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Random question but is anyone suffering with stuffed ears and people sound muffled?
I have tried allsorts to rectify this but it’s really pissing me off now
Any suggestions would be really helpful.
I’ve had a cough on and off for 9 weeks and had allsorts from docs but am now left with this fucking ear problem
HELPPPPPP xxxxx |
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The olive oil is a top suggestion, that’s worked for me in the past.
Also try closing your mouth, holding your nose closed and breath down your nose. It’ll create a vacuum and (fingers crossed) you’ll feel your ears pop, hopefully that’ll help  |
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I did mention I have tried allsorts guys
I’ve been and had my ears checked and no wax
I havve steamed every day….used nasal sprays every day….tipped upside down and held my nose to blow but no popping whatsoever
I’m told it will clear when it’s ready
Maybe I am being to impatient but just sick of this muffled sound all the time
Sorry for whinging xxx |
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If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps. |
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"Slightly warm olive oil, failing that I find the best solution is otex eardrops from the chemist, always worked for me . My ears used to block every three or four months."
Yea but aren’t those suggestions for people with wax Luv
I was told not to put any fluids in at all in case it is already a fluid condition |
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps."
Finally someone with good advice……not tried the hot compress but will tonight…thank you xxxx |
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I have same thing at the moment doctors gave me the ear spray prescription. Slightly helped but its fluid in the middle ear and they said it will just take time. I have troublesome sinus too and use saline rinse i got a neil med one and it does help sinuses so fingers crossed it will help the ear issue too. Empathise though its horrible. Good luck hope it clears up |
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"I did mention I have tried allsorts guys
I’ve been and had my ears checked and no wax
I havve steamed every day….used nasal sprays every day….tipped upside down and held my nose to blow but no popping whatsoever
I’m told it will clear when it’s ready
Maybe I am being to impatient but just sick of this muffled sound all the time
Sorry for whinging xxx"
It’s new covid, dizzy, ear ache for week or two. |
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps."
(Healthcare worker here), obviously discuss with your pharmacist first, but this good advise, but a decongestant rather than an antihistamine may work more efficiently- (not suitable if on Blood Pressure medication) |
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"I did mention I have tried allsorts guys
I’ve been and had my ears checked and no wax
I havve steamed every day….used nasal sprays every day….tipped upside down and held my nose to blow but no popping whatsoever
I’m told it will clear when it’s ready
Maybe I am being to impatient but just sick of this muffled sound all the time
Sorry for whinging xxx
I’m not dizzy and don’t have ear ache xx
It’s new covid, dizzy, ear ache for week or two."
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I’ve had a cough for ages.. had dizzy spells every now and then too. Went to have my ears checked and ended up having microsuction wax removal as one ear was completely blocked and one was the best.
Seem to have come a down with another cold/cough since but hearing is spot on and feeling better for it.
Worth seeing if there’s anywhere near you that can do it / check. £60 ish for both seems to be the going rate. |
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I have already had them checked but no wax as I mentioned earlier……pity anyone who is going through this as it’s certainly knocking my duck off and I’m not the most patient of,people
Fingers crossed it,pisses off soon
Xxx |
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I went for an ENT consultation recently because I’ve had this exact problem and it’s been getting worse.
He gave them a good clean said I had an ear infection caused by trapped water from swimming behind a load of wax. He said the air was completely filled with hard wax so he blasted it all out.
Couldn’t believe how loud everything became after having them cleaned
He also gave me a nasal spray to use daily he said it will keep my ears working properly and they said try and keep your weight the same losing or gaining weight can cause ear problems |
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"I have already had them checked but no wax as I mentioned earlier……pity anyone who is going through this as it’s certainly knocking my duck off and I’m not the most patient of,people
Fingers crossed it,pisses off soon
Xxx"
Have you tried equalising the pressure? |
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By (user no longer on site) 6 weeks ago
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Following for a magic cure...
Hopefully it clears by new year as my desk buddy has it too and the
Pardon? Pardon? Pardon? Between us was getting ridiculous before Christmas 🤣
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I've had that problem in the past with colds and coughs affecting my hearing that won't go away.
Tried several ways to clear it too from a bit of heavy chewing to moving the jaw sideways to make it crackle, to one stream of water from the shower head to warm it up (thou it can be noisy) to sneezing trying to get it to flex a little and pop, but nine times out of ten it goes when it wants.
Hope it soon pops for you |
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"I had the same problem. Went to Specsavers for a free hearing test. Got referred to the hospital. Now waiting to have a gromit fitted as there is a blockage behind my eardrum"
Those free hearing tests are never free
Do you have to pay for the gromit??. |
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By *asher11Man 6 weeks ago
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"I know the feeling
People talk to you like a fucking robot……I can hear you I’m not deaf…….you just sound muffled that’s all
I’m looking for magic cures too"
i'm happy to pop round and rub vik on your chest wont help with your ear problem but do wonders for my blue balls |
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"I had the same problem. Went to Specsavers for a free hearing test. Got referred to the hospital. Now waiting to have a gromit fitted as there is a blockage behind my eardrum
Those free hearing tests are never free
Do you have to pay for the gromit??."
It was a free test. They referred me to the hospital. It's being done on the NHS |
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I’ve had similar whilst fighting a bug/virus etc
I find “ear calm” spray helps. As it’s tailored for soothing infection rather than excess wax.
Hope it clears soon for you. It’s soooo frustrating when these things linger on. |
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for some reason, my right ear is prone to wax build-up - I have no idea why, but suspect it's connected to an impacted wisdom tooth that was extracted years ago.
So, every year, I would trot down to the GP, he would give me drops to use for a week, and then call me back to have them syringed.
Pain in the backside being deaf for a week, so nowadays I syringe my own ears using a kit I bought off Amazon.
Apparently I'm doing it wrong, but it works for me so I don't care.
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I've had this a few times in the past couple of yrs on the tail end of a virus,cleared itself up after a week or so. I found tilting my head backwards restored my hearing for a short while so must have been fluid resting against my ear drums or something. |
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Beware anti inflammatory medications if you have infection. The inflammation is your bodies way of fighting the infection, delivering heat and immune mechanisms in the blood. Anti inflammatory medications like ibrupofen and paracetamol switch off these defences and can be the cause of sepsis.
This is true, well proven, but not widely known.
Your GP may not even know it yet. |
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"A pharmacist? An ENT Proffesional more like
A pharmacist is a professional and easier to access than a GP who would have to refer to the ENT."
Quite right. Many Pharmacies host regular audiologists these days.
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I’ve had this for the past 2/3 weeks, along with a headache for about 10 days. Thankfully the headache has virtually gone now and the ears aren’t as bad, but I’ve now got the mother of all coughs.
It seems there’s so many weird viruses going round now |
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"A pharmacist? An ENT Proffesional more like
A pharmacist is a professional and easier to access than a GP who would have to refer to the ENT."
You can self refer to ENT. It was worth it in my case saved a lot of faffing around, the ENT consultant can do audiology, clear wax from your ears prescribed strong nasal sprays, advise you how to equalise the pressure, tell you the pros and cons of installing grommets all in a 15 minute appointment for less than £200 |
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By *erlexCouple 5 weeks ago
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"Try sticking your finger up your but holding your breath and farting.
The back pressure build up should clear your ears out nicely    "
This works better if you use someone else’s finger to plug up.
Don’t use a butt plug though as the potential misfire could rocket that thing out if there and cause someone in the line of fire a mischief!!
Hope it clears up for you though..
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"Try sticking your finger up your but holding your breath and farting.
The back pressure build up should clear your ears out nicely
This works better if you use someone else’s finger to plug up.
Don’t use a butt plug though as the potential misfire could rocket that thing out if there and cause someone in the line of fire a mischief!!
Hope it clears up for you though..
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I'm glad someone else has a sense of humour |
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"A pharmacist? An ENT Proffesional more like
A pharmacist is a professional and easier to access than a GP who would have to refer to the ENT.
Quite right. Many Pharmacies host regular audiologists these days.
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There are certain infections pharmacist prescribers can help with. Since when do GPs refer to any specialist dept without either investigating or trying other avenues first? |
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"Beware anti inflammatory medications if you have infection. The inflammation is your bodies way of fighting the infection, delivering heat and immune mechanisms in the blood. Anti inflammatory medications like ibrupofen and paracetamol switch off these defences and can be the cause of sepsis.
This is true, well proven, but not widely known.
Your GP may not even know it yet."
Paracetamol is antipyrexial.
The idea is that these meds allow the body's natural inflammatory reaction without going overboard. |
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By *indergirlWoman 5 weeks ago
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps.
Finally someone with good advice……not tried the hot compress but will tonight…thank you xxxx"
Ears are my thing, all the above is what I'd advise, speak to the GP if you haven't already as they may orescribe something else to help |
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Streuth, I thought it was just me that had this bastard thing going on, sinuses are stuffed, coughing up phlegm, nose bunged, then my ears went and got bunged up to.
I used otex about 4 times a day, and also mental Chrystal’s, and radox eucalyptus
I also have one of those ear camera pen things, I used that to scoop out a LOT of wax, don’t get me wrong here…I do clean my ears regularly and never had an issue with them before.
But this past week has been absolute torture.
Got an appointment for doctors today, I think it’s a chest infection I have, still no sign of the bugger leaving me after almost 2 weeks
Let me know how you manage to fix your ear issues |
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Could be a number of issues
Possibly wax build up
Possibly infection
Infection could be inner or outer ear. Inner ear infections can often be misdiagnosed as outer ones as you symptoms are similar
I had blocked ear twice months ago that was misdiagnosed for nine months at an outer ear problem. Strong course of antibiotics eventually fixed it
If your current problem persists, see chemist first, then doctor and make sure they have a good look at inner and otter ear |
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I suffer with inner ear infections and sinus issues - my goto is to take the proper Pseudoephedrine decongestants - it will open up sinus / canals. Ask your pharmacist for it.
Don’t bother with any decongestants which have phenylephrine - it’s been proven no better than a placebo. |
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps.
Finally someone with good advice……not tried the hot compress but will tonight…thank you xxxx"
Without meaning to sound cheeky, but have you had your hearing checked recently?
A couple of years ago I thought I had the same problem (more in my left ear), but it turns out I was suffering from noise induced hearing loss, just a thought that a hearing test might be needed |
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"I did mention I have tried allsorts guys
I’ve been and had my ears checked and no wax
I havve steamed every day….used nasal sprays every day….tipped upside down and held my nose to blow but no popping whatsoever
I’m told it will clear when it’s ready
Maybe I am being to impatient but just sick of this muffled sound all the time
Sorry for whinging xxx"
When that happened to me, I went swimming, I wasn't told to, just went with a mate and my ear popped, nothing since and that was 10 years ago now. |
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By *rogMan 5 weeks ago
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Regularly I used to wake up with a blocked ear that would last for a week or so I just used some olive oil , stick my finger in my ear and give it a good old wiggle it didn't do much but it felt good lol
Not so long ago my ear just blocked out of nowhere I felt something like a muscle contracting/ or expanding the feeling was like taking off in a plane and my ear was totally blocked, even moving my jaw didn't do anything |
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps.
Finally someone with good advice……not tried the hot compress but will tonight…thank you xxxx
Without meaning to sound cheeky, but have you had your hearing checked recently?
A couple of years ago I thought I had the same problem (more in my left ear), but it turns out I was suffering from noise induced hearing loss, just a thought that a hearing test might be needed"
You not being cheeky Luv but I did mention I’m all sorted now thank you |
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By *recticWoman 5 weeks ago
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"Random question but is anyone suffering with stuffed ears and people sound muffled?
I have tried allsorts to rectify this but it’s really pissing me off now
Any suggestions would be really helpful.
I’ve had a cough on and off for 9 weeks and had allsorts from docs but am now left with this fucking ear problem
HELPPPPPP xxxxx"
weirdly, you probably need a nasal spray. Some sort of steroid spray |
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Insert warm olive oil into ears and later tilt head in shower to allow warm water into ears, following this I've inserted warm water under pressure into my ear canal using one of those kids syringes. |
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Warm olive oil 1x or 2x a day for 5 days then if you have a decent powerful stream on your shower aim at ear from elbow length away and gradually bring it closer to ear with head tilted in opposite direction and if your lucky wax will move. If not specsavers can vacuum it out but it’s less successful. |
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Having had ear problems for a couple of years and two GP visits ending in a shrug and some drops, I now swear by ear candles. They're good for wax as well as helping relieve pressure. Some beauticians will do them or you can buy them yourself on Amazon. |
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Hi, I had a bad cold and it went to my ears. I couldn't hear much out of one ear. Try Sudafed nasal spray or crystals in a bowl of hot water and inhale the steam. My problem was a blocked eustacion tube. Might be worth checking if you have excess wax. Good luck, I share your frustration x |
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I often noticed my ears popping when driving uphill and my ears would pop at the same point every time. So. what about driving somewhere hilly and see if that works for you. Failing that, going on a train that uses tunnels could have a similar effect.
Think Eustachian and Euston station. |
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"Read back luv as I keep mentioning I’m all sorted now so no hilly drives for me
That's good to know, but this thread might be useful to someone else in the future."
You are so right…..why didn’t I think of that xxxxx |
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"Read back luv as I keep mentioning I’m all sorted now so no hilly drives for me
That's good to know, but this thread might be useful to someone else in the future.
You are so right…..why didn’t I think of that xxxxx"
I am a natural over-thinker
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"Random question but is anyone suffering with stuffed ears and people sound muffled?
I have tried allsorts to rectify this but it’s really pissing me off now
Any suggestions would be really helpful.
I’ve had a cough on and off for 9 weeks and had allsorts from docs but am now left with this fucking ear problem
HELPPPPPP xxxxx"
Massive orgasm? |
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"If there's no wax or blockage in the outer ear, it could be mucus or fluid, and/or inflammation in the middle ear/ eustachian tube between ear, nose & mouth. I find antihistamines, hot compress on face/sinuses followed by Saline rinsing the nose helps.
Finally someone with good advice……not tried the hot compress but will tonight…thank you xxxx"
Gonna try this myself to... |
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"Have these at the moment but came down with sore throat cough and cold 2 days before Xmas everything sounds muffled it's horrible
I use a bit of warm olive oil it seems to work well "
I had exactly the same symptoms as you. Turned out it was covid and I had developed an ear infection. Lasted weeks before a correct diagnosis. Hope you will feel better soon. |
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Not sure if you still have your issue op but a nice warm bath with your heard slightly below the water past your ears and soak for a while might help either dislodge what's there or might make it move |
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By (user no longer on site) 6 days ago
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Don't know about all these olive oil suggestions... I ended up with a nasty ear infection that li gered after other symptoms were gone. Twas horrendous... was like my ear would occasionally blow off wind too. I had to get another antibiotic. |
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I suffered from this for years i ended up paying i think it was £30 went to a private nurse got my ears sucked and water injections they pulled out what looked like something out of a sifi she said it looks to have been like that for years. Its worse when you get a flight then go swimming the water traps in the tube i was mutton all holiday thats what pushed me into having it done all good now get it done yearly |
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Popped into this. Registered medical professional here!
With colds/flu, it’s really common to get Eustachian tube dysfunction with it. It’s basically swelling and blockage of the ET’s that help drain out the sinus congestion. Causes muffled hearing, blocked ears, tinnitus, dizziness…
Quickest way to clear it is with a nasal steroid spray from the pharmacy (Beconase), aim it out to the ears when using it. Decongestants only (without paracetamol if you aren’t in pain). Chewing gum and doing the divers blow, then antihistamines. Can take 6 weeks to fully settle. If the issue isn’t in the canal itself, ear drops will do nothing for it unfortunately.
Just in case anyone needs this in future! |
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By *ros40Man 3 days ago
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"Popped into this. Registered medical professional here!
With colds/flu, it’s really common to get Eustachian tube dysfunction with it. It’s basically swelling and blockage of the ET’s that help drain out the sinus congestion. Causes muffled hearing, blocked ears, tinnitus, dizziness…
Quickest way to clear it is with a nasal steroid spray from the pharmacy (Beconase), aim it out to the ears when using it. Decongestants only (without paracetamol if you aren’t in pain). Chewing gum and doing the divers blow, then antihistamines. Can take 6 weeks to fully settle. If the issue isn’t in the canal itself, ear drops will do nothing for it unfortunately.
Just in case anyone needs this in future!"
Thanks for this info |
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