Why do I always feel like my ears are blocked? What causes stuffy ears?

Most people who feel clogging the ears are considered cerumen plugging.

Secretory otitis media.

Cerumen embolism is mostly caused by long-term cerumen accumulation, which can cause ear stuffiness and hearing loss, which needs to be removed. If inflammation of the external auditory canal is present, oral antibiotics such as ceprofenene may be used.

Wait. Secretory otitis media is mostly due to upper respiratory tract infection.

Upper respiratory tract infection can cause congestion and swelling of the nasal cavity and nasopharyngeal mucosa, resulting in congestion and edema of the eustachian tube. Air cannot enter the tympanic cavity through the Eustachian tube, causing negative pressure within the tympanic chamber, which causes a feeling of blockage in the ear. **Infection control and Eustachian tube function can be improved, and oral antibiotics such as cefprofene may be used.

If necessary, corticosteroids, such as prednisone, and mucus enhancers, are added. Nasal triamcinolone acetonide.

Reduce Eustachian tube congestion and swelling, improve Eustachian tube function, and thus eliminate the feeling of stuffiness in the ear. Therefore, the ears always feel blocked, and they need to be checked** to treat the symptoms**.

The reasons why you always feel that your ears are blocked by something generally include the following:

1.It may be that there is cerumen embolism in the external auditory canal, and the patient feels that the ear is blocked.

2.Eustachian tube dysfunction causes changes in middle ear pressure, and ear blockage can also occur, manifesting as an inverted tympanic membrane.

3.If there is inflammation in the middle ear, which induces exudative otitis media, ear blockage can also occur.

4.It may be due to a disease of the inner ear.

If the ear stuffiness persists, you need to go to the hospital, and the doctor will use the ear endoscopic examination and hearing test, and even the CT and Eustachian tube tests of the ear to clarify**, and treat the symptoms**.

It can be caused by too much earwax.

There is a greasy thing in the human ear, which mixes with dust, bacteria, etc. in the air, and becomes earwax.

Earwax has a protective effect on the ears, it has a bitter taste, and it is greasy, and if a small worm burrows into the ear and tastes bitter, it will withdraw. If dust blows into your ears, it will get stuck with greasy things. But if you have too much earwax, you will feel that your ears are clogged.

I hope I can help you with your doubts.

Generally, the ear is always blocked, most of which is caused by the patient's excessive secretion of scarring or other foreign bodies. It is also possible that the patient's external auditory canal is infected by bacteria, causing inflammation that affects cerumen excretion. Older patients may have muscle relaxation that prevents cerumen from passing smoothly.

It may also be secretory otitis media or neural hearing loss.

I always feel that the ear blockage may be caused by a lot of earwax, and it can be relieved by cleaning the ears frequently, and there is also a possibility that it is caused by tinnitus, in this case, you have to go to the hospital for examination**.

If you are angry, pay attention to your sleep and don't look at your phone every day. Organize your own schedule.

First consider whether it is a feeling of stuffiness caused by cerumen blockage, and then rule out whether it is an otitis media attack, if not, it is not due to hearing loss.

This may be otitis media, this disease can be big or small, it is recommended to hurry up to the hospital otolaryngology department for examination, do not miss the best time.

You can try tympanic membrane massage: put your palms against the piercings of your ears, open your mouth, press your palms relative to each other, relax your hands, and then press relatively hard, and repeat many times.

A TCM description of a pathological condition that refers to the autonomic sensation of a patient's ear being blocked.

Differential diagnosis of ear occlusion:

1. Hearing defects: moderate deafness refers to a decrease in hearing level to 40-70 decibels, severe deafness refers to a decrease in hearing level to 70-90 decibels, and deep deafness refers to a decrease in hearing level by more than 90 decibels. Of course, regardless of the degree of deafness, medical testing and medicine are required.

It is not easy to observe hearing defects in very young babies. Despite his hearing impairment, he can smile, kick his legs, and respond to sounds. Because the vocalizations are accompanied by a stream of air, the baby feels and turns his head, making it difficult for parents to detect his hearing defect.

Because of this, it is very necessary and very important for your baby to have regular hearing checks after birth. Conductive hearing loss, which is associated with the outer and middle ear. The main cause of disability is severe chronic otitis caused by severe otitis caused by reversible oentitis.

The main feature of conductive hearing loss is that hearing loss is usually mild to moderate. Therefore, it must be done as soon as possible**.

The statistics are worrying: 1 in 3 babies suffer from this ear disease for two months before the age of 3. But we don't have many babies developing conductive hearing loss yet.

The disease can be cured with antibiotics and tympanic tube intubation. But if these methods don't improve your baby's hearing, he may have sensory deafness, but it's not detected.

2. Fluctuating hearing loss: Meniere's disease, Meniere's disease, also known as Meniere's syndrome (Meniere's syndrome, Meniere's disease, ear vertigo, vertigo).'s

Disease is the labyrinthine hydropsis of the inner ear membrane, which is manifested by episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus.

3. Hearing loss: External sounds are transmitted to the inner ear through two ways. One is the air conduction pathway through the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicular chain, and vestibular window, and the other is the bone conduction pathway through the movement of the skull and compression movement that directly fluctuates the perilymph.

When sound enters the inner ear, the hair cells on the basement membrane of the cochlea shear to produce action potentials, and the electrical signals are transmitted to the brain with the nerves to produce hearing. If any of these pathways are damaged, hearing will be affected.

1. Patients with sudden deafness should recuperate at home, especially avoid exposure to noise or excessive sound. Keeping the home environment clean and tidy and the patient's mood is conducive to recovery.

2. To prevent colds, some patients with sudden deafness may be indirectly related to colds, so the prevention of colds can reduce a hair.

3. Be careful not to overwork, do daily life, and eat a certain amount. This disease is more common in middle-aged people, so middle-aged people should pay more attention to this.

Ear congestion, which can be caused by cerumen blockage, colds, or nervous hearing loss (sudden deafness), is as follows

1. Cerumen blockage: Cerumen is also known as earwax, the ear is like being blocked, it may be that the cerumen is blocking the ear canal, and the sound is not heard clearly, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment and take it out under the professional operation of the doctor to avoid aggravation of the blockage. Or use 3% sodium bicarbonate ear drops, drop the ear bubbles, and then go to the hospital otolaryngology department to rinse with normal saline.

2. Cold. If you are in the situation of ear congestion during the cold, it may be caused by the cold Eustachian tube dysfunction, ootitis media, and it will be accompanied by congestion and edema of the mucosa in the ear, it is recommended to go to the otolaryngology department for professional examination, and take medication under the guidance of a doctor**. Generally, oral azithromycin is used to reduce inflammation**, Raynolaute nasal spray**, and oral phlegm-reducing drug ambroxol hydrochloride tablets**.

Pinch your nose and puff up**.

3. Nervous deafness (sudden deafness). It may be neurological deafness, there will be ear congestion, hearing loss, tinnitus, etc., and it is necessary to go to the hospital for further examination to find out**targeted**. Generally, hormones, micobao, and salvia** are required.

Ear congestion, ** complicated, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment, so as not to delay the condition and affect the recovery.

There are many reasons for ear congestion, mainly the following:

1. Cerumen plugging: Common cerumen plugging like the ear canal, that is, earwax clumps in the ear canal and seals the ear canal, which will lead to ear stuffiness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

2. Inflammation of the external auditory canal: for example, otitis externa can cause an increase in ear canal secretions, block the ear canal and affect the vibration of the eardrum, and cause a series of uncomfortable symptoms such as ear stuffiness.

3. Middle ear factors: For example, otitis media can cause tympanic membrane congestion and thickening, and there will also be ear stuffiness.

4. Other factors: it may also be ootic otitis media or poor function of the cochlear duct, causing middle ear effusion, middle ear negative pressure, and ear stuffiness and ear blockage. Sensorineural hearing loss, such as sudden deafness, may also be accompanied by ear blockage.

If the symptoms of ear stuffiness and ear blockage continue to be relieved, it is recommended to go to the otolaryngology department of the hospital for corresponding examinations and **, such as otoscopy to observe the condition of the ear canal and eardrum, and you can perform an electrical hearing examination of the middle ear, as well as an acoustic impedance test of the middle ear to clarify**, and then carry out targeting**.

This may be a sign that the function of the eustachian tube is compromised. One end of the Eustachian tube is on the anterior upper wall of the middle ear tympanic chamber, and the other end is in the nasopharynx, which is the passage connecting the middle ear tympanic chamber and the nasopharynx. Because the Eustachian tube communicates with the nasopharynx, infection of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx can easily invade the tympanic cavity along the Eustachian tube, resulting in otitis media.

If you often have signs of Eustachian tube dysfunction, such as ear tightness, tinnitus, blockage and pressure in the ear, tympanic membrane tension, hearing loss, headache, dizziness, and enhanced self-hearing (feeling echo when speaking and eating), it is recommended to see a doctor promptly.