What disease is it that makes the ear feel blocked

The feeling of having something in the ear is very obvious, which is mainly manifested in the symptom of ear blockage. Many people think that ear blockage is caused by garbage in the ear, so they don’t pay much attention to it. In fact, ear blockage may also be a reaction to disease, which can cause great damage to the ear. Therefore, in this case, you must pay attention to treatment. So what is the reason for the feeling of something blocking the ear?

1. Secretory otitis media

Caused by secretory otitis media, clear the middle ear effusion and improve middle ear ventilation and drainage. Common treatments include tympanostomy, myringotomy, tympanostomy tube placement, keeping the nasal cavity and Eustachian tube open, and Eustachian tube expansion. Actively treat nasopharyngeal or nasal diseases such as adenoidectomy, nasal septum correction, inferior turbinate surgery, nasal polyp removal, etc. Tonsillar hypertrophy is particularly common and is associated with recurrent secretory otitis media. Tonsillectomy should be performed. Antibiotics or other synthetic antibacterial drugs can be used in the acute phase, and glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone or prednisone can be taken orally for short-term treatment.

2. Inflammation

Ear blockage is probably caused by ear inflammation. Common ear inflammations include otitis externa and otitis media. In otitis externa, otoscopy may reveal congestion in the external auditory canal. In case of otitis media, otoscope examination may show that the eardrum is sunken and congested. You can go to the hospital to determine the cause of the ear blockage. If it is inflammation, the symptoms will improve with early treatment.

3. Note

Developing the good habit of cleaning your ears regularly can help us more effectively prevent the feeling that something is blocking our ears. If water gets into our ears, similar problems may also occur. Therefore, we must wear earmuffs when swimming or bathing to prevent similar problems. People who are overly tired and lack sleep should pay attention to rest and ensure adequate sleep; those who are emotionally tense and anxious should relax their minds and take some sedatives, such as diazepam and phenergan if necessary. Chinese herbal preparations such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills also have a certain effect on tinnitus.