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Help!!!! Does anyone have any tips for plugged ears??? Since yesterday my ears have been all messed up (sinus issues) I don't have a cold, its just my ears and nose. One ear is really bad and the other is not as bad. I can't dance though cuz I'll fall over! This will be the last week I can workout and dance hard before my move......I need my dancing back. HELP! Thanks in advance.
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Try an anti-histamine, like Dayquil or Sudafed. My hubby used to have a problem with this every time he was on a plane and would pop an anti-histamine to clear things up. Hope it clears up soon...plugged ears is no fun! 🙁 Sarah
Not sure about your ears, but a neti pot could help your nose. And try boiling water and pouring it in a bowl and placing your head over the bowl with a towel over your head and breath deeply. If you don't have a neti pot just put luke warm water in a cup with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and sniff up your nose to clear your sinuses.
Anything other than meds....Sudafed really makes me feel odd and I try to avoid taking it. I have heard of the neti pot have not tried it though. My nose isn't very stuffy hmmm wonder if it would help clear things though..... 🤔
I always have trouble with my ears as I have allergies all year round and all those tubes are connected. The doctor told me to put a little bit of mineral oil in my ears before I went to her for a procedure to have them drained, however, I found that when I did that I got an excellent bit of relief from doing this on it's own. Warm a little bit of mineral oil before getting some help dropping it into your ears. I find my aim is hard enough when my ears aren't clogged, but if you want to post a funny vid online....film yourself doing this while your ears are clogged. lol. A neti pot might help depending on the nature of the condition. If the oil doesn't work for you....check this out: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_can_be_done_about_severely_clogged_ears_that_are_filled_with_wax_and_are_painful
I use a Neti pot. I found it at the drug store. It washes your sinuses and helps clear away infections. Which should help whatever is in your ears to drain out. It was a LIFESAVER while I was pregnant since i couldn't take meds. It's a little kettle in which you put lukewarm water in with some salt and then pour it up one nostril and let it drain down the other. http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1024&bih=472&q=neti+pot&gbv=2&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=neti&gs_rfai= I hope this link works. Shows what the neti pot looks like and does...I use the one from nasa flo
lavendar or eucalyptus oil in ears Saline spray or neti pot, it got there thru nasal passages, warm salty water might draw it out And Sudafed, it will open your Eustachian tubes ... you'll feel weird, but if that congestion gets infected ... you'll really have problems ... if this doesn't solve it, see MD for labyrinthitis
Ok thank you all so much 😀 I have sudafed so I'll start with that.....then move on the the neti pot...my midwifes also suggested this for me when I was pregnant but I didn't have the guts to try it. I just stayed miserable lol I had used spin mode 2 days ago 😬 .... then later that day I started to feel all contested and my ears got all weird....I wonder if spin mode set it off? because I'm not sick or anything? Anyone know? I would be curious.....
Veena...I was totally freaked about trying the Neti pot but got desperate last year and finally gave it a shot. It's not nearly as horrible as it sounds. Not sure if it will help with your ears but it's worth a try. Another thing to consider if nothing else is working is you may have wax build up - especially if you use q-tips in your ears to clean them. Even if you don't, that may be the cause. The warm oil may help that but if not, see a doctor as you may need your ears flushed or it may get worse or infected.
My husband is having the same problem right now. I thought he had an ear infection bc his throat has been bothering him too. When I had an ear infection, I was using a syringe to rinse my ear with water. Since my ear was already sensitive, this created my ear drum to rupture. I ended up going to a CVS minute clinic. They gave me cipro ear drops which helped clear it up.
Hey V,I'm curious,are you having any other symptoms?I know you said you'd get dizzy and that your ears feel blocked.Is it itching or any drainage?Do you hear "swishing or other noises in your ear?You said you get dizzy,does it worsen when you change positions?Any difficulty swallowing,hoarseness,neck pain,or pain when you open you mouth?Have you recently had a head cold or problem with your eyes,mouth,teeth,jaws,sinuses,or throat.Disorders in these areasmay refer pain to the ear along the cranial nerves.So that's what my guide to signs and symptoms is asking.And then it lists over 18 different medical causes depending on the symptoms so let me know and I'll look them up..xoxo
Hey veena, All the suggestions so far have been great, I agree on sudafed and a tiny drop of olive oil in the ear. Things to avoid are using cotton buds in the ear (you'll only cause them to become blocked even more by pushing the wax further into your ear), using any kind of syringe in the ear (leave that to a doctor if needs be) etc. I've had problems with my ears since forever and I very regularly get blocked up so I really sympathise, it's a horrible feeling. I've had 6 operations in my ears since I was a kid because they are unable to clear themselves of the fluid that builds up in there and even now I get lots of infections from the scarring inside. One thing that helps for me when I feel my ears blocking up is to use a few little drops of olive oil at night (to avoid messing up your pillow, make a plug out of cotton wool and seal it on the outer ear with a film of vaseline. Otherwise the oil will drip out and won't stay in long enough to soften the wax. I often have to go to the hospital to have that suction thing done because syringing doesn't always work so if the symptoms last much longer do consider having it checked out. The longer it stays blocked up the higher the chance of it becoming infected is. And nobody wants an ear infection! I hope you feel better soon, start taking the sudafed and hopefully by tomorrow you'll be feeling much better.
No I don't have any other symptoms...I have had this before mostly when I was younger and had started figure skating again...in my early 20s. So that is why I wonder if the cold weather and spin mode work my have brought it on? My whole family has sensitive sinuses so thinks like the cold weather will irritate them. I don't have any earwax either and dislike sticking Qtips in them but keep them clean so idk 🤔 ...my husband would die without Qtips for his ears 🙄 Chris and I have a date tonight so I hope it clears up 😬
I'm glad you don't have any other symptoms.That makes sense about the spinning then.Well I hope it clears up for ya soon!Have a great date night V!xoxo
Onions in socks. I know it sounds silly, but fry some onions in a pan (until they are cooked), and then place them into socks (clean ones) and place them over your ears. It heals them wonderfully (make sure they aren't too hot so you burn yourself). This comes from my neighbour who's a homeopathic doc... Also you could buy some ear candles...you just light them and they clear up the ears too. but trust me on the onions!
I have that happen when my sinuses act up, I get fluid trapped behind the tympanic membrane and that always requires an anti biotic to clear up the fluid and to prevent infection from being trapped (I never had pain with it). See if the sudafed works..if it doesn't help in 24 hours you may need an anti biotic....sorry not much help. *HUGZ*
No I don't have any other symptoms...I have had this before mostly when I was younger and had started figure skating again...in my early 20s. So that is why I wonder if the cold weather and spin mode work my have brought it on? My whole family has sensitive sinuses so thinks like the cold weather will irritate them. I don't have any earwax either and dislike sticking Qtips in them but keep them clean so idk 🤔 ...my husband would die without Qtips for his ears 🙄 Chris and I have a date tonight so I hope it clears up 😬 Tell Chris that in the ER we use to tell people the only thing you should put in your ear is your elbow! LOL
Up date! I had taken sudafed this morning...made me stare and have the chills. lol Happens every time. weird 😨 Took a hot steamy shower ☀️ Tried the neti pot..wow that was an odd feeling, but think it may help a bit. I could clearly feel all of my sinus hot spots when I did that. It made me feel even more dizzy because I think things were trying to clear. No dramatic change yet but well see. 😉 Then I stuck my head over boiling water felt nice. There is an advil congestion med that I might take later (don't really want to. And if I wake up and feel no change then its on to ONIONS! I have used garlic to cure yeast infections so why not onions for ears. 🥂 🥂 thanks everyone....I gotta get my dance on before I have to take everything down for the move!!!!!! Like I said I have had this before and it just takes a few days to clear up but I can't wait 🤸
One last suggestion: they sell a product at all major drug stores called Sinus Rinse. It's a bottle and little packets of saline mixture. It works like a neti pot but is much easier to mix the solution perfectly (so no sting) and very easy to gently squeeze the contents into your nostrils. You might also try some Afrin nasal spray. It will clear up any congestion in your eustachian tubes. I often use it when I fly.
There's only one thing that works to unplug my ears when sinuses attack...YAWN!! Yawn, and yawn, and yawn some more. To help you yawn, read something extremely boring like the owner's manual for a car or watch something on one of those TV channels where ancient political dinosaurs drone on for hours in a language that doesn't even sound human. Sometimes just even reading the word "YAWN" will make you yawn. For some reason it always makes my ears pop when I do. I don't know why it works, but it works for me! 😂 ? ~*Serzi
I love that car manual is a suggested cure for blocked ears 😀 Bit late now but for anything to do with having a bunged up face/head, I steam. Bowl of boiling water (+ eucalyptus if it's really bad), head over bowl, towel over head. Not very sexy and it's kinda unpleasant but it helps!
I'm almost 100% better today. They are. Still a bit plugged but I can pop them and I can tell they are draining. Thank you all xoxo 🥂
I think everyone's already said what my doctor told me... yawn, sniff and swallow. She suggested inhaling steam with a few drops of olbas oil in it (if you guys have that over there?). Apparently these 3 things are supposed to change the inner balance somewhere and pull the build-up down to the throat or something... I'm not a medic so probably remembering all confused! but blowing your nose is going to build up the pressure again. Personally, inhaling steam has done absolutely nothing to clear my ears (although it helped my nose a bit), and she checked there is no wax build-up, so I'm going back! Hope you feel better soon!
