my ear has been plugged up for 5 days

[dpopiz]

I can't hear a thing out of one ear. it's very isolating and disorienting. and 5 days seems a bit long.

what's wrong with me?

 

[Aleksandar]

Hi i am a doctor. right
My dad had that a week after he got the fly
anyway he went to the doctor and the doc cleand him up and gave him alegra
and some drops i cant remember the name but you gotta go to the doctor man beleve me

 

[xcript]

I had the same problem a few weeks ago. Went to the doc and got my ear syringed.

 

[Bryophyte]

Eustachian tube is probably plugged. Take some sudafed before you get an inner ear infection. Go see a doctor if you get pain or if it continues for too much longer.

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Eustachian tube is probably plugged. Take some sudafed before you get an inner ear infection. Go see a doctor if you get pain or if it continues for too much longer.

hm I thought what I'm experiencing is the result of an ear infection..
I can't see a doctor because my mom has super high deductable insurance....so she doesn't really let me go to the doc ever

anyway, what does sudafed do?

 

[TitanDiddly]

DO NOT confuse the bottle of krazy glue with your ear drops. TRUST ME.

 

[MichaelD]

/Revolving audio follows

Sorry to hear that.....

up it must really be difficult......


what people are saying.



you feel better. Take some Sudaf....


only what the prescribed dosage.....


otherwise you'll lose the hearing in the other....

that suck?

 

[Bryophyte]

Sudafed is a decongestant. Speaking rather simplistically, it will help open up the tube that connects your inner ear to your airway. Is it more difficult than usual to make your ears "pop"? Do they "pop" more often than usual? Tube is probably blocked. Google "eustachian tube" for more information than you ever needed pertaining to the workings of your inner ear.

 

[newParadigm]

no doc sux man, do waht everyone sed, get sudafed

 

[Nebor]

Don't jump around on an airplane.

 

[TLfromAI]

Your ear may be clogged...but again that's something the doc will have to check. It happens to me every once in a while and I just get them cleaned. It's kind of strange after though because you hear all the stuff you've been missing...especially high frequencies.

GO TO THE DOCTOR...especially if you're Canadian cuz it's cheap.

 

[loup garou]

A roach probably laid eggs in your ear while you were sleeping. Sorry.

 

[Raincity]

Pour alittle amount of Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear while lying on your side and let in sit in your ear for about a half of a hour then clean out your ear with a baby bulb or syringe full of warm water.

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

It's could well be outer ear, not inner as many people are suggesting. H2O2 will do it as Raincity said. My g/f had this a couple months ago and couldn't hear at all but the doctor cleaned it out for her. She had the same problem w/ feeling dizzy and off balance.

 

[Colt45]

shoot it out with the hot water ear gun

 

[ironcrotch]

Originally posted by: Raincity
Pour alittle amount of Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear while lying on your side and let in sit in your ear for about a half of a hour then clean out your ear with a baby bulb or syringe full of warm water.

:thumbsup:

 

[HappyFace]

Originally posted by: Raincity
Pour alittle amount of Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear while lying on your side and let in sit in your ear for about a half of a hour then clean out your ear with a baby bulb or syringe full of warm water.

Good advice, I do the same thing if my ear gets plugged. Works great! You'll feel it fizzing, breaking up the build up in your ear.. A well known naturalist doctor recommended this method to me several years ago.

 

[Tom]

you mean the unabomber ?

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
DO NOT confuse the bottle of krazy glue with your ear drops. TRUST ME.

Or eye drops. (even worse) :roll:

 

[thomsbrain]

i had a winter in high school when my ear did this and it drove me up the wall. it was so annoying i felt like i couldn't breathe sometimes. everynow and then it will come back for a short period, but i haven't found anything that makes it go away.

 

[The J]

Originally posted by: Raincity
Pour alittle amount of Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear while lying on your side and let in sit in your ear for about a half of a hour then clean out your ear with a baby bulb or syringe full of warm water.

That usually does it for me, too. I dab a cotton swab in it and use it to clean my ear as I normally would; however, my ear doesn't clog up to a huge degree so my method may not work for you or even be a good idea.

 

[GDT]

borrow an electric drill and clean it out!

but gently

 

[yhelothar]

Definitely sounds like middle ear infection. I had that over 3 times
They're either going to stick a syringe through your eardrum, and it's going to hurt like a bitch. Or you can do it the painless way, by getting a tube in your eardrum. I got a tube in my eardrum over 3 years ago, and it's still there.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

:: waits for a parody thread ::

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Raincity
Pour alittle amount of Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear while lying on your side and let in sit in your ear for about a half of a hour then clean out your ear with a baby bulb or syringe full of warm water.

Failing that, a little olive oil really works wonders in softening earwax. My ears get stuffed up easily, especially if I get water in them (can't really go swimming anymore, sigh); I've been clogged for a week or so before, and I feel your pain- it really is unbelievably annoying, isn't it?

Last restore; go get them syringed at the doctor's; the difference is astounding. Doesn't hurt (YMMV), just a weird watery tickling sensation, and then you get to see all the crud that they've washed out your ears.

Plus, for a few days, you get Super Hearing (TM)