Ear bugging me

[johnjohn320]

Hi all,

For the past week or two, my right ear has been not quite normal-if i squint, tug on my ear lobe, or swallow, I distinctly feel that "there's liquid in there" feeling, kinda like when you have an ear infection. Thing is, there's no pain, and no real noticeable hearing loss (other than an occasional ringing sound). I haven't seen a doctor cause there's no pain, so I have no reason to think it's infected, but I can't seem to get this "liquid" out. Any ideas?

 

[akshatp]

You should go see a Dr. You may have an inner ear infection.

 

[Captante]

Dremel?

 

[torpid]

Try an ear wax removal kit from your local pharmacy maybe.

 

[newParadigm]

also, a nasal decongestant may work wonders for that.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Take it off Van Gogh style.

 

[eplebnista]

http://www.medicinenet.com/eustachian_tube_problems/article.htm

My ENT prescribed Claritin D to see if it helped the problem, since my problem was intermittent, I never could really tell if it worked or not.

 

[eldorado99]

Originally posted by: torpid
Try an ear wax removal kit from your local pharmacy maybe.

Yeah that... or just go to a local clinic ad get them to do it for you. It's much more effective that way and it's quick, painless and you'll be able to hear EVERYTHING after.

<--- Excessive earwax producer (I get my ears cleaned out about once a year)