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Ear stuffiness

2018-07-24 06:17:34
Hello doctor! I am 7 months pregnant and recently started facing the problem of stuffiness in my right ear. There was mild pain 4 days back and slowly my ear started blocking up... This problem becomes sever when i lie down making it unclear for me to hear anythng. Please suggest some medicine or ear drops. Thank you, Bhavna
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Hi...based on your history I'm suspecting you are suffering from EUSTACHIAN TUBE CATARRAH...since you are pregnant I wouldn't recommend and oral drugs to start with...if ear pain is associated with nasal blockage...I recommend the following
Next Steps
xylomist 'nasal' drops two drops in each nostril twice daily
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do not put any drops in the ear...unless seen by an ENT specialist

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