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Hello my left ear is blocked since 1 week after swimming in beach please help me I am using otorex drops for my ears

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Please dont use ear drops..keep ur ear dry..and stat wid steam inhalation ...  Read More

Hi , I have started swimming recently, but my ears gets blocked every now and then because of water and when I try to clean them with ear buds they gets more blocked. Also, my since last week I am having feeling that I have developed tonsils , had fever once and pain in throat continues.

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You might be suffering from impacted wax inside your ear canal with acute pharyngo-tonsillitis which is a common type of throat infection. You may need to take antibiotics and painkillers along with a ...  Read More

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Hello doc, my both ears are blocked after swimming. I am a new swimming learner. I tried chewing gum, yawning, tried blowing air by holding nose etc. Nothing works. Now I m putting clearwax drops in my ears. Will it help? What should I do?

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You seem to be having impacted wax inside your ear canal. Water can swell up the wax and make the block worse. You need to use drops atleast for five days and then visit nearby ENT specialist so that ...  Read More

Hi, I went swimming last weekend, and some water went into my right ear. I tried to clean it up, and for a couple of days used earbuds to clean, and a lot of wax came out. However, it's been 4 days and my ear is still feeling clogged. I can hear from both, but it is a little uncomfortable in my right ear. No pain. What should I do?

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You may be having impacted wax. First and foremost never use ear buds to clean ears. It pushes the wax more deep and may traumatise your ear drum. In addition to that, it causes inflammation of the ea ...  Read More

After swimming I started having in my ears and some air blockages. I feel that ear is blocked due to this.

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You need to consult a doctor. It could be wax that has swollen up with water or an infection. You need to be examined for it to be diagnosed. ...  Read More

Water in right ear since the past five days due to swimming. Ears are blocked

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I have started swimming and my left ear got blocked is water. I am hearing less in that ear. What should I do?

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You seem to be having impacted wax inside your ear canal which may have swollen up after absorbing water. Wax if present needs to be removed under vision by a specialist either by suctioning or syring ...  Read More

Pain in the ears after swimming ...ears are partially blocked and experiencing tremendous pain 2-3 times in a day.

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Pain after swimming usually occurs because of infection in ear . It’s because of unhygienic pool conditions. It requires ear cleaning and course of antibiotics and painkillers. you should consult an E ...  Read More

I 2as dng swimming yeaterday,i made a dive in pool and my right ear got blocked it is paining like hell.what should i do?

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take usual painkillers for now..paracetamol 500mg 2 tabs thrice a day is ok..show an ENT as early as you can ...  Read More

Went for swimming, left ear got blocked due to water. Blockage is not cleared for two weeks. Please suggest a way to clear the block.

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You might be having impacted wax inside your ear ...  Read More

On the 14th of March I developed severe throat pain in both my tonsils which turned into visible white spots. As a result my doc recommended Azithromycin for 5 days which I completed. The pain reduced greatly but continued mildly on one side. Cut to the 20th of March, I felt that my left ear was blocked. It hurt at night so I took a painkiller and

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Please consult online for better evaluation ...  Read More

Hi this morning I went swimming and water has gone in my left year. I have done lot of jumping since moning but hard luck. I have also used hair dryer nut no help. I can feel water in my ear. Kindly help.

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Need to know more about ur symptoms Kindly consult ...  Read More

I am feeling sometimes that my right ear is blocked and something liquid in ears but not coming out . Today when I was cleaning my right ears with cotton buds there comes out some blood from it. Kindly suggest what to do There is no pain in my ears

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Kindly do not use buds to clean. Generally self cleaning inappropriately leads to bleed Get it examined for wax. If the latter is absent, then u may need not require any cleaning ...  Read More

After throat pain and conjunction my ear is blocked and feeling pain,I can't able to hear in low sound

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Looks like eustachian tube catarrh. ...  Read More

I have got blocked right nostril and right side ear . It seems ear is blocked and there us pain . There is no cough but since the ear is blocked i am having dizziness snd vertigo . What medicene should i take

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My left ear is getting blocked frequently with wax. I used to visit ENT once a year in the past to get my ears cleaned. Now the ear is getting blocked in less than 3 months. I don't use ear buds - what are possible reasons for the increase in wax production in my ear. Please suggest

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Do you use in - ear headphones? that can be a cause ...  Read More

Hi doctor. I had a fever, too much cold and cough from 5 day. From last 2 days my left ear is block and beep sound continously. Hearing capacity is also became less because of blockage..only beep sound is coming in left ear. Which drops can i use now? And tablets if you suggest...please answer

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It could be due to ET tube block or middle ear effusion. ...  Read More

Many times i used to get an symptoms like choking of my neck and accordingly ear blocking symptoms...for the past two days ... whenever i bend down and get up or getting up from bed or chair ...my eyes getting black for 2 to 3 secs...these two symptoms are occurring at the same time...is this serious?

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I had undergone Lasik surgery 2days. Was planning to learn swimming. Wuld that affect my eyes. Plz suggest.

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You can do it.But take all regular precautions of eye during swimming. Pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment. ...  Read More

I have slip disc & nervous compression issue since 3 years... Is swimming good for back pain. Plz suggest

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Swimming is a good exercise for back It should be used to prevent backache rather than treat it. ...  Read More

So, I had a sore throat and runny nose since yesterday evening. Though only the left nose was runny and I also felt pain in the left forehead and face. I took one wikoryl tablet which was prescribed previously by my doctor. I inhaled steam today and since then my left ear has been feeling blocked. The right ear is not much blocked, I tired blowing

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Get it examined directly by a Dr and get some required tests done as per drs advice. Online search will increase the anxiety it won't cause any relief ...  Read More

Good evening doctor after hitting head tdy actually in anger i have an habit of hitting head to wall or with hand on vertex and sides now my ear is blocked pls help ia it worrisome and also i feel sounds in head am panicking pls helpme is it serious tdy i felt dizzy also and pearl dropping kind of sound coming in my head inside , buzzing sometimes

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

Hi sir / madam For two days my ears r blocked whenever I yawn i feel like my ears r fulll of water... worried ant it...m i going to deaf...

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You need microscopic ear examination of both the ears. Take Allegra tab 180 mg daily for 5 days. Otrivin nasal drop. Steam inhalation. ...  Read More

I was unable to hear due to ear wax so I poured few ear drops in left ear called ear wax remover but now it is completed blocked unable to hear at all...today I went to Dr he poured few shots of warm water and prescribed Duke ear drops and said if I use it for 5 days the wax may get diluted so that next when we shoot warm water your ear gets cleane

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Putting wax drops makes the ear wax wet making it swell up so it will lead to more blockage but don't worry about it and keep putting drops. If you want to get it cleared sooner go to an ENT doctor an ...  Read More

Hello I am having issues hearing from my right ear after water went into it while in the pool. This happened 3 weeks ago Pls advise

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R their any other symptoms like pain/itching Any treatment taken for it? ...  Read More

My husband is suffering from the right ear block due to water in it can u suggest some drop or some medicine

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Its better if you consult directly.. putting some drop unknowingly may worsen your condition further ...  Read More

Post corona which I got in Jan 2022,past 8 months I m facing left nose block, and breathlessness, and blocked left ear and pain in left back throat, continues mucus Production,left face numbness, when ever mucus produce I feel it travel to my left ear... Is it possible as such mucus traveling and block my left ear? CTPNS shows mild left side DNS,

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I have nasal and ear block for one month I am using various medications, like montek lc and nezalast spray, and some nasal drops but it's giving temporarily relief, I have undergone CT scan for Pns report says Nasal septum deviation and mucosal thickening, so doctor continue to use me montek and spray for one month, I have right nasal and ear block

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Kindly consult for better discussion ...  Read More

I have cold then my ear ache for one day then use ear drop pain relief but from last 4-5 days ear feels block . And have tounge red why it is happening?

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I got to much pain in one ear 4 to 5 days before. then i used ear drop name as OTEK AC. my ear is still block and a little pain. i have not cold or any other problem. Any suggestion or doctor near Ghaziabad Govindpuram

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Kindly consult for better discussion It's curable ...  Read More

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