Sleeping with earplugs has a certain effect on hearing and blood circulation in the ear, which may lead to pressure injury of the outer ear canal skin, otitis externa, tinnitus and other diseases, so sleeping with earplugs is harmful.
1. After wearing earplugs, the outer ear canal and the tympanic membrane between the formation of closed space, sleep earplugs pressurized to narrow the space of the outer ear canal, will increase air pressure, if the pressure of the outer ear canal exceeds the air pressure inside the tympanic chamber, the eardrum will cause damage to produce tinnitus symptoms.
2. Long-term pressure on the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the ear canal is also likely to cause obstruction of blood circulation and localized pressure injuries.
3. At night, when sleeping back and forth, the earplugs will frequently rub the outer ear canal, the outer ear canal skin breakage, easy to cause otitis externa.
4. earplugs for a long time will breed bacteria, fungi, sleep with earplugs every night after the bacteria may enter the ear, the long term will cause inflammation in the ear.
In summary, it is not recommended to wear earplugs in bed.