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Constant Ear Pressure

Updated on June 1, 2010

Constant Ear Pressure

 

Does your ear or ears always feel like they need popping? Do you feel constant ear pressure that is annoying or uncomfortable? Constant ear pressure can be a constant pain. What’s the deal with it? Well hopefully this article will give a little insight on why you may be feeling this sensation and a few easy tips or remedies to make you feel a little more comfortable. I had a friend that did some “frequent flying a couple of years ago. He traveled to 3 or 4 different close by states in a week. This was a first for him. Not his first flight but his first time go up and down in and out of different altitudes back to back in so close a proximity. Well the result of that for him was a continuous pressure in both his ears that lasted for a couple of weeks. This was actually a very mild case of barotraumas, an effect of flying very often. Now the pressure that you feel may not have come from a hectic flying schedule but there is still a culprit just the same. One of which could be, excessive wax build up. Believe it or not most adults forget to clean their ears on a regular basis and over time wax can build up and get so deep in the ear to such an amount that you feel a blocking sensation in your ear or ears. To relieve it you may reach for a q-tip. The problem here is that you are most likely clearing out the wax at the very outer portion of your ear but the wax that deep down in the canal of the ear could very possibly be being pushed even further inward causing the discomfort to continue and to continue untreated. Swimming and showering can cause a constant pressure in your ears. Swimmers ear is the household term for otitis or otitis externa which is an ear infection of which one of the symptoms is feeling of fullness in the ear and a decreased or muffled hearing. Showering in a strange manner can cause this if you are allowing water to roll down into your ear canal without trying to get it out. A dry ear is a healthy ear. An ear infection from sinus drainage can also cause a full feeling in the ear along with other symptoms just like in swimmers ear.

Constant Ear Pressure

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Constant Ear Pressure

 There are plenty of reasons for constant ear pressure. The thing to do is to see your doctor or an ENT specialist to get the issue taken care of. If it’s a wax issue you may have your ear flushed with this neat little instrument that doctors use to clear or clean the inner ear. Although the little tool is neat what will come out of your ear will be nothing short of amazing and darn near disgusting. Your doctor may also try to clear the ear manually. If it is an infection that you have you may be prescribed and ordered to take an antibiotic for a certain number of days until the symptoms and infection are gone. You will need a follow up appointment to ensure that the medicine worked.  

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