A muffled hearing may be caused due to clogged ear or congestion, this congestion may happen when we climb mountains ,or when we blow our nose on having cold Blowing your nose can even lead to severe pain and worsened the ear congestion. It may even perforate your eardrum with forceful nose blowing.

Clogging is very uncomfortable condition indeed but it can be treated with simple home remedies:-

• .Heat little mustard oil and let it become warm then put couple of drops in both the ears .this helps a lot .
• Sometime you may use Sesame seed oil this is another commonly used home remedy for earaches. Pour one teaspoon of sesame seed oil into a small bowl . Add a small clove of garlic and heat wait till the oil becomes slightly warm.Now remove the garlic clove and pour the oil into a small bottle.use a dropper and put four to five drops of oil into each ear. Wait for few minutes before putting drops of oil in the other ear.Do this treatment twice a day for few days or until the earache subsides.
• swimming also clog our ears, for which we have to perform certain simple steps to open the clogged ear .they are as follows :-the ear that is clogged is to be lowered down and the other side to the head is banged slowly .while doing so keep the affected ear closed with your ear lobe ,soon it will release the water that went into your ear.

• If the congestion is due to altitude then we must relieve ear pressure by chewing or swallowing the saliva in your mouth
  
• .Dilute one teaspoon of lime juice with one teaspoon of water and heat slightly until it is warm.Now pour the diluted lime juice into a bottle and put two drops to each ear twice each day.

• plunge some cotton into the blocked ear and remove it after sometime the block will open .

• sometimes nasal drops help to cure this kind of situation .

• Steam may prove helpful in relieving sinus congestion and even the clogged ears.for this boil water in a beaker and put some drops of eucalyptus oil or you may put balm then breathe deeply and inhale the steam you will get great benefits.you may also press a warm towel onto your ear to relief the pain .
• do bhamri prayanam ,that is humming like a bee .it really helps one of my patient got well after her ear was clogged for 5 years and she learnt how to do prayanaam properly to reap the benefit.
  

• IN THE CASE OF INFANTS IT IS SAID THAT JUST POUR A DROP OF MOTHER'S BREST MILK IN TO THE AILING EAR IT BRINGS RELIEF TO CHILDREN .OR A DROP OF INFANT'S URINE PUT IN TO THE AILING EAR ALSO HELPS
• Note:-if after trying home remedies you still do not see any relief then visit your doctor.

Procedure to do bhamri prayanam : Close your ears with thumb, with your index finger on your forehead, and rest three of your fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Inhale and now exhale through your nose while humming oooooooommmmmmm_>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Duration for the prayanam is : five to ten Times 2 time at least
Benefits of this is : helps in tension, hypertension, high blood pressure, heart, heart blockage, paralysis, migraine pain, confidence and concentration of mind in children and elders and opening of ear congestion and block.even pitutary gland is activated with this prayanaam and period problem is released in girlls