalte your cheeks first & now immediately, remove palms from ear briskly.. this will create a negative pressure & deflate your blocked ears.
* alternatively you can inhale steam with your nose,( while covering your head with a cloth & closing your mouth & eyes..),so that all steam enters nose only.This clears the inflamed & blocked Eustachian tubes & clears your ears.
* If you have sever sinus infection.. in addition to vapor inhalation, take antibiotics/ anti inflammatory pills / anti allergic pills , after consulting your doctor.
Thanks.
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How To Unblock Ear?

HI, I understand your concern. * You can try following exercise ONLY if there is no sinusitis/ ear pain. - INflate your cheeks ,now press both ears with your palms tightly closing the ear openings. - Defalte your cheeks first & now immediately, remove palms from ear briskly.. this will create a negative pressure & deflate your blocked ears. * alternatively you can inhale steam with your nose,( while covering your head with a cloth & closing your mouth & eyes..),so that all steam enters nose only.This clears the inflamed & blocked Eustachian tubes & clears your ears. * If you have sever sinus infection.. in addition to vapor inhalation, take antibiotics/ anti inflammatory pills / anti allergic pills , after consulting your doctor. Thanks.