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Why Does The Ear Feels Plugged And Kind Of Numb?

My ear feels plugged and kind of numb. I can still hear, but it s a bit quiet. It also kind of feels a bit numb, and it gives me a bit of a headache every once and a while. I tried cleaning it out with a Q-Tip but it didn t seem to help, I also tried putting some polysporin ear drops in because i ve had something like this before that i thought was the same thing that worked with the ear drops but now i m not so sure
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Hi, blocking of ears usually happens because of debris, fungus or wax in ear canal and its not always possible to self cleanse the ear. Many a times it actually pushes in the blocking substance when one uses the ear bud. So, cleaning by an ENT after examination is the answer. Otherwise ear have got self cleansing property and there is no need for use of ear buds. Actually ear buds do more harm than benefit. The other reason can be a fluid collection in the middle ear and ear examination can give a fair idea about that. Eustachian tube dysfunction without fluid can also be a cause. Use of mucolytics and valasalva maneuver helps. So in nutshell, ENT examination and the specific treatment is the answer. Regards
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Why Does The Ear Feels Plugged And Kind Of Numb?

Hi, blocking of ears usually happens because of debris, fungus or wax in ear canal and its not always possible to self cleanse the ear. Many a times it actually pushes in the blocking substance when one uses the ear bud. So, cleaning by an ENT after examination is the answer. Otherwise ear have got self cleansing property and there is no need for use of ear buds. Actually ear buds do more harm than benefit. The other reason can be a fluid collection in the middle ear and ear examination can give a fair idea about that. Eustachian tube dysfunction without fluid can also be a cause. Use of mucolytics and valasalva maneuver helps. So in nutshell, ENT examination and the specific treatment is the answer. Regards