How best to deal with a blocked ear?

[BaileyisDarcy]

I get these all the time and they annoy the absolute crap out of me, for the last half hour my own breathing has been amplified in my ear because it's blocked, and I've tried forcing it open by increasing the pressure in my ears (holding my nose and trying to breathe out through it) but that only blocked the other one temporarily, and I tried cleaning my ears but I'm pretty sure my constant cleaning of them is the reason I get blocked ears so often (I can't not clean them though because I always feel when they're even just a little dirty and it drives me nuts)

Would it help to apply a heat pack? I know my parents used to give me heat packs to put on my ear when I had ear aches, I used to get those a lot too, so would that help in this situation?

I've never really looked for a fix, as they've never lasted this long.

Also how often do you clean your ears? I clean mine every other day, and sometimes a few days in a row, while one of my friends gets hers cleaned by the doctor once or twice a year.

I go through so many cotton tips, you wouldn't believe. And I'm upset that I bought a shit brand because I forgot which ones are good D:

[Levin]

I was under the impression that those earbud things compacted the wax further into your ear drum. Don't they say to add a few drops of warm olive oil once a month? Aren't ears self cleaning? You should also look after your kidneys.

[BaileyisDarcy]

Olive oil? in my EARS? NO. I won't even use those ear drops thing because that involves putting something liquid in my ears. That is how all of my ear aches started, was from moisture getting into my ear and staying there.

Ears are not self cleaning I have met a LOT of people who can testify to that, including the person I see in the mirror everytime I clean my ears.

My kidneys have nothing to do with this XD

[Waffles731]

have you tried using hydrogen peroxide
www.healthline.com/.../ear-wax-removal-hydrogen-peroxide

[Xfitchick]

If its blocked due to a fat button, you need to see a doctor to remove it.

[BaileyisDarcy]

A.. a what?
fat button?

[Xfitchick]

Don't know how to call it exactly in English. But if your ear liquid builts up, it creates a "button" or a "cork" that closes your ear and gives a blocked hearing

[BaileyisDarcy]

Oh, too much wax.

No, I clean my ears all the time, though I do think it might be because I use cotton tips to clean my ears rather than the spray stuff. I just hate the idea of having liquid in my ears, usually all that does is give me ear aches.

[Xfitchick]

Even if you clean every day, there may still be a wax built-up. Otherwise its something touching your ear nerve. You can't help that.

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[singlebee]

Use waxsolve or something and get it cleaned from an ENT

[BaileyisDarcy]

Waxsolve? What's that?
Same question for ENT.

The only ear cleaning method I know are cotton tips, and this spray crap? I don't use that cause it's getting moisture in my ears that causes my ear aches.

[singlebee]

Well waxsolvecis a solution that you put in your ears and it disoves the hardened wax in your ear cause your ears to get rid of the wax.

And ENT means ear, nose, through specialist/doctor...

[singlebee]

If you experience blockages often then it means you haven't cleaned your ears from a long time

[BaileyisDarcy]

I clean my ears literally every other day.

It's probably because I use cotton tips, people always say they tend to push the ear wax in further.

[singlebee]

Yes that is why you shouldn't use cotton swabs... plus if you accidentally touch or make s hole in your ear drum you might lose you hearing? The wax that are cleaning is only the upper part so the main wax isn't being cleared. Better go to the doc and let the doc deal with it

[BaileyisDarcy]

Yeah, he wants me to see him again this week anyway, so I might as well ask about it while I'm there.

[singlebee]

Yup do that!

[Wingedz]

You don't need to clean your ears, they cleaned itself when you chewing/eating.

[BaileyisDarcy]

No, no they don't.

I think I know my ears well enough to know they don't clean themselves.

[Dred1614returns]

When I was in high school, I had a severe ear infection. It was so bad that my right ear was blocked. I had to get it irrigated by a doctor.