The stuffy and blocked feeling in the ear after wearing headphones for a long time may be caused by cerumen blockage in the external ear canal, or it may be caused by damage to the hair cells of the inner ear due to long-term noise stimulation. It is recommended to correct the habit of wearing headphones in time, improve the otoscopy, electroacoustic audiometry, acoustic impedance and other examinations to clarify the cause of the problem and then treat the cause.
1. Cerumen blockage in the external ear canal: wearing headphones for a long time will cause cerumen discharge in the external ear canal to be obstructed, and cerumen will gradually gather inside the ear canal to form cerumen embolism, which will completely block the external ear canal. This can cause stuffy ears and hearing loss. It is necessary to clean the cerumen from the external ear canal under otoscopy to relieve the symptoms.
2. Damage to inner ear hair cells: Prolonged wearing of headphones and noise stimulation can cause damage to the cochlear hair cell function, which is clinically manifested as ear stuffiness, tinnitus, and even hearing loss in severe cases. It is necessary to combine with otoscopy, electro-audiometry, acoustic conductance examination to clarify the cause, and give symptomatic treatment to improve microcirculation, activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, and glucocorticoid to reduce the swelling and so on.
So if you wear headphones for a long time ear stuffy blocked feeling, it is also recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of targeted treatment.